Staff Technical Program Manager, AI & Retrieval Systems

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 333,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager in the US (San Jose, CA) to lead high-impact AI and retrieval initiatives, coordinating across engineering, product, and SRE teams. You will drive end-to-end programs, communicate with executives, and balance research with product adoption.

You will collaborate with senior engineering leaders and product managers to deliver scalable, low-cost retrieval systems, defining roadmaps and dashboards for transparent governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• Experience collaborating with executive engineering leads.
• Experience delivering technical innovation for complex system issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs from start to finish.
• Plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate with stakeholders.
• Explain analyses and tradeoffs to executives and engineers.
• Drive AI initiatives focused on Retrieval-Augmented Generation and next-gen search.
• Partner with senior leaders to deliver scalable retrieval infrastructure and cross-team alignment.

Skills

Cross-functional project mgmt

Executive stakeholder engagement

Technical innovation experience

Generative AI/LLM concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager in the US (San Jose, CA) to lead high-impact AI and retrieval initiatives, coordinating across engineering, product, and SRE teams. You will drive end-to-end programs, communicate with executives, and balance research with product adoption.

You will collaborate with senior engineering leaders and product managers to deliver scalable, low-cost retrieval systems, defining roadmaps and dashboards for transparent governance.