Technical Program Manager II, Transport Network Deployment, Cloud Networking

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with network infrastructure operations or builds (e.g., optical transport/networking, dark fibre, and deployment planning).

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in management of projects that require the deployment of terrestrial or subsea long haul fiber optic network infrastructure engineering design and construction projects.
• Ability to manage project priorities and technical resources and have relationships with multiple partner-teams, directors, or vendors.
• Excellent communication skills combined with a data driven investigative approach towards solving complex challenges.

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

In this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of ultra long-haul fiber optic infrastructure systems to support the core IP traffic demands which globally interconnect data center, backbone, and peering facilities to serve Google users. You will manage multiple projects with high degree of complexity and scope. You will work closely with Technical and Program/Product/Project Leadership to determine project priorities and resolve scheduling issues. You will need to demonstrate independence, creativity, and initiative that permits your work to be accepted and trusted by upper management and cross-functional teams globally.

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 $122,000-$178,000 + 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

• Manage the delivery of network projects composed of long-haul dark fiber, leased wavelengths, circuit adds/moves/changes/disconnects, colocation space, power, cross-connects, inside plant fiber, amplifier sites from inception through delivery.
• Drive cross-functional teams and manage multiple simultaneous network projects with engaging priorities, ensuring stakeholders are aware of project status.
• Engage with external vendors for extended workforce network build services and facilitate review and acceptance of vendor handover documentation.
• Lead kickoff and regular project status meetings and keep downstream teams at Google apprised of project and delivery status. Assist upstream planning, design, and acquisition teams in developing infrastructure requirements, priorities, and delivery date expectations.
• Engage with engineering staff to determine root causes and solutions, and present the team’s analysis, recommendations and approaches to stakeholders and executive management.

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