Technical Program Manager II, Hardware NPI Interoperability, Cloud Supply Chain

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience in hardware NPI or hardware manufacturing.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in data center infrastructure/operations, or construction coordination of deployments cross-functionally.
• Experience working in construction or manufacturing environments.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and guiding decision-making or recommendations in uncertain environments, with the ability to manage problems across multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.

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.

The Equipment Supply Chain (ESC) Interoperability team within CSCO is responsible for enabling the deployment of next Generation ML/GPU Data Centers by streamlining infrastructure owner furnished equipment (OFE) NPI cut-in strategies, maximizing the interchangeability and fungibility of OFE, and enabling the supply chain to adapt and scale for future demands.

As the Interoperability Program Manager, you will be responsible for the coordination of early stage planning with the Data Center Design team on new data center configurations and associated New Product Introduction (NPI). You will coordinate with different functions to identify and partner to resolve constraints across the overall DC Equipment Supply Chain, and accomplish this through the development and running of programmatic tracking and resolution of various constraints and considerations, while ensuring communication of tradeoffs and agreements.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$189,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Create decision criteria and processes to determine feasibility of new equipment cut-in and acceleration requests, lead the analysis and consolidation of what needs to be true to enable an accelerated business outcome.
• Ensure alignment between cross-functional teams and the supply chain team to build scalable and reliable responses to the growth of new demand types and products.
• Analyze sources of risk/controls data across functions that require leadership attention and eliminate friction by designing solutions, removing blockers, and finding creative ways to accelerate project delivery.
• Liaison between ESC and Google Data Center Design and Execution organizations for New Product Introduction ensuring ESC leadership and teams are aware of pipeline, timing, and impact of NPIs.
• Facilitate coordination for NPI Project cut-in including potential impact on inventory of legacy equipment orders.