Program Manager III, Spares Readiness, Data Center Operations
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in supply chain management (e.g., infrastructure operations, supply chain operations, data center operations or manufacturing).
- Experience with advanced data analytics/statistical analysis (e.g., SAP, SQL, dashboard creation).
Preferred qualifications:
- Lean or Six Sigma certification.
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience coordinating projects or programs across global teams, spanning multiple offices, time zones, and regional environments.
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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. Google owns and operates the most advanced fleet of data centers and core technical infrastructure to power services and features used by billions of people around the world. Data Center Central Operations is responsible for keeping these sites operating efficiently and safely.
Within the Central Operations team, this role is part of the Spares Readiness team and will be accountable for the improvement/sustainment of projects/programs that support our mission of ensuring that data centers have spare parts available to sustain critical and ongoing operations. This role is critical to keeping our data centers running worldwide.Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, data center site leaders, data center site teams, and cross-functional supply chain teams and design targeted communication plans to manage expectations and enable effective decision-making.
- Author comprehensive program charters and create detailed project plans that define scope, timelines, resources, and dependencies for advanced programs.
- Determine program phasing and key metrics to drive continuous improvement and optimize resource stewardship throughout the program lifecycle.
- Establish program governance by defining data collection methods, maintaining project trackers, and leading project team meetings to drive progress.
- Execute program tasks by proactively managing dependencies, identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment with core product values. Develop and execute comprehensive change management plans, including impact analysis and progress monitoring, to support program stakeholder needs.
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