Program Manager III, Material Design, Google Design Platform

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager III for the Material Design team within the Google Design Platform. You will lead complex, multi-disciplinary initiatives across offices and time zones, coordinating with UX, PM, engineers, and 1P partners to ensure on-time delivery and high-quality design systems.

You will drive sprints, manage dependencies, and align release schedules with stakeholders while influencing the design and engineering roadmap at scale.

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) in collaboration with 1P teams and the Material Design team, including content programs and product icon development.
• Take responsibility for release schedules and milestones in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage intake and prioritization of new projects with cross-functional partners and other PgM team members, ensuring proper resourcing.
• Coordinate and manage dependencies within GDP and with cross-Google partners.
• Manage project schedules and communicate risks and updates to stakeholders, including GDP leadership.

Skills

Product development

Design system development

Cross-functional sprint development

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AI tools

Job description

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Google San Francisco, CA, USA ; New York, NY, USA

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• 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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• 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 and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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