Technical Program Manager, Google Networking Technologies

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience managing projects in a technical/software engineering environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in Project/Program Management, with a background in Network and Software Engineering.
• Experience managing technical vendors and leading quarterly business reviews.
• Experience with one or more of the following: network data, control and management plane software design, or global network deployments.
• Ability to successfully lead large complex programs at a global level involving many teams.
• Ability to work as a member of a cross-functional team of software engineers, network engineers and various other groups.
• Ability to lead large complex programs at a global level involving many teams.

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

Google's network connects users worldwide to our services and applications, including Google Cloud, Search, and YouTube. If you are passionate about implementing software solutions that empower global connectivity and fuel imagination, this role is for you.

As a Technical Program Manager in Google Networking Technologies (GNT), you will be part of a team that scales Google's Production Network. This involves managing cross-functional projects that span all levels and groups within the organization. Your success in this role will rely on a strong foundation in software engineering, computer science, network architecture, and design.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

• Deliver Cross-functional projects/programs predictably and ensure they provide value to our customers.
• Work with core teams to develop and articulate long-term strategy and tactical plans. Develop road-maps, engage teams and engineers, set the pace for development, deployment and delivery of software systems and infrastructure.
• Initiate new programs in response to need and be the catalyst for gaining support and driving them through completion. Align team members and stakeholders so that they all feel jointly responsible and critical to the project's success. 
• Use technical judgment to drive project delivery, technology reviews, guide technical proposals and build consensus among the cross-functional teams. 
• Set project/program success criteria, create measurable milestones, track deliverables and deliver customer value incrementally.