Technical Program Manager III, Hardware NPI, Cloud Supply Chain

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

This team's goal is to facilitate the organization and accessibility of the world's data by the integration of safe, secure, and serviceable hardware into Google Data Centers. The team works with Google’s data center operations requirements, quality, workflows, and processes. In this role, you will deliver NPI Hardware to the Global Fleet following the Product Life Cycle (PLC) process.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + 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

• Lead the operations workstream within the Product Life-Cycle (PLC) of hardware products, including compute and storage servers, networking, machine learning, and rack-level power and cooling systems.
• Gather operational requirements, identify risks, and establish mitigation plans while creating program plans and implementing pilots. Support testing, systems integration, and data center enhancements, representing operations in cross-functional design reviews and phase entry/exit reviews.
• Develop and manage integrated schedules and project plans, assessing the impact of design changes on operational requirements.
• Collaborate with partner teams to evaluate and prepare new hardware/software requirements throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) life cycle.
• Act as the primary liaison between data center technicians and engineering teams to communicate and manage requirements and risks for the assigned NPI program.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience with technical hardware design or system design.
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Life Cycle (PLC).

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with servers, storage, network, rack level infrastructure (e.g., power and cooling), machine learning rack or pod infrastructure.
• Experience with hybrid cloud architectures and public cloud providers.
• Experience with data center operations or infrastructure management.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across partner teams involved in the product life-cycle of hardware/software products.
• Excellent risk management skills by identifying technical or schedule threats early, developing robust mitigation strategies, and ensuring timely escalation to leadership.