Technical Program Manager, Audience Engagement and Development, Search

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
New York, NY, USA;
Mountain View, CA, USA
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• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience in media, publishing, or content ecosystems.
• Experience navigating the launch process for AI-related changes.

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Strong understanding of user engagement models, web traffic dynamics, and the evolving landscape of AI and publisher relations.

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.

As a Technical Program Manager on the Search Ecosystem team, you will play a pivotal role in leading Google AI experiences that build publisher and user trust, scaling a user-publisher affinity model, and enabling Reader Revenue Manager (Subscribe with Google) growth via country expansion and feature delivery. You will be responsible for driving the end-to-end execution of complex program work streams, from planning and development through launch and landing.

You will manage the program's lifecycle, navigate ambiguity, and exercise independent judgment to ensure we meet ambitious goals.

This role involves close collaboration with a distributed engineering team and requires a strong ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders across various organizations. You will be instrumental in launching and iterating on zero-to-one initiatives that facilitate a value-based engagement model, with a significant impact on Google's AI capabilities and user experiences.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information - any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $237000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Elevate user experiences, helping them discover and connect with trusted sources across Google surfaces.
• Drive strategic programs, like subscription enablement, to strengthen relationships between creators and audiences.
• Drive cross-functional work streams and manage milestones across multiple product areas.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, partnerships, and research to define strategy, roadmaps, and metrics.
• Unblock technical challenges and communicate program health to executive leadership.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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