Technical Program Manager II, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform in Waterloo, Ontario

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in program management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

• Experience executing product launch or go-to-market processes and launch execution.

• Knowledge of Google Cloud or other cloud technologies.

• Familiarity with AI/ML and differentiation of AI model building versus traditional software builds.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

The Cloud Applications team leads Google’s innovations in applications and services to power enterprise Artificial intelligence (AI) users. We are a multi-disciplinary team Technical Program Managers and Program Managers who collaborate closely with each other and with developers and Product Management to create innovative, and usable, products that enterprises value. The team executes and delivers on the needs of the teams in order to create amazing products and experiences.

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.

• Collaborate with software developers, product managers, and cross-functional groups to drive software development, and manage technical dependencies across the stack.

• Define and execute processes for gathering, assessing and prioritizing feature requests and problems requested.

• Define, iterate, and operationalize key metrics that will help achieve our product goals and allow the team to prioritize efforts.

• Exercise technical and product judgment to scope programs, manage schedules, and resolve program issues.

• Manage technical programs, drive multi-quarter roadmap, and communicate with executive stakeholders.

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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCPEEOPost.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.