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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• * Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical
• experience.
• * 5 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• * 2 years of experience in program or project management, leading
• multi-disciplinary projects.
• * Experience in managing and partnering with external stakeholders.
• * Experience in technical category management, contract negotiation and
• supplier development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• * Experience with large-scale industrial engineering and construction programs,
• preferably Cable Landing Stations or Data Centers.
• * Experience working with general contractors, integrators and suppliers.
• * Excellent leadership and influencing skills.

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. Behind everything our users see online is
• the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running.
• From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation
• of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to
• be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart
• so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users
• have the best and fastest experience possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• * Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for products in the gCLS
• (Google-owned Cable Landing Station) space.
• * Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership,
• lead time, capacity, innovation and quality objectives for the products
• managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams
• (engineering, quality, operations, finance, legal, treasury, policy, tax
• etc).
• * Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive
• contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time and capacity objectives for
• the organization.
• * Implement supply chain, inventory and process improvements through supplier
• performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular
• reviews.
• * Manage contract approvals and signature execution processes.