Technical Program Manager, Security

Job description

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.

Office of Cybersecurity Resilience's (OCR) mission is to enable Alphabet and external partners to anticipate, mitigate, and rapidly recover from cyber threats through data-driven risk management, secure-by-default technology, and integrated response.

Our Program Management Office (PMO) team partners with OCR and advances this mission via deep integration, domain expertise, craft of program management, versatility, and a high-performing team.

You will be part of the Alphabet Use of Cloud (AUC) team, which focuses on managing and minimizing risks associated with Alphabet's global use of public cloud platforms, including GCP, etc.

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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and client teams to deliver risk mitigation efforts that support Google’s use of public cloud infrastructure.
• Work closely with Security Engineering and Software Engineering teams and ensure ongoing alignment in service of the overall Security and Business goals.
• Apply technical expertise to foster alignment, oversee dependencies, define project scope, guide prioritization, and facilitate execution across teams.
• Deploy program management frameworks and tools to optimize execution, establish priorities, monitor milestones, and coordinate interdependencies.
• Cultivate partnerships with essential stakeholders and Product Area leads, establishing communication structures to manage evolving priorities, track program health, and address risks.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in program management.
  
• Experience working and partnering with enterprise security or software development teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in technical program management.
• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience using quantitative analysis to inform decisions and proficiency in data analytics.
• Experience using AI and seek opportunities to use AI/ML technologies to lead improvements across programs.