Senior Technical Program Manager, Search AI Security

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the Search AI Security program in Mountain View, CA. You will lead cross-functional teams to define requirements, manage risks, and drive complex security projects from inception to deployment.

The role requires navigating ambiguity and partnering with senior leadership to deliver scalable security programs for a global product. As part of the T/PM team, you will shape the AI security roadmap, collaborate with Legal, Trust & Safety, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.

Responsibilities

• Be the trusted program owner for critical AI Security efforts for Search. Drive clarity and strategic decisions with cross-functional stakeholders, and provide clear communication and visibility on progress, dependencies, and risks to engineering teams and leadership.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to define, shape, and evolve the long-term AI Security roadmap and strategy for Search.
• Apply deep technical, business, and program management expertise to identify, assess, track, and mitigate security risks across Search AI products and infrastructure.
• Build and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with teams across Google including Legal, Trust & Safety, Engineering, and PM to drive alignment and land impactful changes for the organization's security needs
• Lead the execution of complex, high-impact cross-Search security projects, often with geographically disparate teams, ensuring timely delivery and measurable improvements to Search's security posture.

Skills

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.

Preferred qualifications

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience interacting with diverse technical and non-technical audiences across all functions and organizational levels.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent complex interactions with geographically disparate teams.
• Experience delivering solutions in a highly complex, changing, and nebulous environment.

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.

Search is in the midst of a generational transformation. We are evolving beyond a traditional search engine into a layered AI system—from AI Overviews to the rise of AI agents that reshapes how billions of people interact with information.

In this role, you will serve as a strategic leader capable of navigating a high-velocity environment and building scalable AI Security programs from the ground up. You will join a talented T/PgM team responsible for driving cross-organizational engineering programs that take on ambitious technical challenges. This role requires an expert at navigating ambiguity, driving execution, and partnering with senior leadership within Search and across other Product Areas. You will be responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks, optimizing programs to achieve product and platform goals, and ensuring robust governance across the Search ecosystem.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need the resolve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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

Responsibilities

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• Be the trusted program owner for critical AI Security efforts for Search. Drive clarity and strategic decisions with cross-functional stakeholders, and provide clear communication and visibility on progress, dependencies, and risks to engineering teams and leadership.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to define, shape, and evolve the long-term AI Security roadmap and strategy for Search.
• Apply deep technical, business, and program management expertise to identify, assess, track, and mitigate security risks across Search AI products and infrastructure.
• Build and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with teams across Google including Legal, Trust & Safety, Engineering, and PM to drive alignment and land impactful changes for the organization's security needs
• Lead the execution of complex, high-impact cross-Search security projects, often with geographically disparate teams, ensuring timely delivery and measurable improvements to Search's security posture.

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.

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