Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager

Sunnyvale, CA, US Cambridge, MA, US Until 9/10/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 9, 2026 Last posted July 12, 2026
Job description

About the Job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.

Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge 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.

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

US: $240000 - $334000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Be a highly credible thought leader within Google and industry on the subject matter domain of the respective organization.
  • Establish a reliable and visible cadence for portfolio reviews, decision making, prioritization, and resource management, whereby improvements are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide. e.g., effective (re)deployment of machine and people resources leading to efficiency and utilization gains (mapping to the concept of resource stewardship).
  • Drive measurable program performance gains correlated to execution velocity. Establish governance over prioritization decisions to ensure alignment with key performance indicators.
  • Be a change advocate responsible for initiating and leading multiple organizations through pivots needed to address shifts in business trends and priorities.
  • Lead strategic planning framework for a complex program portfolio including direct influence over resourcing decisions, planning cadence, and planning stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in a technical program management role.
  • 7 years of experience in leadership roles with/without direct reports.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
About this role

Summary

Lead complex engineering projects, manage teams, improve program performance, and drive strategic initiatives.

Job title

Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Must be in Sunnyvale or Cambridge; remote not specified.

Salary

$240k–$334k

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

technical degree10 years experienceleadershipprogram management

Preferred skills

cross-functional managementstrategic planning

Specializations

project managementleadershipengineeringcross-functional
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

On-site City

Cambridge, MA, USA

On-site City