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Senior Lead Technical Program Manager, Core AI Foundations

Google
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Zürich, ZH

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Google seeks a Senior Lead Technical Program Manager for Core AI Foundations in Zurich. This onsite role requires a technical bachelor’s or equivalent, 10 years of program management, and 7 years in leadership, plus cross-functional experience and a track record forging partnerships with engineering teams. You’ll blend business acumen with entrepreneurial thinking to solve ambiguous problems using data and technology, while shaping strategic roadmaps and communicating with senior leadership. Responsibilities include leading and mentoring a TPM team, driving multi-year strategies from ideation to launch, and aligning executives with cross-functional partners to deliver high quality serving systems. To apply, tailor your resume to show large scale programs, measurable outcomes, cross-functional collaboration, and executive storytelling, and confirm willingness to work onsite in Zurich.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's 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.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.
  • Experience forging trusted partnerships with engineering teams to create a collaborative and a dynamic culture.
  • Excellent business acumen, innovative thinking, and an entrepreneurial spirit, along with the ability to solve ambiguous, real-world problems using data and technology.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, negotiation, and communication skills, with experience partnering with and advising senior executive leadership.

About the job

Google's 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. You're equally at home explaining your team's 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.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Technical Program Managers, fostering a culture of excellence and acting as a multiplier for the team's capabilities.
  • Navigate extreme ambiguity to define, own, and drive multi-year technical strategies, road maps, prioritization, and execution plans.
  • Lead critical programs from ideation to launch, acting as a strategic advisor to senior leadership while driving transparency and organizational accountability.
  • Partner at the executive level (Director/Vice President) with engineering, product, and cross-functional leaders to architect and deliver complex, and high-quality serving systems.
  • Identify systemic risks, untangle complex cross-organizational dependencies, and streamline execution across broad functional boundaries.