Program Manager III, Supply Chain, Google Distributed Cloud

About the role

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is a fully managed software and hardware solution for data centers and edge locations to address regulatory, local data processing, survivability, and low-latency needs. GDC extends Google’s infrastructure and services to customer data centers, edge locations, and hybrid environments. Our mission is to power Google Distributed Cloud with a supply chain as intelligent, scalable, and resilient as the cloud itself. We connect innovation to execution, building trusted global partnerships, accelerating time-to-market, and enabling the hardware foundation that brings Google’s compute, AI, and edge capabilities closer to every user, everywhere.

Responsibilities

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• Act as the primary owner for complex customer orders intake, establishing and enforcing rigorous complex order acceptance criteria.
• Manage complex deployment variables, including Bill of Materials (BOM) configurations, rack layouts, and physical infrastructure mapping, prioritizing General Availability (GA) standardization in a dynamic environment.
• Leverage deep understanding of critical facility infrastructure, including power distribution, advanced cooling methodologies, and complex physical networking architecture, to navigate various customer environments.
• Lead engagements with global System Integrators (SIs) and hardware partners to drive procurement, track critical delivery milestones, and resolve high-level deployment escalations.
• Utilize technical proficiencies to script, automate, and interact with enterprise-scale AI systems, driving continuous process improvement and increasing overall supply chain predictability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience designing, constructing, or managing cloud infrastructure projects.
• Experience in cloud supply chain management.
• Experience managing hardware requirements with internal and external partners (e.g., Bill of Materials (BOM) configurations, rack layouts, and physical infrastructure mapping).

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Proven track record of managing complex projects and vendor relationships.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly.
  • Excellent communication and people management skills, with the ability to build relationships across functions and with external partners.

Skills

• Technical proficiencies to script, automate, and interact with enterprise-scale AI systems.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance.
• Retail Benefits: 401(k) with company match.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment.
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance.
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks.
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks.
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.

Pay

$159,000 - $230,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

Not specified