Program Manager III, Cloud Capacity Planning, Technical Infrastructure

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off - 20 days/year

Sick time - 40 hours/year (69 in SEA)

Maternity leave - 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave - 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will coordinate requirements, schedules, risks, and cross-functional communications across offices and time zones.

The role sits within Google Cloud, solving growth challenges and enabling enterprise transformation for customers across 200+ countries. US pay range is $159,000–$230,000 with a 15% bonus target plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in capacity planning.
• Experience with technical environments such as Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust technical processes to scale Cloud's resource management.
• Maintain analytics to understand obscured problems, propose data-driven solutions, support proposed solutions, and own and manage the execution.
• Have stewardship of regional health of Cloud's availability zones across the globe; manage complexity, cost, and risk with cross-functional teams.
• Manage hardware lifecycle for GCPs machines in Google-owned Data Centers and Colocation facilities.
• Prioritize and manage capacity to ensure external customers can scale by having the right machines in the right place at the right time.

Skills

Project management

Capacity planning

Google Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Google Cloud

Job description

The application window will be open until at least September 10, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in capacity planning.
• Experience with technical environments such as google cloud.

Preferred qualifications

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Hardware or systems background to understand how technology changes influence our ability to grow.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain management.
• Knowledge of the tools and elements of project management. Firm sense of accountability and ownership for the end-to-end project lifecycle.
• Ability to use project management techniques to drive physical or development tasks to completion.
• Aptitude for quantitative assessment and analysis across multiple technical disciplines.

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 Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish - working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization's ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google's cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Develop robust technical processes to scale Cloud's resource management.
• Maintain analytics to understand obscured problems, propose data-driven solutions, support proposed solutions, and own and manage the execution.
• Have stewardship of regional health of Cloud's availability zones across the globe. Manage complexity, cost, and risk in partnership with cross-functional stakeholder teams across SREs, Devs, PMs, Supply Chain, Planning and Efficiency.
• Manage hardware lifecycle for GCPs machines in both Google-owned Data Centers as well as Colocation facilities.
• Prioritize and manage capacity to ensure GCP's external customers can scale by ensuring the right type of machines are available in the right place at the right time.

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 .