Leadership Technical Program Manager, Planning Operations

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 AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000-$278,000 + 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 Planning Operations team, resolving high-level long-haul optical plans into detailed proposed designs with continuity and inventory alignment.
• Manage inventory gaps by allocating consumption to Salesforce opportunities or triggering new acquisitions. Coach and develop the team for career growth and impactful work.
• Oversee asset modeling, inventory intake, and geospatial cataloging of new terrestrial fiber and rack/space/power assets.
• Monitor supply-to-demand matching to ensure published plans have clear traceability to inventory. Maintain data integrity standards and lead operational quarterly business reviews (QBRs).
• Serve as the primary interface for design clarifications, inventory resolution, and iterations. Apply operational science to measure health meet Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and ensure first-pass design criteria.
  

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience managing network projects.
• Experience in an Outside Plant (OSP) and Inside Plant (ISP) network, specifically terrestrial fiber routes and cable vault infrastructure.
• Experience managing a team, focusing on operational delivery and career coaching.
• Experience managing fiber optic network inventory data and ensuring data integrity.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
• Experience in fiber splicing and optical power budget calculation.
• Experience with design automation and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
• Excellent problem-solving ability, data analysis, and advanced data handling skills.