Senior Technical Program Manager II, AI Transformation, Core Systems

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

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• Direct the complete lifecycle of complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives from strategic inception through delivery and continuous optimization across core platform teams.
• Distill intricate engineering execution and risk profiles into actionable executive reporting, leveraging metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enhance cross-team operational visibility.
• Drive critical architecture decisions, proactively mitigate technical risks, and manage complex system migrations and deprecations to keep partner teams unblocked.
• Advocate ecosystem integration across various engineering groups and product areas, driving clarity, dependency resolution, and milestone alignment in highly ambiguous environments.
• Streamline cross-functional execution processes, partner with leadership to optimize platform tooling, and mentor TPM peers to expand organizational capability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, agentic AI frameworks and agent development, or model development lifecycle.
• Experience leading software programs and technical initiatives across multiple product areas.

Preferred qualifications

• 10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience leading process transformation and product strategy.
• Strong engineering background with the ability to partner as a peer to partner with Principal Engineers, Distinguished Engineers, and Fellows, deep diving into complex architectural problems as needed.
• Ability to synthesize technical insights to influence executive leadership and align cross-functional engineering teams without direct authority.

Benefits

US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits