Senior Technical Program Manager, Edge Technologies

Google Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for Edge Technologies to lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs across Sunnyvale, CA and Reston, VA. You will own requirements, manage risks, and communicate with executives and engineers alike, shaping AI and infrastructure initiatives at scale.

The role involves delivering edge infrastructure projects, defining roadmaps, and coordinating across Google Networking Technologies and Edge teams to ensure timely, high-impact results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• Experience delivering network technologies or services within network environments (service provider, enterprise, or cloud networks).
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with NPIs.
• Experience developing and influencing long-term strategy and roadmaps for network infrastructure or software systems.
• Experience with network protocols and technologies common in service providers or enterprise edge networks (BGP, MPLS, SR, SDN).

Responsibilities

• Identify and drive NPIs, acting as a catalyst to gain support and drive completion.
• Collaborate with GNT and Edge engineering to develop long-term strategy and short-term plans, creating roadmaps and setting the development pace for software and infrastructure.
• Drive project delivery, technology reviews, guide proposals, and build consensus across cross-functional teams.
• Design and implement process improvements and scale for program teams to improve delivery of network capacity on time and with availability.
• Deliver cross-functional projects/programs, ensuring customer value and managing Edge programs that include new NPIs, Edge architecture, and features to deliver new services.

Skills

Outcome ownership & decision making

Program management

Delivery of network technologies

Cross-functional leadership

Roadmap development

New Product Introductions (NPIs)

Strategic planning

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager, Edge Technologies

Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Reston, VA, USA

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders;deep expertise in domain.

X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Reston, VA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• Experience managing the delivery of network technologies or services within network environments (e.g., service provider, enterprise, or cloud networks).

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with New Product Introductions (NPIs).
• Experience developing and influencing long-term strategy and product roadmaps for network infrastructure or software systems.
• Experience with network protocols and technologies common in service providers or enterprise edge networks (e.g., Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Segment Routing, Software Defined Networking).

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Identify and initiate New Product Introductions (NPIs) in response to opportunities and needs, acting as the catalyst for gaining support and driving them to completion.
• Collaborate with Google Networking Technologies (GNT) and Edge engineering teams to develop and articulate long-term strategy and short-term plans, creating roadmaps, engaging teams and engineers, and setting the development pace for software systems and infrastructure.
• Drive project delivery, technology reviews, guide technical proposals, and build consensus across cross-functional teams.
• Design and implement new process improvements and facilitate scaling for program teams. Contribute to improving Google's ability to deliver network capacity on time and with availability.
• Deliver cross-functional projects/programs, ensuring customer value and managing Edge programs that include new NPIs, Edge architecture, and features/functions to deliver new services.

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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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