Google Cloud Platform Technical Program Manager

Job Role: Google Cloud Platform Technical Program Manager
Location: Milpitas, CA
Employment Type: C2C / W2
Job Description

Looking for an experienced project manager to be part of a dynamic team supporting IT Business Applications. This position's primary responsibility is the management of strategic initiatives and programs within the enterprise environment. The Technical Program Manager will be responsible for working across multiple groups, towers, and geographies to successfully deliver business value. This individual will need excellent communication skills, determination, and perseverance to be successful.

The Technical Program Manager will manage a set of projects as well as participate in short- and long-term strategy planning, working closely with Operations Teams, Application Teams, and business units to ensure proper execution of project and program plans.

The position requires broad experience across many core IT technologies and services — including IT Infrastructure, Data Analytics, and AI implementation — extending to monitoring and management functions.

We are seeking a hands-on cloud leader who can combine Google Cloud architecture expertise with modern AI/GenAI capabilities, drive enterprise transformations, advise business stakeholders, and lead technical delivery teams from strategy through implementation.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute IT projects across various areas, including Enterprise Applications and Information Security.
• Apply project management disciplines and experience to develop plans covering project definitions, scope, business requirements, cost, completion dates, resource allocation, and quality/reliability for a group of projects across one or more complex programs.
• Actively partner with IT teams to ensure appropriate processes and templates are utilized for project and program success.
• Establish and manage multiple project deliverables, communicate project and program vision, and ensure IT resources are aligned properly.
• Maintain project budgets and schedules, and manage resource levels to achieve project success.
• Utilize both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, driving technical and functional teams to complete critical-path business requirements in a timely fashion.
• Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedules are evident.
• Develop and manage short- and long-term program roadmaps.
• Prioritize work on projects and programs based on business need and IT capability.
• Drive expectation setting and leadership management within IT and the business.
• Drive and assist with the development of business cases.
• Engage with key business stakeholders to understand their needs, document requirements, and perform business analysis.
• Facilitate the vendor selection process and manage vendor relationships.
• Maintain a high level of organization and planning while communicating with stakeholders to meet timelines and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Regularly identify risks and communicate project health to senior leadership.
• Identify and direct changes through appropriate review and approval mechanisms.
• Resolve most conflicts between timeline, budget, and scope independently, escalating complex issues to portfolio management as needed.
• Look for process definition and improvement opportunities, and lead others in adhering to and improving existing IT processes.
• Demonstrate flexibility and resilience in response to changing or ambiguous work situations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of IT experience.
• 10+ years of experience successfully leading and managing across diverse projects and programs.
• Project Management Certification (PMP) preferred but not required.
• Strong understanding of application security scanning practices such as SAST, DAST, and penetration testing.
• Security certification such as Security+ or CISSP is a plus.
• Experience with ServiceNow development projects and security vulnerability remediation projects is a plus.
• Technical experience required; SDLC, Agile, and Scrum methodology experience required.
• Strong cross-group collaboration skills and experience working across multiple teams within a division and across an organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and listening communication skills.
• Ability to assist in creating project roadmaps.
• Experience with MS Project, O365, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, and Jira.