Technical Program Manager, WAN Capacity and Infrastructure - Singapore

GOOGLE ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary projects within the Technical Infrastructure team. The role involves managing network projects, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring effective project deliveries for innovative products across the APAC region.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in program management.
• 2 years of experience in network engineering or related technical roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage optical transport infrastructure and capacity delivery in the APAC region.
• Lead cross-functional teams on network projects from inception to delivery.
• Engage with external vendors for network build services.

Skills

Program Management

Network Engineering

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Product area

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.

Job description

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.

Qualifications

Job responsibilities

• Manage optical transport infrastructure and capacity delivery within and into the APAC region.
• Manage the delivery of network projects from inception through delivery, while leading cross-functional teams and ensuring stakeholders are aware of project status.
• Engage with external vendors for outsourced network build services. Facilitate review and acceptance of vendor handover documentation.
• Assist upstream planning, design, and acquisition teams in developing infrastructure requirements, priorities, and delivery date expectations.
• Engage with engineering staff to determine root causes and solutions and presenting the team's analyses, recommendations and approaches to stakeholders and executive management.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.
• 2 years of experience in network engineering or related technical roles in the telecommunications or internet industries.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a project managing the deployment of terrestrial or subsea optical network infrastructure engineering design and construction projects.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize with excellent organizational and attention to detail skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a data-driven aptitude approach to solving issues.