Technical Program Manager II, Engineering Productivity, Chrome OS

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience managing projects.
• Experience with SQL and data analysis.
• Experience creating dashboards.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in technical program management in a software development environment.
• Experience with distributed systems architecture.
• Experience with infrastructure and operating systems.
• Ability to adapt in a changing environment.
• Excellent communication skills.

About the job

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.

The Chrome and Chrome OS development ecosystems are driven by a mission to organize and support sustainability. As a Technical Program Manager of Engineering Productivity, you will be responsible for enhancing engineering velocity, scaling, supporting trust between teams, promoting alignment, advocacy, and sustainability.

Chrome OS delivers quality computing at scale to provide universal and unfettered access to information, entertainment, and tools. Our mission is to empower anyone to create and access information freely through fast, secure, simple, and intelligent computing.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, goals, timelines, and key milestones, manage resources, anticipate and mitigate risks, and drive projects to completion.
• Identify opportunities to optimize development and release processes. Design, implement, and drive adoption of best practices and tools to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Establish key performance indicators and metrics, collect and analyze data, and use insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with stakeholders across engineering teams, product management, and other functions, and communicate, influence decisions, and manage expectations.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members, stay current with industry trends and best practices in engineering productivity and software release management.