Lead Technical Program Manager, Fiber and Network Infrastructure (India)

Lead Technical Program Manager, Fiber and Network Infrastructure (India)

About the job

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 various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

The Fiber Infrastructure Engineering and Delivery team is a unified organization within Google Global Infrastructure (GGI), integrating the expertise of Capacity Infrastructure Engineering (CIE), Network Infrastructure Engineering (NIE), and Fiber and Capacity Delivery (FCD). Our mission is to deliver the resilient long-haul and metro fiber assets and data center network space that power Google's global growth and AI leadership. We operate at the intersection of technology and global scale, ensuring Google’s network infrastructure is the most reliable and efficient on the planet.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in technical program management, including infrastructure projects.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
• Experience in fiber optic network design/deployment (OSP) and data center infrastructure (ISP).

Preferred qualifications:

• 10 years of multi-disciplinary experience in network, fiber, electrical, and mechanical (cooling) systems.
• Experience working with global carriers and stakeholders in the EMEA and APAC telecommunications and data center markets.
• Track record in New Product Initiatives (NPI), specifically in defining standards for deployable infrastructure solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to navigate through ambiguity and build consensus among high-level executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate India program strategy to drive consistency and scale, aligning technical requirements with business goals to provide executive-level insights.
• Serve as the primary technical leader for the trifecta of OSP, ISP, and NPI. This includes defining requirements for the Google Global Network (GGN), designing data center infrastructure (space, power, cooling), and defining how new products are developed to be deployable globally.
• Manage complex global partner relationships, influencing design firms, carriers, and internal teams to solve large-scale network growth challenges.
• Establish systems to optimize end-to-end delivery, proactively managing risks to improve project lead-time, predictability, and cost-effectiveness. Lead and mentor a global team of Technical Program Managers, fostering a growth mindset and building transferable skills across GGI domains.
• Travel approximately 40%, primarily to Google’s Data Centers and remote infrastructure sites across the APAC region.