Technical Program Manager III, Software Development, Google Home Platform

4 Months ago • 5 Years +

Product Management

Job Description

As a Technical Program Manager III at Google's Google Home Platform, you will lead complex, multi-disciplinary software development projects from initiation to completion. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders to define program goals and prioritized deliverables, developing and executing project plans, monitoring key metrics, identifying and addressing deviations, and communicating effectively with cross-functional teams. You'll manage projects of varying sizes and scopes, identify future opportunities, improve processes, and influence the technical direction of programs. You will work with various programming languages and influence teams responsible for design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and improvement of software. The role requires strong communication skills to explain analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical trade-offs with developers. The position is located in Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Good To Have:

Release management experience
Data analytics and API management experience
Mobile software development experience

Must Have:

Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent experience
5+ years program management experience
Software development experience
Cross-functional project management
Excellent communication skills

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with software development and managing execution of programs.

Preferred qualifications:

5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience with release management lifecycles and project milestones.
Experience with data analytics and API management.
Experience with mobile software development.

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 developers.

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 will explain your team's analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss the technical trade-offs in product development with software developers.

You will manage projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs. You will lead software development projects in one of our core programming languages. You will also influence teams that design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software. In addition, you will plan requirements, identify risks, manage schedules, and communicate clearly with project stakeholders.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand or identify defined work problems and program goals, obtain prioritized deliverables, and discuss program impact.
Prioritize program goals, understand and translate other stakeholders’ needs into program goals and prioritized deliverables with minimal assistance, and contribute to decisions on prioritizing goals and deliverables.
Define the scope of projects and develop, execute, or manage project plans for supported programs.
Review key metrics pertaining to a program, monitor potential metric deviations, and define corrective actions for critical deviations.
Identify, communicate, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders within one or more teams to drive impact and work toward mutual goals.

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