Program Manager III, Material Design, Google Design Platform

Google; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google Design Platform (GDP) is a cross‑product, cross‑platform design and engineering team working to turn high-impact design opportunities into reality. As a Program Manager, you will lead multi‑disciplinary projects across time zones, coordinating stakeholders, planning requirements, and communicating progress with cross‑functional partners.

The role spans GDP and 1P partnerships, including content programs and icon development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with product development.
• Experience with design system development.
• Experience with cross-functional sprint development.

Responsibilities

• Drive UX design development (including sprints) and partnership with 1P teams and execution within the Material Design team.
• Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones, keeping up a high velocity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Manage intake and prioritization of new projects with cross‑functional partners and other Program Manager (PgM) team members. Ensure resourcing against key efforts.
• Coordinate and manage dependencies within GDP and with cross‑Google partners.
• Manage project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders, including material and GDP leadership.

Skills

Program management

Product development

Design system development

Cross-functional sprint development

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with product development.
• Experience with design system development.
• Experience with cross-functional sprint development.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with partner management.
• Experience managing external agencies.
• Experience using AI tools at scale.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.

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 Design Platform (GDP) is a cross‑product, cross‑platform design and engineering team. We take the most impactful design opportunities and make them a reality through UX guidance and platform code. We make Google’s products more efficient at building beautifully designed products for everyone.

We deliver the highest quality Material design and engineering to Google and the world. We do this through our platforms (Android, iOS, Web) by creating design guidelines, specs and reusable components. We help 1P customers throughout the GDP customer experience journey.

In this role, you will partner closely with the cross‑functional Material Design team (UX, UXR, PM, Engineers) to drive one of our top initiatives for the year. You will play a critical role in the UX process – helping to plan and drive sprints with our internal UX team and 1P partners, managing third‑party agencies, working with our UXR team to integrate research and partnering with our Engineering team and platform PgMs to execute within components. Other projects include managing narrative content programs and product icon development with cross‑functional teams.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

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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• Drive UX design development (including sprints) and partnership with 1P teams and execution within the Material Design team. Projects also include managing narrative content programs and product icon development with cross‑functional teams.
• Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones, keeping up a high velocity in a fast‑paced environment.
• Manage intake and prioritization of new projects with cross‑functional partners and other Program Manager (PgM) team members. Ensure resourcing against key efforts.
• Coordinate and manage dependencies within GDP and with cross‑Google partners.
• Manage project schedules, identify possible issues and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders, including material and GDP leadership.

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.