Cloud Program Manager

• Lead and manage multiple Google Cloud projects involving multiple teams for tier 1 enterprise and public sector organisations.
• Oversee the transition from sales discussions to actual project delivery, including initiation, planning resources, setting schedules, and managing project finances.
• Ensure projects are delivered effectively by tracking progress, reporting status, and planning for potential risks.
• Actively manage and resolve any project risks, issues, or actions to keep things on track and meet deadlines.
• Verify the quality of work delivered by both Google and partner teams against contract obligations.
• Manage project scope, making sure requirements are clear, prioritized, and aligned with work that might be done by Google Cloud Professional Services and/or partners.
• Maintain accurate project systems for forecasting resources and financials.
• Handle all tasks necessary to formally close out projects, including holding retrospectives to learn from the experience.
• Stakeholder management and negotiations throughout the project, including internal Google teams, clients, and partners.
• Project hygiene across all internal systems eg: CRM, Project planners, financial systems, etc

• Certified in any one of the two certificates - Google Cloud Digital Leader (CDL) and Google AI Leader (GAIL)
• 10+ years of experience leading digital transformation projects for major enterprise and public sector organizations.
• 10+ years of experience leading projects in technical domains like Cloud Infrastructure, modernizing applications, and data analytics.
• 5+ years of experience delivering cloud migration projects.
• 10+ years of experience with agile, waterfall, and hybrid project methodologies.
• 5+ years of experience managing partners and/or global delivery centres.
• Experience working with diverse, globally distributed teams and clients, and collaborating with partners to deliver effective solutions.
• Ability to lead project kick-offs, including preparation, coordination, and presentation.
• Experience in program management, client service, or management consulting.
• Experience with Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) like Jira, Asana, or SmartSheet.
• Hands-on experience running concurrent projects including creating status reports and tracking project finances.
• Hands-on collaboration suite experience with Office360 or Google Workspace
• Ability to work from Google’s Customer Office on weekdays as required by the project.

Preferred qualifications:

• Cloud Architect Certification from any of the major cloud providers.
• MBA or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• SCRUM Master or SAFe certifications.
• Experience using data to make decisions and prioritize tasks.
• Good understanding of the overall Cloud market and what makes different Cloud offerings stand out.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $50.85/hour - $79.46/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.