Technical Program Manager III, NetInfra, Technical Infrastructure Program Management Office

Google

Sunnyvale, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Algorithms, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Networks, Cross-Functional, Distributed Computing, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Functional Programming Languages, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Hardware Development, High Availability, Large-Scale Systems, Leadership, Machine Learning, Marconi/MSI Planet, Network Administration/Management, Network Operations Center, Network Programming, Network Software, Network Switching, Network System Hardware, Operations Research, Product Development, Product Engineering, Product/Service Launch, Project Lifecycle, Project Schedule, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Schedule Development, Software Development, Strategic Planning, Switching Architecture, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Sunnyvale, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in program management.
  • Experience with network fabric solutions (including design, deployment, sustaining) and launching data center solutions.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience with one or more of the following, such as product development for hardware and software systems.
  • Experience leading large, cross-functional programs and managing teams.
  • Understanding of large-scale distributed systems and technical judgment.
  • Ability to be accountability, ownership for the project lifecycle and knowledge of project management.

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.

PLANET (Platform Accelerators and Networking) brings together experts in networking, accelerator (ML/AI) systems, and networking algorithms to create the world’s largest and fastest networks. PLANET is the enabler for massively scaled AI solutions.

This is a team that designs and builds the world's most innovative and efficient data center networks, specializing in TPU, GPU, and IPU networking hardware and deploying the largest and most complex networking software stacks. You will be building the core infrastructure that every single Google product relies on, powering the highly available, planetary-scale distributed systems used by billions of users worldwide.

As a PLANET Networking Technical Program Manager, you will orchestrate the lifecycle of critical networking infrastructure spanning accelerator and machine learning networks, advanced switching architectures, and SmartNIC technologies ensuring seamless integration and deployment through strategic cross-functional leadership.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $192000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex, NPI networking programs. Expected ability to manage hardware, software, and networking deployments across cross-functional stakeholders with a high degree of separation.
  • Navigate ambiguity to define and drive cross-functional programs in large, complex work groups, typically upwards of dozens of team members and stakeholders that span multiple teams/organizations or product areas.
  • Develop strategy, define and drive programs and processes through ambiguity to address significant challenges, measured by direct business impact on company or product area Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
  • Set project/program success criteria, create measurable milestones, track deliverables and deliver customer value incrementally. Measure, analyze and optimize constantly to improve velocity, quality and efficiency of projects.
  • Communicate widely and transparently. Keep stakeholders appraised of progress through periodic updates and checkpoints such as engineering reviews.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V