Project Manager, Google Cloud Professional Services

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  
• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Working knowledge of CRM tools (such as Salesforce.com).

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.

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Strategy and Operations and Professional Services leadership to create best practices for staffing and utilization management.
• Lead weekly staffing meetings with Professional Services teams and ensure supply and demand forecasts are accurate.
• Work independently to match consultants with projects based on skillset, availability, timezone and other constraints.
• Partner with team leadership to manage assigned consultants utilization, bandwidth and well being.
• Develop new KPIs and metrics for tracking staffing efficiency. Create and maintain strong relationships with practice managers and consultants.