Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- 2 years of experience in material management and procurement.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- 3 years of experience in Contract Manufacturer (CM) management.
- 3 years of experience in operating software applications including Enterprise Resource Planning experience. Excellent problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
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.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
- Drive material readiness for mass production builds consistently.
- Be the primary material liaison with Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) or Contract Manufacturer (CM) and various teams within Google for product bring up and launch.
- Identify supply chain risks and mitigation steps to ensure material readiness from product goes into mass production (sustaining phase) and through End of Life (EOL).
- Communicate status, risks, and influence change. Drive initiatives and process improvements to help the team. Represent the materials organization in internal program meetings.
- Maintain budget records and provide a high level of Customer Service for internal customers. Manage, evaluate supplier/CM performance, recommend potential partners, support cost reduction programs.
