Technical Program Manager III, Long Haul Planning, Cloud Networking

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary network projects from start to finish. You’ll plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate clearly with engineers and executives.

You’ll plan, design, and acquire scalable network assets to deliver fast, reliable experiences to users around the world, coordinating with carriers, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in technical program management.
• Experience in network reliability/health for hyperscale optical networks.
• Experience planning and executing migrations or infrastructure expansions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define tactical initiatives for network needs.
• Translate forecasts into regional capacity plans considering trends and tech changes.
• Present network plans and roadmaps for internal stakeholder approval.
• Coordinate execution with vendors to ensure on-time delivery within budget.

Skills

Technical program management

Network reliability

Network migrations planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in technical program management.
• Experience in network reliability or network health management for hyperscale optical networks (e.g., long-haul terrestrial dark fiber, metro networks, or carrier hotels).
• Experience planning and executing network migrations or infrastructure expansions (e.g., capacity planning, asset transitions, or fiber route upgrades).

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Knowledge of regional network providers and fiber networks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a data-driven problem-solving approach to solve issues.

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.

As part of this team, you will plan, design, and acquire the scalable network infrastructure to deliver the fastest, most reliable experience to users across the region and around the globe. You will connect Google's fleet of data centers, Cloud customers, and users by planning and acquiring long-haul and metro terrestrial dark fiber networks, colocation space and power, and other critical assets.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

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

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with internal business and cross-functional networking technical teams to identify and define tactical initiatives necessary to meet Google's network infrastructure needs for both expansion and cost optimization.
• Translate demand forecasts into regional capacity plans over time, taking into account market trends and technology changes to ensure the most optimized and cost effective network solution, translating this to asset/infrastructure requirements.
• Present network plans and roadmaps for approval by all internal stakeholders that range from short-term augments to long-term region-wide strategies for Google network.
• Manage the execution of approved network plans by co-ordinating with internal contributors such as network negotiators or vendor delivery managers to ensure infrastructure is delivered on-time and within allocated budget.