Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 1 year of experience in program management.
- Experience in network infrastructure, data center deployment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile project management certification, or similar.
- Experience using various program/project management tools and systems.
- Experience in process improvement and physical infrastructure build.
- Understanding of technical subjects and emerging technologies and success in leading programs at a global level.
About The Job
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.
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.
Responsibilities
- Manage projects through its full life cycle from initiation, design, build, deploy to closure across the different data center environments.
- Manage external vendors in support of deployment activities by providing a framework for vendor teams to be successful to manage the volume of deployments.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to plan and deliver the physical infrastructure for Google's growing data centers.
- Identify when additional tools and process improvements are needed and raise the visibility at the regional/global level.
- Ensure project management best practices are followed which includes regular project updates, risks and mitigation, and timely escalation. Ensure quality of deployment activities and define metrics to measure the same.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .
