Manager, Security Technical Program Management

Manager, Security Technical Program Management at Google

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

In this role, you will be leading and managing projects within Product and Enterprise Security Engineering teams. Working cross-functionally and alongside Security Engineers, you will have a positive impact on the security of Google’s data and infrastructure. You will require sound judgment under pressure, a technical background, meticulous attention to detail and outstanding communication skills. You will coordinate between many stakeholders, set expectations for deliverables from many different teams, keep track of success of parallel efforts, identify key roadblocks and work with the team members involved to keep things moving. You will be the owner of large security programs and ultimately responsible for their success. You will deliver programs with significant business impact.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of cybersecurity and project management experience leading and delivering security programs.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership and people management role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering security solutions and managing programs.
• Experience articulating clear team goals, and leading a team towards the implementation of these milestones.
• Ability to drive steering committee and cross-functional team meetings to deliver technical solutions while mitigating risks and resolving issues.
• Ability to work in a structured environment, and to influence at all levels while managing with ambiguity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, conflict/resolution management, active listening, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Technical Program Managers driving security efforts for Alphabet Acquisitions and Bet companies. Guide the team using your technical experience and domain knowledge. Mentor new team members.
• Lead security assessments and design mitigation strategies for raising the security bar of Alphabet Acquisitions and Bet companies. Assess technology, integration and separation risks and drive remediation efforts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide technical direction and influence technical design. Recommend and oversee engineering solutions to resolve discovered security gaps.
• Build and leverage strong relationships with our customers and key partners. Create a collaborative work environment within the team that fosters transparency, innovation, and learning.
• Work with executive leaders to drive decisions and a high security bar for our engagements. Support the leadership team in managing the team's overall culture, morale and well-being.

Key Skills/Competency

• Cybersecurity Program Management
• Technical Leadership
• Risk Management & Mitigation
• Security Assessments
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• People Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Product & Enterprise Security
• Technical Design Influence
• Executive Communication