Senior Program Manager, Core Software Engineering

Google; United States; On-site; USD 159,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager III for Software Engineering, Core, based in San Francisco or New York. You will lead multi‑disciplinary programs across offices and time zones, coordinating stakeholders, planning requirements, managing schedules, and mitigating risks to deliver on commitments.

As part of the Core team, you will help build central solutions and ensure scalable, safe experiences for users, with opportunities to influence technical decisions and drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with the end-to-end software development life cycle (e.g., build, test, and release).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver optimized program communication plans including executive and key partner communications.
• Determine phasing and metrics associated with program lifecycle that effectively address continuous improvement including Resource Stewardship (effective deployment of machine and people resources), including near- and long‑term objectives.
• Determine and collect data required to govern programs and effectively drive stakeholder decision‑making.
• Anticipate change management requirements that are required by program stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of senior cross‑functional leads and ensuring they have the insights they need to make effective decisions.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google is seeking a Program Manager III for Software Engineering, Core, based in San Francisco or New York. You will lead multi‑disciplinary programs across offices and time zones, coordinating stakeholders, planning requirements, managing schedules, and mitigating risks to deliver on commitments.

As part of the Core team, you will help build central solutions and ensure scalable, safe experiences for users, with opportunities to influence technical decisions and drive operational excellence.