Senior Program Manager, Safety, Alignment, and Collaboration, DeepMind

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the annual and half-yearly business, including distilling key organization priorities and driving the goal processes.
• Develop, forecast, and manage headcount, budgets, and operational utilization while strategically allocating resources to projects based on timelines and priorities.
• Analyze resource and operational data to identify trends, perform ad hoc analyses, and implement strategies that reduce waste, friction, and bureaucracy.
• Lead high-priority, direct technical projects for the VP of Safety and Alignment and coordinate high-visibility executive reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
• 8 years of experience leading programs across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Experience in business operations, which includes owning key business processes.
• Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) safety.
• Ability to demonstrate success in fast-paced program execution and deliveries.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to audiences, including executive leadership.