Technical Program Manager II, Cloud Networking, Network Acquisition

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience managing projects.
• Experience in network infrastructure acquisition, specifically dark fiber, transport systems, and colocation space.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience with real estate acquisition and entitlements.
• Experience working in a network vendor or telecommunications carrier environment.
• Knowledge of financial analysis, construction, project management, and carrier networking.

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.

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.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will be responsible for managing the planning and deployment of Google's physical network infrastructure. This includes the continuing evolution of the physical networking plant that connects our data centers.

In this role, you will design and acquire new fiber routes that provide scalable, low-latency network paths in North America. You will work closely with vendors and suppliers that provide network construction and maintenance services. This includes subject matter experts designing network solutions that involve infrastructure assets such as dark fiber, conduit, and colocation facilities. You will travel up to 30% of the time as needed.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,000-$172,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Execute agreements for dark fiber, wavelength, and colocation space under existing master agreements.
• Manage dark fiber construction projects for new metro, long haul, and lateral routes.
• Design splicing plans and schematics for routing high-count fiber cables through complex networks.
• Evaluate alternatives and develop cost estimates for project-specific feasibility studies.
• Prepare drawings, maps, scopes of work, and other materials as needed to clearly describe projects to external vendors and internal stakeholders.