Technical Program Manager, People Manager, Enterprise Connectivity Planning

Google; Dublin; On-site; EUR 146,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Technical Program Manager role in Ireland requires leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programs across networks and infrastructure. You plan requirements with internal customers and shepherd projects from conception to deployment, balancing technical trade-offs with business needs and risk management.

You will drive enterprise connectivity planning, oversee schedules, and communicate clearly with executives and engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in leadership roles with/without direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Create multi-year metro or region level network strategies to provide resilient connectivity meeting technical, operational and commercial requirements while balancing performance and cost.
• Evaluate alternatives and develop cost estimates for project-specific feasibility studies. Prepare drawings, maps, scopes of work, and other materials as needed to clearly describe projects to external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Create and present business cases for long-term investments in network and infrastructure.
• Keep abreast of global industry best practices for end-to-end management of multi-functional technical projects and programs
• Execute agreements for metro-ethernet, internet, dark fiber, and wavelength services under existing master agreements.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Large-scale projects

Network planning

Engineering leadership

Cloud networking

Carrier networking

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in leadership roles with/without direct reports.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in leadership roles with/without direct reports.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience managing large-scale projects in a matrixed environment.
• Experience with network planning and engineering, including long haul and metro networks, network availability and resiliency analysis.
• Experience working in a network vendor or telecommunications carrier environment.
• Experience in, or knowledge of cloud networking, DWDM, fiber, interconnect, peering, IP network planning, or implementation role at an ISP, telecoms operator, carrier, or CDN, encompassing technical, commercial, and legal areas of the above.
• Familiarity with agreement structures for circuit types (IRU, PTP, etc.) from a finance and legal standpoint.
• Knowledge of financial analysis, construction, project management, and carrier networking.

About The Job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

Googlers rely upon our network to work without fail each and every day so they can perform their jobs. The Enterprise Connectivity Planning (ECP) Team provides efficient, resilient, secure Enterprise-Network connectivity empowering googlers to succeed, innovate and impact the world.

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

Ireland: €146000 - €149000 (EUR) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Create multi-year metro or region level network strategies to provide resilient connectivity meeting technical, operational and commercial requirements while balancing performance and cost.
• Evaluate alternatives and develop cost estimates for project-specific feasibility studies. Prepare drawings, maps, scopes of work, and other materials as needed to clearly describe projects to external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Create and present business cases for long-term investments in network and infrastructure.
• Keep abreast of global industry best practices for end-to-end management of multi-functional technical projects and programs
• Execute agreements for metro-ethernet, internet, dark fiber, and wavelength services under existing master agreements.

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