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Posted date: Nov 04, 2026
Location: Kirkland, WA
Level: Director
Description
Define/manage a program portfolio solving problems that target high business impact for the organization and product area. Lead a governance structure that drives effective executive decision-making. Ensure governance structure effectively exposes and mitigates dependencies. Establish a reliable and visible cadence for program reviews, decision-making, prioritization, and resource stewardship (effective deployment of machine and people resources) whereby improvements such as efficiency and utilization gains are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide. Implement communications standards across a portfolio of programs including executive and key partner communications. Seek out and identify change management opportunities that increase program velocity and which affect multiple teams. Apply governance over change management to ensure it’s used effectively.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.
The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
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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Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in program management. 5 years of experience in leadership role with/without direct reports. Experience managing cross-functional technical programs.Preferred qualifications: 8 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects. Experience in managing the execution of technical programs. Experience in working with engineers, product managers, product specialists or operations managers to drive product development. Experience in managing product development through the entire life cycle (e.g., from evaluation and planning through design, development, delivery and transition to maintenance). Experience in leading technical projects with multiple stakeholders. Experience in managing projects and communicating between technical and non-technical teams.