Senior Solutions Lead, Android Google Mobile Services Approval

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Solutions Lead to drive end-to-end GMS approvals and CTS/GTS/VTS testing. You will lead cross-functional teams, align internal customers, and manage complex engineering projects from requirements to release. The role emphasizes data-driven partnerships and global collaboration.

Android experience is essential, as is ability to scale teams and leverage automation to improve device certification workflows across partners and OEMs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of program management experience.
• 7 years of leadership experience (with/without direct reports).
• Experience in Android development.
• Experience with software engineering practices (testing, code reviews).

Responsibilities

• Define vision and end-to-end strategy for Google Mobile Services (GMS) approval processes and test suites.
• Drive device quality across the Android ecosystem by turning metrics into improvements with teams and partners.
• Advocate for best practices in testing and development lifecycle across global Android device partners.
• Manage the Android Partner Solutions team with AI-driven automation and extended workforce operations.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Android development

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Job description

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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• 7 years of experience in leadership roles with/without direct reports.
• Experience in Android development.
• Experience with software engineering practices (e.g., testing, code reviews).

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
• Experience building, leading, and scaling technical teams, including managing managers or global extended workforce operations.
• Experience with the Android OS architecture, Google Mobile Services (GMS), and compatibility test suites (such as CTS, GTS, or VTS).
• Experience partnering directly with global hardware OEMs, SoC vendors, or carrier ecosystems to drive software quality and commercial device launches.
• Ability to leverage data analytics and AI-driven automation to streamline operational workflows, compliance audits, and engineering release processes.

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

Android is Google's mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

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

US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Define the vision and end-to-end strategy for Google Mobile Services (GMS) approval processes, compatibility test suites (Compatibility Test Suite (CTS), Google Test Suite (GTS), Vendor Test Suite (VTS)), and test infrastructure to ensure high-efficacy, streamlined device certifications.
• Drive next-generation device quality across the global Android ecosystem by turning certification metrics into actionable improvements with internal engineering teams and external partners.
• Advocate for industry-leading testing and development lifecycle practices across global Android device partners.
• Manage the Android Partner Solutions team, utilizing AI-driven automation and extended workforce operations to scale release and compliance audits globally.

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