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# Technical Program Manager, Google Play Developer

- **Company:** Google
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Google Play
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5A7090685C6E4FDFA9BD47C7EDFA3202/job/

## About the Role

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area., * Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 5 years of experience in program management.
 * Experience in program management, including predictive risk management, resource estimation, and global stakeholder steering.
 * Experience navigating engineering organizations with dependencies and cross-site partners.
 * Experience navigating engineering scope, assessing feasibility, and managing dependencies across a global stack.

Preferred qualifications:

 * Proven track record of managing portfolio planning and roadmap prioritization, ensuring alignment between engineering, product, and executive North Star metrics
 * Proficiency in leveraging AI tools and frameworks to automate workflows, enhance data-driven decision-making, and accelerate program execution.
 * Strong negotiation skills with the ability to drive consensus across organizational boundaries and reach agreement on product direction.
 * Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical trade-offs for executive audiences and align stakeholders.

## Description

* Lead and coordinate projects that span offices, product areas, and time zones, ensuring all players are aligned on progress and deadlines.
 * Partner with engineering and product leads to accelerate organizational execution and drive high-priority initiatives.
 * Manage the organization's portfolio planning and prioritization, drive Roadmap/Objectives and Key Results (OKR) planning, milestones, and software schedules in partnership with Product, UX and Engineering.
 * Advocate the use of AI best practices and tools to automate workflows, reduce manual toil, and improve overall program efficiency.
 * Architect scalable processes and introduce governance frameworks to reduce organizational complexity and improve global communication.


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