Technical Program Manager, Networking SRE

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.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience managing technical projects within the Infrastructure or Networking domains.
• 8 years of experience in the delivery of infrastructure, software and services related projects.
• 3 years of experience leading a team and managing people.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
• Familiarity with operational concepts such as availability, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and error budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive critical networking reliability programs that support the reliability of Google’s Wide Area Network and Data Center networking across Google Cloud products.
• Lead highly technical strategic planning and execution by curating roadmaps, project timelines, and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), while proactively managing network dependencies, risk, and mitigation plans.
• Directly manage and mentor a team of EMEA-based Technical Program Managers, leveraging resources to maximize program impact and fostering an exceptional people-first environment alongside an excellent portfolio management.
• Coordinate projects and establish steering groups across Networking, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) partners, and development teams, ensuring exceptional stakeholder management and clear communication to senior leadership.
• Influence and align cross-functional teams with varied priorities, evaluating technical trade-offs to effectively manage business changes and program impacts.