Google's Technical Program Manager role aims to solve complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects by leveraging technical expertise to manage execution from start to finish, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder needs.
Requirements
- Experience with software development and managing execution of programs that span multiple engineering teams.
- Ability to use technical judgment to solve software engineering challenges involving bug triage, source control, continuous integration, etc.
- Experience with lifecycle management in a fast-paced software environment.
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.
- Lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish.
- Manage execution of programs that span multiple engineering teams.
- Discuss the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.
Other
- 5 years of experience in program management.
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with consumer facing products.
- Ability to be influential on a highly integrated team of technical and non-technical members.
- Work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company.
