Technical Program Manager, Design and Co-location

Overview

As a Technical Program Manager for Google’s data center infrastructure, you will lead cross-functional engineering programs that ensure scalable, reliable electrical and mechanical designs. You will mentor global teams, oversee rack, space, and power capacity planning, and drive standards for Google-owned spaces. You’ll manage project lifecycles from requirements gathering to delivery, communicating with executives and stakeholders to balance trade-offs and timelines. This role offers impact by shaping the backbone of Google’s data centers and platforms at scale.

Responsibilities

• Review and improve electrical and mechanical designs of data center spaces
• Mentor and lead team members across regions
• Oversee rack space and power capacity planning and reporting
• Develop and enforce design and build standards for Google-owned spaces
• Manage team resource planning and allocation
• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects across the lifecycle
• Gather requirements from internal customers and translate into actionable plans
• Identify risks, communicate them to stakeholders, and drive mitigation
• Present analyses and recommendations to executives and engineers
• Manage engineering-specific programs and teams to meet objectives

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or Math, or equivalent practical experience
• 8 years of experience in data center infrastructure management or planning
• 5 years of experience in leadership roles (with or without direct reports)
• Experience with electrical or mechanical engineering in a data center environment
• Experience with rack, space, and power capacity management and reporting

• strong organizational and prioritization abilities
• excellent written and verbal communication
• data-driven investigative approach
• data center infrastructure management
• electrical/mechanical engineering in data centers
• rack, space, and power capacity planning

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