Staff Technical Program Manager, Release Operations Manager, Google Beam

Google Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and 401k

Paid time off and holidays

Maternity and baby bonding leave

Equity and bonus target

Job summary

Google seeks aStaff Technical Program Manager for Beam, overseeing maturation of software across stacks and form factors, ensuring high-quality releases and balanced resourcing. You’ll lead relationships with OEMs and co-development partners, drive validation and testing, and shape delivery strategies for multiple programs.

You will manage a team of TPMs responsible for release, testing, and fleet operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced product environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Experience testing software on custom hardware.
• Experience with OS and applications software release management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver software to customers and partners consistently and of high quality.
• Maintain and cultivate external relationships with key partners, owning software delivery and quality (e.g., OEMs, co-development partners).
• Enact a testing strategy across our software development process that maintains the highest quality bar while balancing resourcing costs.
• Optimize on-the-ground efforts across Google and partner locations to unlock software development and delivery.
• Manage a team of Technical Program Managers leading our release, testing, and fleet operations areas, cultivating this team to maximize their impact on the product.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Decision making

Ambiguity handling

Leadership

Hardware testing

Release management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Staff Technical Program Manager, Release Operations Manager, Google Beam

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

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X 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

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Experience testing software on custom hardware.
• Experience with OS and applications software release management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or team projects.
• Experience scaling a custom hardware and software integrated product.
• Experience managing vendors and individuals who manage vendors.
• Experience maintaining working relationships with external partners (e.g., OEMs, software co-development).
• Experience with quality assurance (QA) and automated testing.

About the job

As the Stability and Release Manager for Beam, you will drive the maturation of our product’s software, ensuring a high-quality experience before it reaches our end users. Leveraging your expertise in both OS and applications software, you will oversee timely, consistent releases across multiple software stacks and form factors. You will be responsible for the validation and testing of our software experience, maintaining our rigorous quality bar while effectively balancing resourcing costs. Your scope will include optimizing our on-the-ground fleet efforts and owning critical software delivery relationships with external OEMs and co-development partners to unlock seamless product development and delivery.

Google Beam is a true-to-life new communication technology from Google that allows people to feel like they’re having real face-to-face conversations, no matter the distance. Powered by realistic state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today’s leading remote video platforms, Google Beam enables you to be immersed in the moment, together. As a part of the Google Beam team, you'll work with incredible teammates across all major functions in a fast-paced product-oriented environment. Your contributions will have an impact on the future of communications with Google products. You will apply technology to solve that really important problem that we often want to be together and we can’t.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

About the job

As the Stability and Release Manager for Beam, you will drive the maturation of our product’s software, ensuring a high-quality experience before it reaches our end users. Leveraging your expertise in both OS and applications software, you will oversee timely, consistent releases across multiple software stacks and form factors. You will be responsible for the validation and testing of our software experience, maintaining our rigorous quality bar while effectively balancing resourcing costs. Your scope will include optimizing our on-the-ground fleet efforts and owning critical software delivery relationships with external OEMs and co-development partners to unlock seamless product development and delivery.

Google Beam is a true-to-life new communication technology from Google that allows people to feel like they’re having real face-to-face conversations, no matter the distance. Powered by realistic state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today’s leading remote video platforms, Google Beam enables you to be immersed in the moment, together. As a part of the Google Beam team, you'll work with incredible teammates across all major functions in a fast-paced product-oriented environment. Your contributions will have an impact on the future of communications with Google products. You will apply technology to solve that really important problem that we often want to be together and we can’t.

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

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• Deliver software to customers and partners consistently and of high quality.
• Maintain and cultivate external relationships with key partners, owning software delivery and quality (e.g., OEMs, co-development partners).
• Enact a testing strategy across our software development process that maintains the highest quality bar while balancing resourcing costs.
• Optimize on-the-ground efforts across Google and partner locations to unlock software development and delivery.
• Manage a team of Technical Program Managers leading our release, testing, and fleet operations areas, cultivating this team to maximize their impact on the product.

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.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.