Technical Program Manager III, Resource Planning, Cloud Storage

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Technical Program Manager III for Resource Planning in Cloud Storage, based in Kirkland, WA. You will lead cross-functional efforts to plan requirements, identify risks, and manage schedules, communicating with executives and engineers alike.

The role focuses on delivering a reliable, scalable capacity planning experience for Cloud Flex and related services, with emphasis on 18-month forecasts, cost-aware allocations, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience in two of the following areas: demand planning, capacity planning, resource planning or forecasting.
• Experience with prompt engineering, and creating agents to automate workflows, optimize data processes in capacity planning or supply chain environments.

Responsibilities

• Planning and Forecasting are creating 18-month resource forecasts (GCU, RAM, Disk) for organic growth and new launches.
• Ensuring supply meets demand while managing allocations and staying within financial limits.
• Coordinating with services like BigQuery and PD for capacity planning.
• Driving initiatives for a touchless capacity pipeline to reduce toil and improve efficiency.
• Collaborating with service owners, supply chain, and power planning teams to power GCP infrastructure cost-effectively.

Skills

Program management

Demand planning

Capacity planning

Resource planning

Forecasting

Prompt engineering

Automation workflows

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations

Tools

BigQuery

PD

GCP

Job description

Technical Program Manager III, Resource Planning, Cloud Storage

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience in two of the following areas: demand planning, capacity planning, resource planning or forecasting.
• Experience with prompt engineering, and creating agents to automate workflows, optimize data processes in capacity planning or supply chain environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations or other relevant fields.
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• 3 years of domain experience in cross-functional or cross-team projects in cloud capacity or scaled supply chain.
• Experience in data modeling, trend analysis, statistics, forecasting, or business insights as well as strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated operational and leadership experience across automation and process initiatives.
• Track record of change management success across capacity planning, resource management and delivery, new product introduction, supply chain management, or infrastructure deployment.

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.

To deliver a reliable, efficient, and scalable capacity planning experience for Cloud Flex customers while adhering to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) financial guardrails.

Core Responsibilities Planning and Forecasting are creating 18-month resource forecasts (GCU, RAM, Disk) for organic growth and new launches. Ensuring supply meets demand while managing allocations and staying within financial limits. Managing resource distribution from pantries to the flex pool and coordinating with services like BigQuery and PD. Driving initiatives for a touchless capacity pipeline to reduce toil and improve efficiency.

The team ensures Cloud Flex provides the right resources at the right time. They collaborate closely with service owners, supply chain, and power planning teams to power GCP infrastructure cost-effectively.

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.

• Be responsible for planning all non-standard supply actions required to support persistent disk capacity. Plan and execute persistent disk zone and cluster capacity moves.
• Automate and manage persistent disk quota moves, including co-planning with GCE and coordinating with the pool inventory management team on divestments to fund moves.
• Provide clear visibility into Confidential Hyperdisk (CHD) capacity and utilization through alerting and proactive management.
• Support effort to diversify hardware platforms for CHD to mitigate supply risks and increase deployment flexibility.
• Optimize and devise a multi-platform strategy to manage and operate protected pools including new turn-ups. Lead network-aware initiatives for PD, including via the minotaur and other programs.

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

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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