Senior Technical Program Manager, Search Content Platforms

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

Job summary

Google in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the Search Content Platforms. You will drive AI-first content initiatives, coordinating across engineering, product, and leadership to deliver large-scale outcomes for billions of users.

As a senior TPM, you will own multi-quarter roadmaps, align stakeholders, and resolve complex program blockers in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment. Individual pay includes equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 10+ years of program management experience.
• Experience with third-party data ingestion required.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-quarter, AI-first platform programs to advance search velocity and quality.
• Define execution frameworks (30/60/90 days), track milestones, OKRs, and risks.
• Apply technical judgment to resolve blockers and resource constraints.
• Develop launch-tracking tools and best practices for content delivery.
• Partner with global engineering, product, and TPM leads for commitments and communications.

Skills

Program management experience

Stakeholder influence

Ambiguity resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Senior Technical Program Manager, Search Content Platforms

Google

Mountain View, CA, USA

Advanced

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

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with third-party data ingestion.

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience working with senior engineering leads and aligning stakeholders.
• Track record in delivering large-scale software development in an agile environment.

About the job

In the AI era, user expectations and competition have risen significantly. Our users expect Search to be able to answer anything, and enable them to explore anything, and address anything, effortlessly. To meet these expectations, our models need the world’s best content.

Search Content Platform's mission is to evolve to an AI-first content platform and deliver the world's most comprehensive and trustworthy knowledge source that is easy to onboard and consume. We will drive the following outcomes: AI Mode (AIM), AI Overviews (AIO), and Gemini deliver step-function gains in helpfulness, factuality, and speed, backed by an industry-leading knowledge base. Key domains (sports, local, finance, shopping, education) provide specialized, differentiated value via rapidly expanded domain content. Lens, Discover, and Ember drive Gloyo engagement with immersive experiences powered by visual and UGC understanding. AIM and AIO execute complex, multi-step workflows using a dynamic ecosystem of first-party (1P) and MCP-based third-party (3P) agentic tools. Rapid content onboarding and consumption accelerates the co-development of bespoke user experiences.

As a Program Manager in the Search Content Platform (SCP) organization, you will be responsible for driving the strategic execution of programs that power Google's AI-first content capabilities. You will join a team of program managers and partner closely with Senior Engineering and Product leaders to define multi-quarter roadmaps, accelerate content lifecycle velocity, and optimize platform efficiency.

In this role, you will navigate complex cross-organizational dependencies, advocate agile operating models, and foster a culture of operational excellence and collaboration across Search and partner areas.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve 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: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive multi-quarter, AI-first platform programs to advance long-term Search velocity, helpfulness, quality, and compute efficiency.
• Define 30/60/90-day rolling execution frameworks, track milestones and dependencies, and manage Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and risks across complex workstreams.
• Apply technical judgment to resolve critical project blockers, resource limitations, and infrastructure trade-offs.
• Build launch-tracking tools, operational playbooks, and AI-native best practices to accelerate feature development and content delivery.
• Partner with global engineering, product, and Technical Program Manager (TPgM) leads to drive joint commitments, executive communications, and customer relationships.

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