Technical Program Manager, Fiber Capacity Delivery

1 Month ago • 2-4 Years • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

This Technical Program Manager role at Google focuses on the delivery of large-scale network infrastructure projects, including long-haul dark fiber, metro fiber, leased capacity/circuits, and inside plant fiber. Responsibilities include managing projects from inception to delivery, ensuring projects meet technical specifications and timelines, serving as the primary EMEA vendor contact, leading project status meetings, testing and remediating network fiber assets, and collaborating with various vendors and teams (colocation providers, security). The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, 2+ years of program/project management experience, and a strong understanding of optical fiber delivery, characterization, and testing. Experience in the wireline carrier telecom industry is preferred. The role involves working cross-functionally with various teams and vendors to ensure timely and successful project completion.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in technical field
  • 2+ years program/project management experience
  • Optical fiber delivery, characterization, testing expertise
  • Manage large-scale network infrastructure projects
  • EMEA vendor management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
Good to have:
  • PMP/PRINCE2/Agile certification
  • IT/router technology/fiber characterization certifications
  • 2+ years managing cross-functional projects
  • Wireline carrier telecom industry experience
  • Inside/outside plant fiber construction knowledge

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field (IT, Computer Systems and Networking, Telecommunications, Electronics) or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in program or project management.
  • Experience in the delivery of optical fiber, characterization, remediation and acceptance, space/power, capacity infrastructure.
  • Experience with testing of optical fiber, verifying network fiber infrastructure, and leased capacities.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Certification in program management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-Agile, Certified Scrum Master).
  • Certification in IT, router technology, and fiber characterization (e.g., Fiber 1-2-3, ADVA, Juniper, HNC/HND in Telecommunications).
  • 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience in the wireline carrier telecom industry.
  • Familiarity with inside and outside plant fiber construction and routing.

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 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

  • Manage the delivery of large-scale network infrastructure projects involving long haul dark fiber, metro fiber, leased capacity/circuits, and inside plant fiber from inception through delivery. Ensure facilities are delivered on schedule and meet technical specifications.
  • Serve as the primary EMEA vendor contact. Escalate through vendor management chains as necessary if delivery timelines are at risk.
  • Lead project status meetings while keeping teams at Google aware of project and delivery status.
  • Test and remediate network fiber assets on both long haul optical transport routes and within metro footprints. Work cross-functionally with various vendors to test and accept leased capacity across Google's global network.
  • Work with colocation providers, colocation infrastructure engineering, and the Google security team to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

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