AI Transformation TPM - Core Systems Leader

Google Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Google San Jose, CA, USA is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager II to lead priority technical programs delivering AI transformation and foundational infrastructure across Core Systems. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate tradeoffs to engineers and executives.

The role demands deep domain expertise, 10+ years of program management, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments while shaping product strategy

Qualifications

• Experience owning outcomes and decision making; solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, agentic AI frameworks and agent development, or model development lifecycle.
• Experience leading software programs and technical initiatives across multiple product areas.

Responsibilities

• Direct the complete lifecycle of complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives from strategic inception through delivery and continuous optimization across core platform teams.
• Distill intricate engineering execution and risk profiles into actionable executive reporting, leveraging metrics and KPIs to enhance cross-team operational visibility.
• Drive critical architecture decisions, proactively mitigate technical risks, and manage complex system migrations and deprecations to keep partner teams unblocked.
• Advocate ecosystem integration across various engineering groups and product areas, driving clarity, dependency resolution, and milestone alignment in highly ambiguous environments.
• Streamline cross-functional execution processes, partner with leadership to optimize platform tooling, and mentor TPM peers to expand organizational capability.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Ambiguity handling

Stakeholder influence

Technical domain expertise

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Cloud infrastructure

AI frameworks

Job description

Google San Jose, CA, USA is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager II to lead priority technical programs delivering AI transformation and foundational infrastructure across Core Systems. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate tradeoffs to engineers and executives.

The role demands deep domain expertise, 10+ years of program management, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments while shaping product strategy