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Technical Program Manager, Multi-platform Development, Mobile and Web

Technical Program Manager, Multi-platform Development, Mobile and Web

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Product Management

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Job Description

As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you'll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish, working with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate with cross-functional partners. You'll leverage technical expertise to manage software engineering projects in a core programming language, influencing teams in design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and improvement. Responsibilities include defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, on-time delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing tools to improve software engineering productivity, and communicating schedules and status to all company levels. The role requires experience in program management, software development, and managing programs across multiple engineering teams.

Must have:

5+ years program management experience
Software development experience
Managing multi-team programs
Cross-functional team collaboration
Excellent communication skills

Good to have:

5+ years managing cross-functional projects
Software lifecycle management experience
Software engineering problem-solving skills (bug triage, source control, CI)
Influence in technical and non-technical teams

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with software development and managing execution of programs that span multiple engineering teams.

Preferred qualifications:

5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with life-cycle management in a software environment.
Ability to solve software engineering challenges involving bug triage, source control, continuous integration, and more.
Ability to be influential in an integrated team of technical and non-technical members.

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 will use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will 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, you will lead software engineering projects in a core programming language. You will also influence teams that design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

Responsibilities

Manage technology programs by defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, and on-time delivery.
Work with cross-functional teams.
Develop tools and processes to improve software engineering productivity.
Communicate schedules, priorities, and status to all levels in the company.

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A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.