Onboarding Program Manager (Fixed-Term Contract)

Google Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in India (Bengaluru) seeks an Onboarding Program Manager to lead end-to-end onboarding for new hires in India. You will collaborate with onboarding advocates, Site Program Managers, People Consultants, and HR teams to design engaging experiences and deliver a seamless start for every employee.

You’ll draw insights from data, align stakeholders, and drive improvements across the onboarding lifecycle to meet Google’s high standards of compliance and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in program or project management, or managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• 5 years of relevant human resources experience in India.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end onboarding delivery in India; design engaging onboarding journeys.
• Draw data-based insights and provide actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand goals and communicate them clearly.
• Navigate a matrix of stakeholders to gain buy-in and ensure seamless delivery.
• Lead improvements across the onboarding lifecycle and manage change.

Skills

Program/Project management

HR experience (India)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management, or managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• 5 years of relevant human resources experience in India.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with cross-functional collaboration, influencing without authority and drive decisions with multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong project management skills and delivery experience.
• Strong execution focus and calendarization experience to enable a unified experience.
• Ability to solve problems creatively.
• Innovative mindset and willingness to deliver results.

About the job

The Google Experience (GX) team supports employees during important milestones. GX partners closely with all parts of Google Human Resources (HR) and provides both scaled and custom support for employees throughout their Google journey. Market Human Resources (MHR) within GX provides a structured, location-based approach to managing the operational complexities, onboarding experiences, compliance risks, and cultural nuances specific to the sites and countries where Google operates.

Market HR is responsible for leading this momentum from the front by working closely with leaders, upholding the Google culture, representing Google in external forums and ensuring that we do this keeping the highest standards of compliance at the core.

As an Onboarding Program Manager, you will partner closely with onboarding advocates, Site Program Managers, People Consultants, and cross-functional Human Resources (HR) teams to deliver an outstanding onboarding experience for new hires in India. The role involves the comprehensive delivery of onboarding to all new employees.

Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of onboarding for Google in India to provide experience to the new joiners. Partner across teams, to design creative interaction models and set new industry benchmarks, and establish a welcoming employee journey.
• Draw insights from data analysis and provide data-driven recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand work problems and program goals and communicate program goals and objectives to stakeholders.
• Navigate a matrixed stakeholder ecosystem to bring radical design ideas to life. Build strong buy-in, facilitate design discussions, and align key decision-makers across teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Lead improvement and change management across the onboarding life-cycle, utilizing feedback and redesign to ensure a seamless transition for new hires and deliver an onboarding experience.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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