Minimum qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

+ 5 years of experience in program management.

+ Experience in driving, building, and qualifying New Product Introduction (NPI) process stages with engineering teams.

+ Experience working in hardware or contract manufacturing for supply chain operations.

Preferred qualifications:

+ 5 years of experience in managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

+ Experience with Rack, Server, Advanced Cooling solution development, data center networking or optical engineering.

+ Experience with Supply/Demand Planning and Accounting/Finance.

+ Experience working with hardware programs (e.g., PCBA) or networking products (e.g., NICs, switches, optics, racks).

+ Ability to lead operational and strategic initiatives

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.

As a New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations Program Manager, you will be the primary Operations/Supply Chain interface to the development and deployment teams with the responsibility for driving operations new product development as well as supporting those products through production ramp.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

+ Lead cross-functional Program teams within Google and with external partners to prepare for production ramp or product transitions.

+ Plan and execute operations development activities and ensure transition to production within cost, quality and capacity parameters, and ensure production transitions meet program goals.

+ Manage ramp readiness with internal teams as well as external partners (i.e., material availability, cost, assembly, test, Bill of Materials (BOM), capacity readiness, and transition plans).

+ Drive cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain for specific strategic reasons, while accounting for risks, changes in schedule, or demand.

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