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Technical Program Manager, WAN Infrastructure and Capacity

Technical Program Manager, WAN Infrastructure and Capacity

1 Month ago • 2 Years + • Product Management

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Job Description

The Technical Program Manager, WAN Infrastructure and Capacity at Google is responsible for managing the delivery of optical transport infrastructure and capacity for the EMEA region. This includes managing network projects composed of metro/long-haul systems and fiber, managing competing priorities across multiple projects, engaging with external vendors, and assisting in infrastructure requirement development. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, and a data-driven analytical approach. Responsibilities include ensuring the delivery of ultra-long-haul, subsea, and metro fiber optic infrastructure systems to support core IP traffic demands globally. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical expertise in network infrastructure, program/project management experience, and excellent communication skills.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent experience
2+ years program/project management experience
Network infrastructure operations/builds experience
Manage multiple complex network projects
Cross-functional team leadership
Vendor management & communication

Good to have:

Project management in optical network infrastructure
Process improvement experience
Experience with terrestrial or subsea optical networks

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Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

Knowledge of project management in the deployment of terrestrial or subsea optical network infrastructure engineering design and construction projects.
Ability to identify opportunities for and drive cross-functional process improvements across the organization.
Ability to manage project priorities and technical resources and have relationships with multiple partner-teams, directors or vendors.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to solve issues with a data-driven analytical approach.

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 work cross-functionally within the organization to ensure the delivery of ultra long-haul, subsea, and metro fiber optic infrastructure systems to support the core IP traffic demands which globally interconnect data center, foundation, and peering facilities to serve Google users. You will manage multiple projects with a high degree of complexity and scope. You will work with Technical and Program/Product/Project Leadership to determine project priorities and resolve scheduling issues.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

Manage optical transport infrastructure and capacity delivery for the EMEA region.
Manage the delivery of network projects composed of metro/long-haul systems and fiber, leased wavelengths, circuit adds/moves/changes/disconnects, power, cross-connects, inside plant fiber, and more from inception through delivery.
Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple network projects with competing priorities, ensuring stakeholders are informed of project status.
Engage with external vendors for network build services and facilitate review and acceptance of vendor handover documentation.
Assist upstream planning, design, and acquisition teams in developing infrastructure requirements, priorities, and delivery date expectations.

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