Technical Program Manager II, Continuous Improvement, Cloud Networking - Google
Thornton, CO
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program management.
- Experience with process and continuous improvement.
- Experience with data analytics, reporting, and scripting using SQL or similar technologies.
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience in vendor management in the telecommunications/network industry.
- Experience with network planning and engineering.
- Ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders across different functions and geographies to manage change and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
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.
The Data Governance and Optimization team is a horizontal function within the Global Network Delivery team that builds the production network for Google. The team’s mission is to develop global solutions to optimize network reliability, delivery, and efficiency.
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
- Collaborate with partners to streamline how deployment processes are built, maintained, and transformed over time including conducting technical process definition and analysis sessions with business subject matter experts.
- Maintain a relationship with reporting and analytics for performance metrics.
- Determine how and where the new tooling should be applied in existing workflows and works through the business logic.
- Communicate health, status, and actions to stakeholders including management and partner organizations.
- Identify and assess Continuous Improvement opportunities via qualitative feedback from SMEs and process data to drive informed decision-making.
