Technical Program Manager, Google Pixel
Summary
Leads the development and launch of Google's first-party hardware products, coordinating global engineering, operations, and vendor teams to align on strategy, budgets, and timelines.
The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.
- Lead and scale end-to-end product development strategies for first-party Goods within a JDM model, navigating high ambiguity to define program architecture and drive overarching business, budget, and quality goals.
- Architect comprehensive program frameworks across globally distributed engineering, operations, and business teams, aligning cross-functional leadership on strategic priorities and resource allocation.
- Anticipate and engineer systemic solutions for cross-organizational bottlenecks. Drive strategic trade-off decisions at the leadership level to optimize product manufacturability, commercial viability, and time-to-market.
- Synthesize complex technical and operational data into compelling, executive-ready narratives that influence senior leadership (Director/VP) decisions and shape the first-party Goods portfolio strategy.
- Define and execute the strategic goal for external partnerships and JDM engagements, elevating vendor capabilities and negotiating complex engagements to optimize the broader hardware development lifecycle.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program management.
Preferred qualifications:
- 8 years of experience successfully shipping complex, high-quality consumer electronics or highly integrated hardware/software systems.
- Proven ability to orchestrate complex engineering ecosystems, globally distributed cross-functional groups, and vendor partnerships to align leadership and deliver multi-generational product goals.
- Fearless and proactive approach to navigate ambiguity, define strategic direction across simultaneous initiatives, and design scalable processes that ensure successful product launches.