Technical Program Manager III, Design Delivery

• Define, lead, and own data center design delivery, translating ambiguous design requirements and goals into clear, phased project plans, while maintaining trackers, metrics, and risk registers to handle escalations.
• Build trusted relationships and drive alignment across senior internal stakeholders and external partners, managing the negotiation and execution of technical Scopes of Work (SOWs) and commercial agreements with strict budgets.
• Drive the technical due diligence to evaluate engineering scope, determine milestones, assess engineering resource needs, and ensure physical construction adheres to technical design standards.
• Anticipate change requirements, develop structured change management rollout plans (including impact analysis), and resolve misalignments.
• Apply a structured Continuous Improvement (CI) approach to establish standard review cadences, optimize resource stewardship, and scale best practices.

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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XApplicants 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.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Austin, TX, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA ., * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in technical program management, engineering delivery, or managing design-to-construction lifecycles for data centers or physical infrastructure.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder design lifecycles, with a focus on working with developers, Architects, and Engineers (AEs).
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, technical risk mitigation, and commercial agreements (including SOWs)., * Master’s degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline, Architecture, Construction Management, or Business Administration.
• Experience implementing automated data trackers, program reviews, and metrics-driven dashboards to optimize program execution and velocity.
• Strong proficiency in structured change management and Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies within large, complex organizations.
• Deep domain knowledge of data center power, cooling, structural systems, or multi-tenant (colocation) site designs.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate high ambiguity, influence executive decision-making, and manage a program portfolio with strategic, cross-organizational impact.

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 mission is to unblock and accelerate Google Cloud’s global expansion by engaging with third-party developers to rapidly scale critical infrastructure, providing the end-to-end technical leadership required to acquire, deliver, and diversify our utility, vendor, and supply chain dependencies.

As a Design Delivery Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will lead the technical design lifecycle of Google’s next-generation data centers, focusing on Third Party Data Centers. You will act as the crucial technical and operational bridge between internal Google engineering stakeholders and external developers, Architects, and Engineers (AEs), shepherding designs through their lifecycle to ensure the physical data centers are constructed in strict alignment with Google’s design intent.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $237000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits, Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle’s EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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