Technical Program Manager III, Hardware NPI, Platforms Infrastructure

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience in hardware NPI.
• Experience working with distributed systems and full end-to-end software stacks.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in hardware engineering, software engineering, computer hardware.
• Experience with launching IaaS VM, bare metal and machine of the day products.
• Firm sense of accountability, ownership for the project lifecycle and sound knowledge of project management.
• Technical judgement and understanding of large-scale distributed systems.
• Engagement with director level, and executive, with proven experience in executive-level communication.

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.

The Platforms Infrastructure Engineering Program Management Office (PMO) is part of Technical Infrastructure under AI2 programs organization and partners with Google Compute Engine (GCE)/TI Engineering, Networking, Data Center, Supply Chain and Operations teams to deliver a broad product roadmap of AI/ML and Standard Compute systems, and solutions critical to enabling Cloud (3P) IaaS business and Google (1P) services.

CSG-PMO (part of PIE PMO) delivers industry leading Compute, Storage and GPU products E2E for both Cloud and TI customers first to market. The team focuses on delivering business impacts with customer first approach and with velocity, quality, and predictability. This is an Individual contributor role and will lead Technical Program Manager (TPM) driving system and solution development to deliver next generation standard compute systems for Cloud, TI and AI/ML use cases.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead large cross-cutting programs and partner cross functionally across Google to pull together a holistic program plans to deliver products.
• Lead Compute NPIs that involves, technologies, servers/accelerator design, development and deployment to our datacenters at scale with full end to end software stack for cloud and shared compute infrastructure.
• Set the vision and direction for a program by outlining goals and objectives, evaluating and supervising multiple projects, organizing cross-project work within the program, and defining program controls/governance/standards.
• Manage multiple cross-functional programs simultaneously with competing priorities. Drive consistency between Cloud processes and central processes. Manage escalations and unblock obstacles, ensure all leadership/stakeholders are aware of progress/blockers on a continuous basis.
• Use technical judgment to drive project delivery, technology reviews, challenge proposals and build consensus.