Technical Program Manager, GenAI Model Release, Google Search

Search Intelligence is one of three core Product Area groups in Search (alongside Search Platform and Search Verticals), owning core Search and AI experiences. The team delivers response quality, user experience, and conversationality for reliable Generative AI informational journeys in collaboration with platform, vertical, and cross-Product Area teams.

Search Technical Program Managers (TPgMs) serve as strategic program leads and thought partners who establish clear, ambitious, and measurable goals with strict accountability and timelines. Leveraging AI tools, they drive automation and agentic solutions to act as critical thinkers, organizational connectors, and key enablers of engineering velocity.

In this role, you will partner directly with Search executives, engineering model captains, area leads, and the DeepMind OR team to guide model release evaluations and implementation. You will lead crucial prioritization and trade-off decisions that directly shape Search knowledge and intelligence quality, ensuring continuous alignment across teams.

You will have an understanding of AI model mechanics and the product development life cycle. You will analyze evaluations, identify loss patterns, navigate technical solutions, and execute out-of-model quality improvements. You will also manage nuanced communication with DeepMind for foundational model updates and streamline information flow across Search teams. You will possess high AI fluency to implement deep agentic automation effectively. You must grow under pressure, adapt quickly to fast shifts, and maintain strong operational momentum in a high-intensity environment.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Lead model releases for Search, evaluating DeepMind release applicants against strict quality bars to determine launch readiness.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve complex, ambiguous technical problems as Search evolves into a fully AI-enabled product.
• Design and execute end-to-end evaluation frameworks to analyze model applicant performance and refine output quality prior to deployment.
• Drive deep agentic automation across evaluation and release workflows to continuously increase operational velocity and efficiency.
• Facilitate informed decision-making and cross-team alignment to ensure Search GenAI products meet quality and performance standards.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience with Generative AI or LLM model releases.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.