Strategic Third-Party Governance Program Lead

Google; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 164,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off 20 days

Sick time 40-69 hours

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google's Compliance team in the United States seeks a Third-Party Governance and Oversight (3PGO) Program Manager to shape the strategic roadmap for third‑party risk management and drive a unified risk ecosystem across engineering, product, legal, security, and procurement.

You will lead cross‑functional groups, develop dashboards, and translate complex risks into actionable executive insights, with a proven ability to influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.
• Experience in program management.
• Experience with third-party risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop overall 3PGO strategy and engagement to land a unified third‑party risk management framework across the company.
• Lead cross-functional working groups with risk domains, engineering, legal, compliance, and procurement.
• Research, propose, and implement industry-leading third-party risk management and compliance standards and governance practices.
• Author strategic dashboards, risk metrics, and briefing materials for monthly executive steering committees.
• Manage day-to-day program oversight, monitoring, and cross-functional remediation plans.

Skills

Compliance experience in risk mgmt, or

Program management experience

Third-party risk management experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google's Compliance team in the United States seeks a Third-Party Governance and Oversight (3PGO) Program Manager to shape the strategic roadmap for third‑party risk management and drive a unified risk ecosystem across engineering, product, legal, security, and procurement.

You will lead cross‑functional groups, develop dashboards, and translate complex risks into actionable executive insights, with a proven ability to influence without direct authority.