Technical Program Manager, People & Culture

About The Role of a Technical Program Manager, People & Culture

The Program Management Team (PgM) at Google DeepMind plays a pivotal role in shaping and accelerating the delivery of the organization's highest priorities. This specific position is part of a PgM team that partners with People & Culture (P&C). As such, you will focus on leading programs that involve significant organizational and technical change, directly impacting how Google DeepMind operates and how its people work. This role is a Fixed-Term contract, ending in December 2026.

We are continuously seeking sustainable ways to optimize our work, collaborating closely with P&C and related teams to cultivate an environment that fosters both high collaboration and deep creativity, enabling responsible and groundbreaking research progress at an accelerated pace.

About Google DeepMind

Artificial Intelligence holds the potential to be one of humanity’s most impactful inventions. At Google DeepMind, a diverse team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts, and other specialists collaborate to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We are dedicated to leveraging our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, while also partnering with others on critical challenges, always prioritizing safety and ethics.

Key Responsibilities of a Technical Program Manager, People & Culture

As a Technical Program Manager in our People & Culture team, you will implement program management methodologies across multiple initiatives. Your focus will be on balancing progress with risk to achieve sustainable change and meet defined objectives. You will:

• Work with HR professionals, engineers, data scientists, and leadership to define project scope, goals, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Collaborate with your team to organize and optimize a portfolio of HR software and data projects, including migrations to new systems and the application of new AI techniques to tools and data.
• Act as the system owner and domain expert for Google DeepMind’s HR tooling and people data stack, understanding system interconnections, Google system interactions, and downstream data usage.
• Develop, maintain, and improve reporting and dashboards based on HR system data.
• Produce user guides, process documentation, and other educational resources.
• Partner with teams across both Google DeepMind and Google to ensure P&C priorities are translated into delivery plans and resources are allocated effectively.
• Work with your team on all aspects of end-to-end project planning and delivery, utilizing project methodologies like stand-ups, retrospectives, and agile boards.
• Clarify, communicate, and drive decisions regarding trade-offs between HR process priorities and HR tooling and data options.
• Effectively translate technical information for non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity and alignment.
• Collaborate effectively across international teams and various stakeholders, tracking progress, maintaining documentation, anticipating issues, and proposing solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges, making sound decisions that balance feasibility and project timelines.
• Critically evaluate technical proposals, understanding trade-offs, and assessing solution viability.
• Demonstrate a curious mindset and a commitment to continuous learning within your technical field and the broader AI landscape.

What We Look For In You

To succeed as a Technical Program Manager, People & Culture at Google DeepMind, we seek the following skills and experience:

• Passion for AI and proactive learning to enhance domain knowledge.
• Strong technical understanding of HR tools and systems, including platform migration experience.
• Ability to thrive in collaborative environments, bridging engineers and stakeholders toward a shared vision.
• Introductory understanding of SQL, dashboarding, and report generation from raw data.
• Comfort in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, demonstrating ownership and independent project driving.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and high responsiveness to project, team, and group needs.
• Strong communication skills, ability to build meaningful relationships, and influence actions and outcomes.
• Natural problem-solver, identifying root causes of technical challenges for elegant solutions.
• Curiosity and ability to practically and effectively use AI tools, with awareness of responsible AI use, risks, and limitations.

Additionally, the following would be an advantage:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycles.
• Product Management experience (direct or close partnership).

At Google DeepMind, we celebrate diversity in experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives to achieve extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of personal characteristics, and provide accommodations for disabilities or additional needs upon request.

Key skills/competency

• Program Management
• HR Systems
• Data Migration
• SQL
• Dashboarding
• AI Tools
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Project Planning
• Agile Methodologies
• Change Management