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Technical Program Management, APAC Network Infrastructure

Technical Program Management, APAC Network Infrastructure

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Network Engineering

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communication

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Job Description

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects related to APAC network infrastructure. You'll collaborate with internal teams to define initiatives meeting Google's network needs for expansion and cost optimization across Asia. This involves presenting network plans, managing projects with internal and external contributors to ensure on-time delivery, and improving business processes to enhance efficiency. You will also partner with network negotiators and vendors. The role requires expertise in networking, optical technologies, and outside plant/layer one network design, along with strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills. Experience in program management within networking, focusing on delivering infrastructure assets and managing vendors is crucial.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
5+ years program management experience
Networking, optical technologies expertise
Outside plant/layer 1 network design knowledge
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Good to have:

Experience navigating ambiguity and identifying optimization opportunities
Experience managing vendors in network infrastructure projects
Knowledge of fiber optic systems and Asian/global carrier networks
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Data-driven approach to complex challenges

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with networking, optical technologies, and outside plant or layer one network design.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in navigating ambiguity and identifying opportunities for optimization whilst possessing investigative and problem-solving skills.
Experience in program management within the networking area, focusing on delivering infrastructure assets and managing vendors.
Knowledge of fiber optic systems. Understanding of Asian and global carrier networks.
Ability to exercise business and technical understanding to drive the long-term objectives of the organization.
Excellent problem solving and financial skills with the ability to adopt data-driven, analytical approaches towards solving complex challenges.
Excellent communication skills and collaboration with a diverse range of people and job functions.

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.

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 are equally at home explaining your team's analysis 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 projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

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

Collaborate with internal business and cross-functional networking technical teams to identify and define tactical initiatives necessary to meet Google's network infrastructure needs for both expansion and cost optimization across Asia.
Present network plans for approval by all internal stakeholders. Plan complexity will range from short-term metro augments to long-term region-wide strategies for Google network in Asia.
Manage the approved network plan with internal contributors, such as network negotiators or vendor delivery managers to ensure infrastructure is delivered on-time.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define and improve business processes to enable automation, reduce lead time and manage changes.
Partner with network negotiators in planning and execution of orders and contracts, and in vendors meetings and industry conferences.

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