Technical Program Manager, APAC Fiber and Capacity Delivery

Google LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a Technical Program Manager for APAC Fiber and Capacity Delivery in Singapore. The role focuses on leading end-to-end delivery of fiber paths, coordinating with external telecom vendors, and ensuring on-time deployment across global production networks.

A technical degree and 2+ years in program management with networking experience are required. You will partner with internal teams to plan requirements, manage schedules, assess risks, and communicate with executives and engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management and networking domain like telecommunications delivery, fiber optics, leased wave deployments, and dark fiber.
• Experience managing and delivering network infrastructure projects, including coordinating with external telecom vendors, mitigating deployment risks, and driving process optimization.
• Ability to travel to operational sites (data centers, colocation hubs, vendor locations) for testing, audits, or critical deployments.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of physical fiber paths, including Leased Waves and Dark Fiber, forming global layer-1 mesh for Google's production network.
• Be the primary point of contact for telecommunication vendors regarding delivery timelines, tracking progress, negotiating commitments, and escalating blockers.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to execute infrastructure deployments and oversee fiber characterization and acceptance testing to meet Google Standards.
• Create, track, and update project data across internal systems and databases.
• Identify and investigate operational discrepancies and drive rectification efforts.

Skills

Program management

Networking domain

Vendor coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Technical Program Manager, APAC Fiber and Capacity Delivery

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in program management and networking domain like telecommunications delivery, fiber optics, leased wave deployments, and dark fiber, etc.
• Experience managing and delivering network infrastructure projects, including coordinating with external telecom vendors, mitigating deployment risks, and driving process optimization.
• Ability to travel to operational sites (such as data centers, colocation hubs, and vendor locations) to support testing, audits, or critical deployments, as required.

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in program management and networking domain like telecommunications delivery, fiber optics, leased wave deployments, and dark fiber, etc.
• Experience managing and delivering network infrastructure projects, including coordinating with external telecom vendors, mitigating deployment risks, and driving process optimization.
• Ability to travel to operational sites (such as data centers, colocation hubs, and vendor locations) to support testing, audits, or critical deployments, as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working at a large-scale technology company managing and delivering a high volume of network build projects.
• Direct experience dealing with fiber permitting, construction, splicing, testing, and remediation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of cloud networks, environments and interconnectivity requirements within carrier hotels (cables, routing protocols, and physical interfaces).
• Deep understanding of fiber optics, leased wave deployments, and dark fiber.
• Proven success in directly managing fiber and telecom vendors to drive the On-Time Delivery (OTD) of critical fiber assets.

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.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of physical fiber paths, including Leased Waves and Dark Fiber, which form global layer-1 mesh for Google's production network. Manage delivery, testing, cross-connection, and disconnection of network assets like bulk fiber, Infrastructure, Internet Protocol Out-Of-Band, and colocation space/power.
• Be the primary point of contact for telecommunication vendors regarding delivery timelines, tracking order progress, negotiating commitments, and escalating delivery blockers. Assess external vendor performance through regular audits, surveys, and Quarterly Business Reviews to maintain high On-Time Delivery rates.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders like Network Acquisition, Delivery, and Data teams to execute infrastructure deployments. Oversee and perform fiber characterization and acceptance testings to ensure fiber paths meet Google Standards.
• Create, track, and update project data across internal systems and databases.
  
• Identify and investigate operational discrepancies and drive rectification efforts on a case-by-case basis.

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.

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