Senior Technical Program Manager, Google Lens, Search

Senior Technical Program Manager, Google Lens, Search

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Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in program management.

• 5 years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, or product delivery for consumer or AI/ML products.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Strong technical fluency in multimodal AI/ML systems, latency optimization, and complex client-side UI state machines.

About the job

Search anywhere, anytime, anyhow you want. The Lens team focuses on making it easier and more intuitive for people to ask Google questions and get useful answers.

The Google Lens team is at the forefront of visual and multimodal search at Google, powering intuitive ways for users to query what they see across mobile devices. As part of this mission, we drive Circle to Search (CtS) and its next evolution, unifying how users search their screen, delivering instant, zero-typing answers for full-context queries.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will operate as a key strategic leader, driving complex initiatives that have an impact far beyond your immediate team.

You will lead multiple programs across Lens and Multimodal for example Omni Next the next evolution of Circle to Search proactively identifying opportunities and organizing activities to deliver significant business, operational, and technical improvements. Your role demands that you navigate ambiguity; you will scope, phase, and guide challenging cross-functional and cross-organizational programs from conception through to completion, including managing all downstream change management across mobile client surfaces, backend fulfillment, and multimodal AI models.

A critical responsibility is ensuring clear and consistent alignment among senior stakeholders across disparate groups, building consensus, and driving decisions. Success in this role is built upon your advanced domain knowledge and technical credibility. Beyond your core programs, you will also be a community leader, engaging in contributions that improve our operational excellence and sustain our collaborative culture, helping make Google an even better place to work.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex search intelligence and circle to search initiatives across multiple cross-functional Android and multimodal AI teams.
• Establish program structure for ambiguous, long-term initiatives by building aligned program teams and proactively resolving escalations to unblock progress.
• Drive data-informed decisions utilizing key metrics across quality, latency, and engagement to implement continuous product lifecycle improvements.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and align strategic schedules, resources, and risk mitigation plans across all partnering organization levels.
• Translate complex technical programs spanning client UX and multimodal AI stacks, representing both business and technical perspectives to leadership.

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