Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
Candidates will typically have 5 years of experience in program management.
Experience with software development and operating systems.
Preferred qualifications:
Ability to effectively influence and communicate cross-functionally and cross-geography with all levels of management.
Ability to independently make trade-offs in a highly ambiguous, fast-changing environment.
Ability to take initiative with a solution oriented attitude, and the ability to effectively operate with high energy, velocity, and flexibility.
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 projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.
Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.
Responsibilities
Influence and shape multi-year strategy for the Android Growth team.
Own the overall operating model for the Android Growth team includes Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and project and operational expenditure planning.
Drive team productivity, velocity, and quality improvements through continuous process innovation. Streamline existing processes and deprecate processes that no longer meet the team’s requirements.
Drive and own execution through the full software feature lifecycle from start to end. Collaborate with Engineers, Product Managers, and User Experience Designers and Researchers to meet the product requirements in a timely manner. Own specific areas for product launch (e.g., program planning, delivery roadmap), identifying risks and stakeholder communication.
Manage cross-functional relationships across internal and external partners. Drive stakeholders towards a common goal and resolve dependencies and risks proactively.
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