Technical Program Manager, Edge Capacity

Google, Inc.; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target 15%

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects in the Edge Metro Capacity Delivery team. You will plan requirements, manage risks, and coordinate schedules while communicating with executives and engineers across the company.

The role focuses on expanding network capacity in major cities, coordinating with internal teams and partners to deliver reliable infrastructure powering Google services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of program management experience.
• Experience collaborating across multiple levels and functions.
• Proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
• Fluent English communication for client relationships in this region.
• Travel up to 10% may be needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage multiple network capacity build requests with competing priorities.
• Identify gaps in delivery workflow and recommend improvements for smooth deployment of capacity.
• Lead kickoff and regular status meetings and keep downstream teams informed.
• Evaluate scope changes, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and work with the team to resolve issues.

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in collaboration across multiple levels and functions, and passionate to engage and influence tactical and strategic decision-making.
• Strong proactiveness and ownership mentality.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time may be needed.

About the job:

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

The Google Edge Metro Capacity Delivery (EMCD) team ensures Google's services (like Search, Maps, YouTube) are fast and reliable by building, maintaining, and optimizing the infrastructure that delivers content to users' devices within major cities. We work on projects like expanding network capacity, optimizing traffic flow, connecting to other networks, and utilizing technologies like Edge Cache and satellite connections. This ensures users get their Google services quickly and easily, no matter where they are. This role falls under the Google Cloud Interconnect (GCI) team within EMCD. We are the primary link between large whale/critical customers and Google, which creates an exciting, fast paced and visible environment.

Our team's mission statement is Edge Capacity, Optimally Delivered and this includes the global delivery of OnNet and OffNet network capacity to enable Google's users to access our content and services.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

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

US: $138000 - $197000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage multiple simultaneous network capacity build requests with competing priorities, ensuring stakeholders are aware of project status.
• Identify process, tooling, documentation and reporting gaps within our delivery workflow and provide recommendations for improvement to ensure smooth deployment of infrastructure capacity to meet the needs of our internal and external customers.
• Lead kickoff and regular project status meetings and keep downstream teams at Google apprised of project and delivery status.
• Evaluate and communicate the impact of project scope changes, identify risks, issues and mitigation strategies and work with the team to fix problems.