Technical Program Manager III

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

As a Program Manager for Risk Management for SPARC Portfolio (Strategic Policy, Assurance, Risk and Compliance), you'll collaborate with risk coordinators to maintain accurate risk profiles, focusing on actionable insights for our global data center fleet. Your core responsibilities include monitoring and tracking existing and new risks, and assessing site-level risks to ensure a cohesive narrative between risk and control. You'll develop KRIs, generate risk reports, analyze incidents, and leverage data to enhance controls and predict disruptions. You will be involved in independent decision-making, creative problem-solving, maintaining a risk information library, and contributing to continuous improvement of the risk management framework. You will also manage risk registers, report to partners, create playbooks, communicate status, manage risk acceptance, utilize dashboards, and engage with global partners.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive data center risk management framework, registers, and threat assessments.
• Design, implement, and evaluate risk mitigation strategies, controls, business continuity plans, and disaster recovery processes.
  
• Establish Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), perform regular audits, and deliver executive reporting and incident analyses.
  
• Serve as the primary point of contact for global stakeholders, leading cross-functional alignment and managing risk acceptance workflows.
  
• Drive continuous improvement of risk policies, playbooks, tools, and dashboards to adapt to evolving threats and technical architectures.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in technical program management or risk management within data center infrastructure, operations, or physical security environments.
• 3 years of experience leading cross-functional risk assessment, mitigation, or business continuity programs.
  
• 3 years of experience analyzing operational data, developing KRIs, and presenting risk profiles to leadership across global teams and managing multi-region operational constraints.

Preferred qualifications:

• Professional Risk Management (e.g., CRISC, ARM) or Program Management (PMP) certifications.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with quantitative risk management, crisis response, and reputation management.
  
• Ability to lead cross-functional problem-solving teams using structured frameworks in ambiguous situations.
  
• Demonstrated expertise with reporting tools, dashboards, and Google Workspace applications.
  
• Strong executive communication, diplomacy, and partner negotiation skills.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Houston, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

The application window will be open until at least September 25, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.