Program Manager, WAN Infrastructure and Capacity

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 1 year of experience in program or project management.
  
• Experience with network infrastructure operations or builds (e.g., optical transport/networking, dark fibre, DWDM networks and deployment planning).
  
• Experience with Risk Management, Program Management, Stakeholder Management and Escalation Management.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of project management in the deployment of terrestrial or subsea optical network infrastructure engineering design and construction projects.
  
• Ability to identify opportunities for and drive cross-functional process improvements across the organization.

Ability to manage project priorities and technical resources and have relationships with multiple partner-teams, directors or vendors.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to solve issues with a data-driven analytical approach.

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us - and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally within the organization to ensure the delivery of ultra long-haul, subsea and metro fiber optic infrastructure systems to support the core IP traffic demands which globally interconnect data center and peering facilities to serve Google users. You will manage multiple projects and work with Technical and Program/Product/Project Leadership to determine project priorities and resolve scheduling issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage optical transport infrastructure and capacity delivery for the region.
• Manage the delivery of network projects composed of metro/long-haul systems and fiber, leased wavelengths, circuit adds/moves/changes/disconnects, power, cross-connects, inside plant fiber, and more from inception through delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple network projects with competing priorities, ensuring stakeholders are informed of project status.
  
• Engage with external vendors for network build services and facilitate review and acceptance of vendor handover documentation.
  
• Assist upstream planning, design, and acquisition teams in developing infrastructure requirements, priorities, and delivery date expectations.