Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, Next Generation Tools

Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: January 12, 2026

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelors degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of experience in program management. 7 years of experience in leadership role(s) with/without direct reports. 2 years of people management experience. Preferred qualifications: 10 years of experience directing a portfolio of technical programs in a changing organisation. Experience leading the development of global technical capabilities in a matrixed environment, operating as an executive manager. Ability to effectively discuss, influence and communicate cross-functionally and cross geography with all levels within Google. Excellent leadership and solution oriented approaches to ambiguous, global scale issues. About the job Googles 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. Youre equally at home explaining your teams 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. As the Manager of the Next Generation Tools team you will provide a goal for tooling scalable systems and demonstrate the technical judgement to guide the team to realize it. You will develop deep partnerships with executive leads of Engineering, Operations and Product teams and you will direct a transformative project portfolio of technical programs. In this role you will develop and bring to life the Next Generation Tooling strategy for the Gemini era that will ensure high quality and efficient human work, and transform how human intelligence is leveraged in a truly scalable map making process. The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives. The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$320,000 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 Lead the Global Delivery Organization (GDO) toolset and drive the GDO Next Generation Tools strategy. Devise, lead, and deliver projects, partnering across global teams, as required to deliver scalable technical capabilities that enable Geo’s priorities with specific focus on the tooling ecosystem. Manage and coach a team of Technical Program Managers to deliver on project goals in the tooling space. Ensure that Tools are secure, and that access to data is protected. Contribute to Technical Operations leadership by using technical knowledge and data driven insights to anticipate and solve Geo’s projects or problems. Advocate for technical issues and be recognized for expert technical judgement.

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