Technical Program Manager, Data Center Technology Systems

About The Role

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reno, NV, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in infrastructure program management.
• Experience in end-to-end technical and product program management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• Experience in large-scale infrastructure projects, especially data center facility and product designs.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and succeed at a fast pace of change.

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, Data Center Technology Systems 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.

Google is revolutionizing the construction of hyperscale data centers, moving from traditional, multi-year, custom-built monoliths to a more agile approach of manufactured, modular, and just-in-time deployments. The Data Center Technology Solutions (DCTS) team is at the forefront of this transformation, driving innovation and efficiency across the design, engineering, manufacturing, and execution of these next-generation data centers.

As the cross-functional engine of DCTS, the Technical Program Management organization orchestrates the end-to-end execution of our technical transformation. We manage the full product lifecycle—from initial market intelligence and technology incubation through development, pilot, validation, and global technical insertion—partnering across all DCTS pillars to deliver innovative results. Beyond product delivery, this organization drives enterprise-wide process improvements to elevate the efficiency of DCTS and the broader Google Data Center organization.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 scope for end-to-end cross-functional product development of new products and programs, stretching to address undefined challenges with limited guidance.
• Guide products through the end-to-end product lifecycle process, driving scope, schedule, cost, and resource management using existing processes.
• Work closely with other disciplines and cross-functional teams to define and deliver on all product requirements documents.
• Work with partner teams across data centers to execute successful product insertions, delivering innovative designs and working to establish a streamlined supply chain and reliable deployments that meet cost and turn-up schedule and delivery goals.
• Lead project meetings, take minutes, provide status updates, manage project resources, budgets, schedules, contract scopes of work, risk management, and overall communications plans; Monitor and communicate progress, risks, and mitigations for defined programs, seeking guidance as needed and applying existing best practices to improve programs.

Key skills/competency

• Program Management
• Product Development
• Infrastructure Management
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Data Center Technology
• Project Execution
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Supply Chain Optimization
• AI Infrastructure

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .