Staff Technical Program Manager, Gemini Robotics, DeepMind

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 256,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager for Gemini Robotics in Mountain View, CA. You will lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs, coordinate with executive leaders, and drive AI-robotics initiatives from research to deployment.

You will manage planning, risks, and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and product development trade-offs, while advancing data strategies and safety considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in technical program management.
• 4 years of experience in robotics and computer vision.
• Excellent project management and initiative, ability to handle multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of complex, multi-disciplinary technical programs for Gemini Robotics, from foundational research to deployment.
• Partner with executive researchers and engineers to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps with clear goals.
• Drive programs intergrating large-scale AI models with robotics, addressing latency, safety, and real-world generalization.
• Oversee data strategy for robotics, ensuring data collection, processing, and compliance for model training.
• Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and changing circumstances in a fast-paced research environment.

Skills

Technical program mgmt

Robotics

Computer vision

Project management

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Staff Technical Program Manager, Gemini Robotics, DeepMind

Mountain View, CA, USA

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• 4 years of experience working in the field of robotics and computer vision.
• Excellent project manager and takes initiative, with the ability to work separately and on multiple initiatives at the same time.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, strategic and investigative capabilities.

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 projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

Artificial intelligence will be one humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high‑quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $256,000–$278,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of complex, multi‑disciplinary technical programs for Gemini Robotics, from foundational research to real‑world deployment.
• Partner closely with executive research and engineering leaders to translate high‑level strategy into actionable program roadmaps, setting clear goals and objectives.
• Drive programs that integrate large‑scale AI models (Gemini) with physical robotics platforms, addressing unique challenges in latency, safety, and real‑world generalization.
• Oversee or contribute significantly to the data strategy for robotics, ensuring high‑quality data collection, processing, and compliance to support model training.
• Identify and manage complex risks, dependencies, and changing circumstances in a fast‑paced research environment.

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