TPM Lead: Search Reliability & Scale

Google LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects across large-scale infrastructure. You will plan requirements with internal customers and shepherd projects through the full lifecycle, communicating risks clearly to stakeholders and executives.

You will manage engineering-specific programs and cross-functional teams, defining multi-quarter roadmaps and resolving distributed system dependencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience (minimum).
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• 5 years of experience in leadership role with direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and allocate a team of Technical Program Managers supporting vital Search reliability, testing architectures, and observability initiatives.
• Partner directly with Engineering Directors across an organization to drive strategic portfolio roadmaps and resolve complex architectural dependencies.
• Drive business-critical reliability programs, including next-generation AI serving infrastructure, automated error detection, and continuous safe release mechanisms.
• Manage external dependencies, cross-functional alignment, and executive reviews across Engineering, Product, and partner teams to achieve platform and capacity milestones.
• Establish scalable program governance, review cadences, and automated data-driven tooling to accelerate delivery and optimize resource stewardship.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Automation tools for program management

Cross-stack systems experience

Job description

Google LLC is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects across large-scale infrastructure. You will plan requirements with internal customers and shepherd projects through the full lifecycle, communicating risks clearly to stakeholders and executives.

You will manage engineering-specific programs and cross-functional teams, defining multi-quarter roadmaps and resolving distributed system dependencies.