Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Manager – Technical Program Management

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMountain View, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in program management.
7 years of experience in leadership roles managing teams of technical program managers or engineers.
7 years of experience driving hardware, data center infrastructure, or aerospace programs.
Experience leading end-to-end new product introduction and production ramp for next-generation hardware platforms across engineering, supply chain, and external manufacturing vendors.
Experience establishing comprehensive new product introduction operational readiness frameworks and portfolio governance across concurrent high-budget hardware programs.
Experience overseeing the development and deployment of hardware for novel environments such as aerospace and satellites, and familiarity with associated qualification constraints such as vibration, shock, and material compatibility for vacuum.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional research and hardware teams.
Non-U.S. persons require an export license to work with technical information that is export-controlled; U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals are considered U.S. persons under applicable law.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and grow a team of senior and staff-level Technical Program Managers, fostering operational excellence, technical depth, and career growth.
Direct full phase-gate execution and establish repeatable new product introduction operational readiness frameworks tailored for rapid prototyping and rigorous aerospace qualification testing.
Partner with cross-functional engineering leads to define multi-year roadmaps, align objectives and key results, oversee comprehensive design documentation, and participate in technical design reviews.
Drive program governance by aligning capital expenditures, operating expenses, and non-recurring engineering budgets with finance, and coordinate execution across external aerospace and manufacturing vendors.
Identify and proactively mitigate programmatic, technical, partnership, and regulatory risks related to deploying machine-learning workloads in constrained space environments.
Lead and scale a high-performing team of Technical Program Managers responsible for the physical backbone of a novel computing platform.
Own the end-to-end hardware and system new product introduction lifecycle for space-ready Google tensor processing unit enclosures and related systems.
Partner with engineering managers and cross-functional leads across electrical engineering, thermal and mechanical design, and software.
Establish program structure in a novel environment, guide a team through rapid prototyping, and drive rigorous testing to make hardware operate in environments it was not originally designed for.
Establish portfolio governance standards and mentor executive- and staff-level Technical Program Managers as the project progresses.
Plan requirements with internal customers and guide projects through the full project lifecycle, including managing schedules, identifying risks, and communicating clearly with stakeholders.
Explain team analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
Manage engineering-specific programs and teams.

Manage, mentor, and grow a team of senior and staff-level Technical Program Managers, fostering a culture of operational excellence, technical depth, and career growth.
Direct full phase-gate execution and establish repeatable New Product Introduction (NPI) operational readiness frameworks tailored for rapid prototyping and rigorous aerospace qualification testing.
Partner with cross-functional engineering leads to define multi-year roadmaps, align OKRs, oversee comprehensive design documentation, and participate in technical design reviews.
Drive program governance by aligning budgets (CapEx/OpEx and NRE) with finance, and coordinate execution across external aerospace and manufacturing vendors.
Identify and proactively mitigate programmatic, technical, partnership, and regulatory risks related to deploying ML workloads in constrained space environments.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in program management.
7 years of experience in leadership roles managing teams of technical program managers or engineers.
7 years of experience driving hardware, data center infrastructure, or aerospace programs.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience leading end-to-end NPI and production ramp for next-generation hardware platforms across engineering, supply chain, and external manufacturing vendors.
Experience establishing comprehensive NPI operational readiness frameworks and portfolio governance across concurrent high-budget hardware programs.
Experience overseeing the development and deployment of hardware for novel environments (e.g., aerospace, satellites) and familiarity with associated qualification constraints (e.g., vibration, shock, material compatibility for vacuum).
Experience collaborating with cross-functional research and hardware teams.

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

In this role, you'll lead and scale a high-performing team of TPMs responsible for the physical backbone of a novel computing platform. Your team will own the end-to-end hardware/system New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle for space-ready Google TPU enclosures and related systems.

You'll partner with engineering managers and cross-functional leads across Electrical Engineering, Thermal/Mechanical Design, and Software. You'll be responsible for bringing operational excellence, transparent milestone delivery, and strategic leadership to complex infrastructure initiatives. You'll define program structure in a novel environment, guiding a team through rapid prototyping, and driving the rigorous testing required to make hardware operate in environments it wasn't originally designed for. You'll be expected to establish portfolio governance standards and mentor executive/staff-level TPMs as the project progresses.

This role may involve working with technical information that is export-controlled. Non-US persons would require an export license to do so (US citizens, lawful permanent residents, and certain protected individuals are considered US persons under applicable law).

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

US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in program management.
7 years of experience in leadership roles managing teams of technical program managers or engineers.
7 years of experience driving hardware, data center infrastructure, or aerospace programs.

About the Company

Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 1998

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