Technical Program Manager, Home Device Software

Job description

Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management.
• Experience working with devices.
Preferred qualifications:
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with network architecture.
• Experience with embedded systems.
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 Google Home team is on a mission to create a home that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it. We aim to make a real difference in people's daily lives by creating a more helpful, comfortable, and sustainable home environment through our integrated ecosystem of devices, software, and AI-powered experiences. As Technical Program Manager (TPgMs) in Google Home, our goal is to transform Google's smart home innovation into high-quality, seamless products by providing the technical excellence and cross-functional leadership necessary for success.
The Google Home team focuses on hardware, software and services offerings for the home, ranging from thermostats to smart displays. The Home team researches, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make users’ homes more helpful. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities
• Manage technical projects or programs, working closely with Google engineers and technical staff to develop and track release milestones and schedules.
• Manage communication of progress within the core team and external stakeholders, and escalate issues as necessary.
• Assess the quality of releases through monitoring of incoming bugs and code changes to identify quality issues and trends.
• Develop tools and processes to improve software engineering productivity and own technical relationships with vendors and partners.
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 .