Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience with software development and feature release.
• Experience with algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in developing new processes, demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to get things done, and organizing team thoughts and actions.
• Experience with audio systems or audio engineering.
• Experience with consumer devices.

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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

As a Technical Program Manager focused on audio algorithms, you will keep an innovative engineering team firing on all cylinders. You will work closely with engineers, product managers, and CMs/ODMs/OEMs to get high-quality products built, tested and released on time. You will bridge the gap between critical technologies and the top-level system, coordinating many fast-changing, moving parts that come together as a product. You possess excellent communication skills and can answer all questions about schedules, status (including technical challenges) and next steps. You are responsible for identifying and managing risks, making sound judgments about quality, and stopping (or speeding up) development at the right time.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Audio engineers, user experience researchers, product managers, and a broad cross-functional team to manage the development and validation of audio algorithms used on Pixel products.
• Interface with engineers across both hardware and software, estimate work efforts, define milestones and manage resources.
• Drive Algo development throughout feature life-cycle by resolving dependencies, evaluating risks and communicating status to management and project stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Identify and remove obstacles hindering development. Identify communication gaps, manage issue escalations and provide support to teams balancing competing priorities.
• Establish clear processes to help scale execution, identify systemic problems and recommend solutions, clarify roles and responsibilities for core teams involved in algorithm development.