Program Manager II, NPI Materials Management, Technical Infrastructure

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
  
• Experience working with materials management and NPI in Hardware Manufacturing.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  
• Experience across all phases of a product from prototype to mass production to end of life.
  
• Experience with Rack, Server, Advanced Cooling solution development.
  
• Experience with leading or collaborating with influence for product launch and process optimization.
  
• Ability to deliver data driven/fact based analysis for business proposal, supply chain design, and supply risk mitigation.
  

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.

The Technical Infrastructure team is responsible for developing and maintaining data centers and building the next generation of Google platforms. As a Program Manager at Google, you will lead multidisciplinary projects, plan requirements with internal customers, and usher projects through the entire project life-cycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks, and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive material and supply chain readiness for all NPI builds from concept phase to production hand-off, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure a successful hand-off to partner teams.
  
• Identify, communicate, and manage supply chain risks and mitigation plans to ensure materials readiness for NPI builds as well as supply continuity into production.
  
• Manage spend against project budgets, and manage production risk buys and strategic buffers.
  
• Develop and document global supply chain map for each product, including suppliers, procurement model, lead time, shipment logistics, assembly/test/fulfillment model, and spares strategies.
  
• Update project schedules, communicate status, risks and influence change, and represent the New Product Introduction Supply Chain organization in internal program meetings, driving initiatives and process improvements to help the team grow in scalability.