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.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading a distributed team of engineers who are focused in delivering and supporting Google's networking solutions. You will measure and monitor team performance against SLAs and drive continuous improvement in the processes and performance driving toward interval, quality, and cost metrics.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $214,000-$305,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategic idea for the North America Network Delivery Implementation (NDI) Field Engineering organization, aligning with overall department and company goals and objectives.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to optimize field engineering processes, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate project delivery.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across various internal and external organizations and internal teams (e.g., Sales, Product Development, Network Operations, CSCO, DCNiCON) to ensure project execution and drive strategic initiatives.
• Identify, mentor, and develop high-potential engineers, establish clear performance metrics, and provide regular feedback to drive individual and team performance.
• Drive scalability, continuous improvement, and consistent delivery against SLAs without compromising operational safety and the customer experience.