Technical Program Manager III, Data Center Capacity Planning, Google Cloud

Socket.dev; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead multi-disciplinary data center projects, plan requirements, and manage risks and schedules across stakeholders. You will communicate analyses to executives and discuss tradeoffs with engineers.

The role sits in Data Center Planning, focusing on cost-efficient data center deployment, capacity alignment, and optimization across geographies with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with data center capacity planning, network planning, or power planning.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure concepts and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Codify, maintain, and update product area technical and business requirements with PARMs to influence execution and spend decisions.
• Implement new data center power planning initiatives with engineering support and policy changes.
• Collaborate with customers to manage and resolve data center capacity issues and escalations.
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs across Google end-to-end.
• Provide clear, concise, and timely recommendations to partners and executives regarding data center capacity needs.

Skills

Program management

Data center capacity planning

Network planning

Power planning

Cloud infrastructure concepts

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Storytelling & presentation

Ambiguity to narrative development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with data center capacity planning, network planning, or power planning.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure concepts and architecture.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in capacity planning, strategic operations planning, data analytics, inventory optimization, or management/operations consulting.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with executive-level written and verbal communication.
• Experience collaborating and influencing stakeholders spanning across multiple organizations and different levels of responsibilities.
• Ability to take complex, ambiguous topics and create compelling narratives and present them to leadership.
• Comfortable shifting between direct detailed analysis and big picture thinking and customizing communication based on the audience.

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 Data Center Planning (DCP) organization is responsible for identifying the most cost-efficient set of data centers to meet a 5-year forecast demand signal and for identifying and planning the Product Areas (PAs) who will occupy them. We drive alignment on what we should build, where, when, and who may occupy it through the Building Demand Plan (BDP) and Earmarks, an extensive set of optimization processes which provides demand justification and outlook for capital funding of data centers. This in turn provides signals to the downstream partner teams to identify new supply options and expansion of current facilities and assets.

Within DCP, the Demand and Allocation Planning team is responsible for developing and maintaining our end-to-end power plan of record and continuously seeking to deliver further optimization through extensive scenario planning. We provide key upstream and downstream partners with chase signals, driving the acquisition of additional capacity, configuration of facilities to support the latest ML chips, and even where we may need to shape demand between geographies.

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: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Codify, maintain, and update Google product area technical and business requirements in partnership with Product Area Resource Managers (PARMs), and use them to influence execution and Google’s spend and capacity allocation decisions.
• Implement new data center power planning initiatives, including automation with engineering support and cross-functional policy changes.
• Work with the customer on to manage and resolve all data center capacity related issues and escalations.
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary programs that span across Google through the end-to-end lifecycle.
• Offer clear, concise, and logical judgment and actionable recommendations to partners and executives in a timely manner regarding Google’s data center capacity needs.