Lead Technical Program Manager, Data Center Network Delivery

About the job

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.

Global Network Delivery (GND) manages infrastructure and campus network planning, cluster fabric network and ML deployments, new technology integrations, physical network infrastructure data management and software portfolio management. Data Center Network (DCNet) Delivery manages data center deployment programs/projects, including data center and co-location facility turn-ups, turndowns, expansions, refactors, and new technology pilots.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of technical program managers responsible for cross-functional coordination and oversight of data center network and capacity growth projects in a given region to deliver on on-time delivery and cycle time goals.
• Hire, coach and develop a team of program managers to meet objectives.
• Work with direct reports and partner teams to set and implement short term and long term infrastructure delivery strategy for the region.
• Deliver effective execution at scale within large, multi-project programs.
• Manage career development and aid in personal growth of a team of Technical Program Manager (T/PMs).

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program/project management.
• 5 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in large-scale project management and process improvement in the telecom or data center infrastructure space.
• Experience working in complex organizational settings (e.g., shared accountability, geographic dispersion, ambiguity, etc.).
• Experience in data center operations.
• Familiarity with networking or telecom operations.