Technical Program Manager, Submarine Networks

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program management.
  
• 3 years of experience with one or more optical technologies such as client transceivers, optical metro and long-haul DWDM systems, or submarine systems.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Technical understanding in one or more areas relevant to submarine cable project deployment these include optical DWDM transmission, manufacturing process and QA, marine installation, environmental permitting, outside plant construction, telecommunications facility fit-out, co-location agreements.
  
• Strong organizational, multitasking and prioritization abilities with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a data-driven analytical approach to solving complex challenges.

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.

Responsibilities

• Confirm subsea network requirements with internal stakeholders. Manage the procurement process for cable systems, recommend vendor selection, and manage supply agreement discussions.
• Lead cross-functional teams, made of internal and external stakeholders, in project execution. Review and validate engineering decisions for cable routes and protection, landing point selections, shore-end solutions, and marine installation methods.
• Collaborate with vendors on permit acquisition strategies, monitor permit application processes and risks, develop mitigations, and assess schedule impacts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the readiness of cable landing stations, fronthaul, backhaul, and beach infrastructure to support cable installation.
• Manage vendor performance for contracted deliverables, quality, budget, and schedule. Discuss agreement variations and manage system handover processes.