Technical Program Manager II, Regional Carrier Certification, Pixel

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off – 20 days/year

Sick time – 40 hours/year (69 in/yr.

Maternity leave 28–30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the Pixel Carrier Engineering group in the US. You will lead cross-functional efforts across engineering, product, and operations to plan requirements, manage schedules, and communicate tradeoffs with executives.

The role focuses on Pixel devices, carrier certifications, and technical readiness for product launches. Responsibilities include coordinating NPI, regulatory work, and certification milestones, while ensuring successful delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with carrier certification and industry standards.
• Experience with consumer electronics development.

Responsibilities

• Drive NPI and in-market program deliverables for Pixel carrier certifications and feature deployments.
• Coordinate with eSIM, RF, hardware, software, certification, regulatory, business, partnerships, and ops teams.
• Own sample management including planning, logistics, and deployment; drive packaging and label compliance.
• Prioritize tasks, identify risks, and resolve issues using business and technical judgment.
• Define and deliver carrier certification milestones.

Skills

Program management

Carrier certification

Consumer electronics development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with carrier certification and industry standards.
• Experience with consumer electronics (e.g., phones, tablets, watches, etc.) development.

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in hardware engineering, software integration, NPI/manufacturing, or consumer electronics.
• Experience in product launch technical readiness.
• Experience with Android or related OS, software release management, and related process standards.
• Experience with modem/telephony, radio systems, antenna design, wireless communications, cellular network infrastructure, or radio access network technologies (2G/3G/4G/5G).

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 Pixel Partner/Carrier Engineering team’s mission is to plan and drive strategic delivery of pixel programs including the development, certifications, and launch of Pixel products. The Pixel Carrier team is responsible for carrier certification and type approvals for Pixel products, including technical feature planning, product ranging support, network certification testing, product performance and feature negotiation, and execution. The team interfaces with multiple cross-functional teams across tiers including engineering, product, business, partnerships, sales, quality, marketing, and operations. Google's Pixel Technical Carrier Relations team helps solve mobile technology problems. You will work with teams throughout Google to develop solutions for strategic partners around the globe. The team maintains relationships with and builds technical solutions for long-term partners.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

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

Responsibilities

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• Drive NPI and in-market program deliverables and collaborate with a team of program managers/engineers working on pixel carrier certifications, technical feature deployments, and IOTs.
• Interface with eSIM, RF, hardware, software, certification, regulatory, business, operations, and marketing teams to support carrier certification and gauge launch readiness of Pixel devices.
• Own sample management including planning, logistics and deployment, and drive packaging and label compliance/approval for all Pixel devices.
• Prioritize tasks/projects and identify and resolve risks using business and technical judgement.
• Define, drive, and deliver carrier certification milestones.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .