Technical Program Manager

As a Technical Program Manager, you will apply program management methodologies to multiple initiatives, balancing progress and risk to deliver sustainable change to meet objectives.

You will work with product managers, researchers, engineers, and stakeholders to define project scope, goals, timelines, and resource requirements.

• Program Leadership & Strategy: Lead complex and ambiguous programs focusing on execution and delivery. Partner with research and engineering leads to translate strategic goals into well-defined program plans, timelines, and success metrics.
• Large-Scale Execution: Drive the end-to-end execution of large-scale initiatives, including deployment planning & coordination, infrastructure readiness, safety testing, and model evaluation processes.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Act as a key liaison between the Generative Media team and other critical Google DeepMind projects, including teams working on Gemini, AI Platform, Trust & Safety, Marketing & Communications, Legal and more. Ensure seamless integration and alignment.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks and dependencies associated with large-scale model deployment and launches. 
• Process Improvement & Scalability: Develop and implement efficient processes and systems to manage deployment and launches at scale. Identify opportunities for automation and tooling to improve research and engineering velocity.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships and provide clear, consistent communication to stakeholders across research, engineering, and leadership.
• Technical Due Diligence: Perform technical due diligence to understand engineering scope, define milestones, and anticipate resource needs for ambitious research projects
• Team Support: Provide proactive support to the team, and act as a mentor and point of escalation. Support rapid team and project growth and build processes to handle increasing numbers of contributors and project sub areas.

About You

In order to set you up for success as a Technical Program Manager at Google DeepMind,  we look for the following skills and experience:

• You are passionate about the intersection of AI and Creative Media Technologies, and proactive about learning and acquiring knowledge to enhance your domain knowledge. 
• You thrive in collaborative environments, bridging the gap between engineers and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is working towards a shared vision.
• Knowledge and expertise in project/program management with the skill to navigate through ambiguity and adjust and adapt plans and strategies as project conditions change.    
• Strong communication skills, ability to develop meaningful relationships with key stakeholders and leverage these to influence action and outcomes, ensuring alignment between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• You're a natural problem-solver, readily identifying the root causes of technical challenges to implement elegant solutions. 
• Possess knowledge and familiarity with technical concepts such as information theory, mathematics, technical architectures, statistics, computer science, machine learning or reinforcement learning.

In addition, the following would be an advantage:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Media Tech or related technical field.
• 6+ years of experience in program management.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycles
• Experience with end-to-end delivery while partnering closely with Research team
• Product Management experience (direct or partnering closely).
• Industry experience in creative media or media technology.

The US base salary range for this  position is between 156,000 USD - 229,000 USD. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

Application deadline: 30th Nov 2025

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