Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Digital Assets and Tooling

Google Inc.; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 240,000 - 334,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life,-disabil.

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (69 Seattle)

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

13 paid holidays/year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager Lead for Digital Assets and Tooling in the US. You will own the roadmap and strategy for the asset-and-infrastructure tooling portfolio, lead cross-functional programs, and drive executive communications.

You will define priorities, allocate resources, and maintain metrics to maximize impact. You will build governance, manage multi-team programs, and leverage AI to improve efficiency, reliability, and cost effectiveness at scale across Google

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• 7 years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
• Advanced degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
• Knowledge of technical principles including programming languages, data structures, and debugging.
• Knowledge in information technology, software, and digital asset development.
• Ability to define structural logic and balance technical trade-offs (e.g., performance, reliability, cost).
• Ability to drive results across an organization and build capabilities across various levels within the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the roadmap and strategy for Google’s portfolio of first-party tools supporting the asset and infrastructure layer, including resource allocation.
• Lead a governance structure that drives executive decision-making via a digital assets council, and lead internal communications with first-party customers.
• Manage the portfolio of software and tooling programs. Prioritize work, manage resources, and ensure appropriate metrics and people are in place to drive high performance and organizational impact.
• Identify and implement change management opportunities to increase program velocity and overall impact across multiple teams.
• Use AI to drive productivity, creativity, and innovation across the team, creating conditions for continuous experimentation and learning.

Skills

Leadership experience

Program management

Stakeholder influence

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Programming languages

Data structures

Debugging

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager Lead, Digital Assets and Tooling

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

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The application window will be open until at least August 06, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date. In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Thornton, CO, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Addison, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• 7 years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
• Knowledge of technical principles including programming languages, data structures, and debugging.
• Knowledge in information technology, software, and digital asset development.
• Ability to define structural logic and balance technical trade-offs (e.g., performance, reliability, cost).
• Ability to drive results across an organization and build capabilities across various levels within the team.

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.

The team's mission is to optimize the global operations of assets and tooling which enables reliability and cost effectiveness at scale. Key areas of focus include financial reporting, unit-rate calculations and spend economics, contract processing and payments, as well as oversight of Google's tooling strategy related to Google's portfolio of infrastructure assets. The team will be responsible for establishing the overall strategy for Google's development and oversight of tools, processes and resources that are critical for the management of Google assets, including land, energy, and network.

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: $240000 - $334000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Develop and execute the roadmap and strategy for Google’s portfolio of first-party tools supporting the asset and infrastructure layer, including resource allocation.
• Lead a governance structure that drives executive decision-making via a digital assets council, and lead internal communications with first-party customers.
• Manage the portfolio of software and tooling programs. Prioritize work, manage resources, and ensure appropriate metrics and people are in place to drive high performance and organizational impact.
• Identify and implement change management opportunities to increase program velocity and overall impact across multiple teams.
• Use AI to drive productivity, creativity, and innovation across the team, creating conditions for continuous experimentation and learning.

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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