Technical Program Manager

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in network planning, engineering, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 5 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in developing and implementing large-scale network infrastructure plans.
• Understanding of network infrastructure components and technologies, including data centers, fiber optics, and Internet Protocol networking.
• Excellent problem-solving, selection-making and communication skills.

About the job

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.

In this role, you will help shape the future of the region’s network infrastructure and capacity. You will be a key driver in developing and executing network forecasts and roadmaps that directly impact the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our network. You will have an understanding of data analysis and drive innovation in a global environment. You will act as a subject matter expert and will contribute to the broader network planning community within Google.

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.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement network infrastructure and capacity plans for the Asia Pacific region, aligning with Google's network roadmap and business goals.
• Utilize data analysis and modeling to forecast demand and optimize network scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Identify issues and solutions to enhance network planning and rapid product deployment.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with engineering, product, and architecture teams to ensure successful plan implementation.
• Maintain technical knowledge of network technologies and effectively communicate strategies and recommendations to all stakeholders.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.