Program Manager III, NPI Operations, Machine Learning

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

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Bonus target

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Benefits

Job summary

Google Cloud seeks an experienced New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations Program Manager to lead Ops/SC liaison with development and deployment teams. You’ll drive new product development for ramp production, coordinate CM/ODM manufacturing environments, and lead a team to meet Google standards.

The role covers cross-office coordination, risk management, and clear communication with partners across the company to ensure timely transitions and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience with manufacturing, supply chain management, or fulfillment planning and execution in an NPI role.
• Experience in hardware manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, cross-functional program teams to prepare for production ramp or product transitions.
• Plan and execute operations development activities; ensure transition to production within cost, quality and capacity targets.
• Manage ramp readiness with internal teams and external partners across material availability and BOM/capacity plans.
• Drive cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain for strategic reasons while accounting for risks and schedule changes.

Skills

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Program/Project management experience

NPI / manufacturing experience

Hardware manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience with manufacturing, supply chain management, or fulfillment planning and execution in a new product introduction (NPI) role.
• Experience in hardware manufacturing.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in capacity planning.
• Experience in budget planning.
• Experience in ML.

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.

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 are proud to be our engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

As a New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations Program Manager, you will be the primary Operations/Supply Chain interface to the development and deployment teams with the responsibility for driving operations new product development as well as supporting those products through production ramp. You are well versed in the CM/ODM manufacturing environments and will lead a team of professionals to ensure products are designed and built to Google standards.

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

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Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, cross-functional Program teams within Google and with external partners to prepare for production ramp or product transitions.
• Plan and execute operations development activities and ensure transition to production within cost, quality and capacity parameters. Ensure successful production transitions meeting program goals.
• Manage ramp readiness with internal teams as well as external partners (i.e., material availability, cost/assembly/test/BOM/capacity readiness and transition plans).
• Drive cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain for specific strategic reasons, while accounting for risks, changes in schedule or demand.

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 .