Technical Program Manager III, Software Engineering, YouTube

1 Hour ago • 5-10 Years • Product Management

About the job

Summary

This Technical Program Manager III role at YouTube, a Google subsidiary, requires managing technology programs, defining milestones, allocating resources, and ensuring on-time delivery. The position demands strong technical judgment, collaboration with large cross-functional teams, and development of tools and processes to improve software engineering productivity. Responsibilities include communicating schedules and status updates across all levels of the company. The ideal candidate will have experience with software development and managing programs spanning multiple engineering teams, ideally in a fast-paced consumer-facing product environment. They should possess the ability to influence technical and non-technical team members and solve software engineering challenges related to bug triage, source control, and continuous integration.
Must have:
  • 5+ years program management experience
  • Software development experience
  • Cross-functional project management
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Technical problem-solving abilities
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in a related field
  • Experience with consumer-facing products
  • Experience with lifecycle management in a fast-paced environment
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, 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:

  • Master’s degree, PhD, further education, or experience in engineering, computer science, or another related technical field.
  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience with lifecycle management in a fast-paced software environment.
  • Experience with consumer facing products.
  • Ability to use technical judgment to solve software engineering challenges involving bug triage, source control, continuous integration, etc.
  • Ability to be influential on a highly 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’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.

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.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Manage technology programs by defining milestones and success criteria, resource allocation, and successful on-time delivery.
  • Use technical judgment while working with large, 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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$142.0K - $211.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$176.5K/yr avg.
Worldwide

About The Company

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.

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