Capacity Management Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Cloud's Capacity Management Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering, London, UK, is a critical operational role focused on optimizing the deployment, utilization, and well-being of technical talent across AI Tech Go-to-Market teams. You will own end-to-end matchmaking, aligning project requirements with consultant skill sets, availability, and constraints.

This role requires a data-driven, relationship-oriented professional who can balance day-to-day tactical staffing with strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience using Salesforce or another CRM.

Responsibilities

• Partner with strategy and operations and AI Tech Go-to-Market leadership to create best practices for staffing and utilization management.
• Lead weekly staffing meetings with forward deployed engineering leadership teams and ensure supply and demand forecasts are accurate.
• Work separately to match forward deployed engineers with projects based on skill set, availability, timezone and other constraints.
• Partner with team leadership to manage assigned forward deployed engineers utilization, bandwidth and well being.
• Develop new metrics for tracking staffing efficiency.

Skills

Program / project management

Cross-functional leadership

CRM familiarity

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Capacity Management Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering, Google Cloud

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Google Warsaw, Poland ; London, UK

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience using Salesforce or another CRM.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience staffing project teams, management consulting, or corporate strategy.
• Experience with capacity planning models.
• Experience in staffing and forecasting in fractional staffing models.

About the job

The Capacity Management Lead, Forward Deployed Engineeringis a critical operational role focused on optimizing the deployment, utilization, and well-being of technical talent across AI Tech Go-to-Market teams. Operating as an individual contributor, you will own the end-to-end matchmaking process, aligning project requirements with consultant skill sets, availability, and constraints, while serving as a trusted advisor to practice managers and leadership. This role requires a data-driven, relationship-oriented professional who can seamlessly balance day-to-day tactical staffing with strategic forecasting and process improvement.

It's an exciting time to join Google Cloud’s Go-To-Market team, leading the AI revolution for businesses worldwide. You’ll excel by leveraging Google's brand credibility—a legacy built on inventing foundational technologies and proven at scale. We'll provide you with the world's most advanced AI portfolio, including frontier Gemini models, and the complete Vertex AI platform, helping you to solve business problems. We're a collaborative culture providing direct access to DeepMind's engineering and research minds, empowering you to solve customer challenges. Join us to be the catalyst for our mission, drive customer success, and define the new cloud era—the market is yours.

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

Poland: zł304000 - zł311000 (PLN) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Partner with strategy and operations and AI Tech Go-to-Market leadership to create best practices for staffing and utilization management.
• Lead weekly staffing meetings with forward deployed engineering leadership teams and ensure supply and demand forecasts are accurate.
• Work separately to match forward deployed engineers with projects based on skill set, availability, timezone and other constraints.
• Partner with team leadership to manage assigned forward deployed engineers utilization, bandwidth and well being.
• Develop new metrics for tracking staffing efficiency.

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