Technical Program Manager III, Compute Resource Planning, Platforms and Devices

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience building, automating, and developing distributed systems from ideation to deployment.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement Methodologies (eg., Lean, Six Sigma, Kanban, Kaizen etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience identifying process improvements and quantifying impact.
• Experience identifying process improvements and quantifying impact.
• Experience in navigating ambiguity.
• Understanding of machine resource provisioning, allocating, and queueing/scheduling systems.
• Understanding of accounting-based or capacity planning principles.

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.

The Compute Resource Management Team performs demand signaling, manages allocations, and monitors utilization of pools of compute resources for Product Groups within the Platforms and Devices.

In this role, you will execute technical initiatives related to machine resource planning, operational programs for demand signaling and allocation, metrics collection and analysis, and rollout of new tools and capabilities. You will work cross-functionally with key Product Group stakeholders across different disciplines, and unique resource users to help them identify ways to access compute resources easily and educate them on efficient usage and new platform features. You will also collaborate across Google and Alphabet to share best practices and provide user feedback on constantly evolving infrastructure.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Develop and rollout operational processes and tools for compute resources based on best practices and feedback from Vertical stakeholders and users. 
• Establish metrics to inform planning decisions and measure efficiency and utilization, including reporting and alerting.
• 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.
• Identify, communicate, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders within one or more teams to drive impact and work towards mutual goals. Build, maintain and enhance business, operational, and management dashboards.
  

Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand or identify defined work problems and program goals, obtain prioritized deliverables, and discuss program impact.Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to understand or identify defined work problems and program goals, obtain prioritized deliverables, and discuss program impact.