Regional Manager, Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction
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.
As a Regional Manager for Data Center Network Infrastructure Construction (DC-NICon), you will lead a team of Technical Program Managers (TPMs) dedicated to delivering Google's network infrastructure at an unprecedented scale. You will be responsible for the growth, mentorship, and organizational health of your team while providing strategic oversight for a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary construction projects. Leveraging your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you will serve as a primary liaison for your region between cross-functional partner teams to ensure alignment on scope, schedule, and technical requirements. You will drive the technical direction of your programs, identify systemic bottlenecks, and architect innovative solutions to improve execution efficiency and predictability. Your role is critical in navigating ambiguity, managing high-level stakeholder relationships, and ensuring that Google’s network capacity demand is met on time and within budget.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + 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, mentor, and grow a team of TPMs, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and technical excellence.
- Oversee large-scale program portfolios, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with global business goals and data center infrastructure strategies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with executive leadership and cross-functional partners to streamline processes and resolve highly critical issues within a cross-functional organization.
- Identify and mitigate critical program dependencies and risks, while managing resource availability and productivity data to drive accurate forecasting and budgeting.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in project or construction management, specifically with network infrastructure (i.e., fiber optic cabling, cable tray, racks, etc.).
- 8 years of experience in technical program management within a construction or infrastructure environment.
- 8 years of experience with single-mode optical fiber, structured cabling, and construction planning.
- 3 years of experience managing people and mentoring teams.
Preferred qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in telecommunications, low-voltage, fiber-optics, or critical systems construction management leading and building teams in a technical environment.
- 5 years of experience managing vendor relationships and applying standard practices in the design and construction industry working in data centers or similar mission-critical environments involving impact to core functionalities and formal change control processes.
- 5 years of experience with large-scale facility electrical and mechanical systems relative to network infrastructure utilizing fast-track design-build processes to deliver complex infrastructure projects.