Senior Technical Program Manager II, Strategic Operations, Data Center Planning

Job description

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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in program management.
• Experience operating as a central liaison to orchestrate multiple, interdependent projects simultaneously across cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing escalations, including leading crisis resolution, mitigating risks, and facilitating executive-level decision-making.
• Experience establishing business operations, performance metrics, and process improvements to streamline cross-functional workflows.
Preferred qualifications:
• Experience managing process improvements, Lean Six Sigma certification (e.g., Green Belt or Black Belt) or Process Management experience.
• Versatile expertise engaging and aligning partner functions including Finance, Delivery, Efficiency, Operations, and Engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to function as an operational nexus ("air-traffic controller"), orchestrating multiple complex projects simultaneously while maintaining alignment across partner teams.
• Takes initiative with excellent planning, analytical, and people-management skills.
• Strong project management, problem solving and analytical skills, combined with strong business judgment and communication skills.
• Proven track record of effectively managing cross-functional projects or teams in a matrixed organization, and delivering results with impact on critical business objectives.
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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
In this role, you will join our leadership team within Data Center Planning (DCP). This role serves as a master air-traffic controller for complex organizational priorities, managing critical escalations, driving cross-DCP alignment, and orchestrating seamless engagement across core partner teams including Finance, Delivery, Efficiency, and Business Operations.
You will act as a central nexus to streamline cross-functional workflows and usher complex initiatives through their full lifecycle. You will partner closely with executive stakeholders across Finance, Delivery, Efficiency, and Ops to navigate trade-offs, triage high-priority escalations, align strategic roadmaps, and ensure clear, operational communication across all interconnected teams.
This work requires exceptional horizontal visibility and strategic operational excellence. You will perform diagnostic process deep dives, unblock cross-team dependencies, manage multi-directional information flow, and establish operational frameworks to ensure the entire Data Center Planning (DCP) ecosystem operates with agility, speed, and alignment.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
• Manage cross-DCP alignment and lead integrated planning cadences with key partner teams, including Finance, Delivery, Efficiency, and Business Operations.
• Act as the central point of contact for operational escalations, routing critical issues, aligning decision-makers, and unblocking execution hurdles across teams. Drive dynamic resource alignment and prioritize initiative pipelines to support organizational velocity and strategic priorities.
• Establish cross-organizational strategic roadmaps, business metrics, and unified communication channels to ensure transparent reporting across all levels.
• Facilitate leadership decision-making by analyzing complex cross-functional trade-offs and delivering synthesized data-driven recommendations.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to continuously evaluate and optimize business processes and operational quality across the DCP ecosystem.Orchestrate complex change initiatives, ensuring organizational readiness and smooth adoption of operational transformations.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .