Senior Program Manager, Enterprise Security, Core

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• 8 years of experience managing programs and processes across distributed systems.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role.
• 5 years of experience with cross-functional programs within infrastructure security operations or related technical security domains (e.g., Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Security Automation).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience spanning multiple security domains, including, but not limited to, access control, network security, IP protection, policy management, risk management, and security exceptions.

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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

The Enterprise Security Operations (ESO) team manages infrastructure security operations globally at scale, leveraging AI, automation, and process improvements. By consolidating operational security work, ESO enables other teams to increase their velocity while improving the speed and quality of security outcomes through operational excellence. This work touches all aspects of information security, providing unique growth opportunities across various security domains.

As a Senior Program Manager in ESO, you will be responsible for creating and deploying systems to keep stakeholders and partner teams well-informed of progress and resource requirements. Furthermore, you will be critical in upholding operational security and quality metrics, tracking and reporting on Google risks and company-level OKRs, and helping to define team-level outcomes.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + 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

• Manage and grow a team of five Program Managers who are focused on designing and executing projects that transform manual processes into automated, self-service, or AI-powered security solutions.
• Establish the process, roles, budget, and strategic outlook for the Enterprise Security Operations (ESO) team, including leading and managing the expansion of security operations across all of Alphabet.
• Develop robust systems for tracking and reporting on critical metrics, including upholding operational security and quality standards, and clearly communicating progress against company-level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to leadership and partner teams.
• Drive operational excellence across ESO’s global infrastructure security operations, ensuring faster, higher-quality security outcomes by consolidating operational work and leveraging automation.
• Partner with leadership to define team-level outcomes and develop OKRs.