Technical Program Mgr

Job Summary

As a Senior Technical Program Manager for Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) partnership, you will serve as the primary liaison between Google and Net App engineering—translating partner priorities into actionable engineering plans and driving delivery through to resolution. You will apply cloud and storage platform expertise to understand architecture, dependencies, and tradeoffs across Google-facing deliverables spanning multiple Net App Products. You will operate independently in a fast-paced, matrixed environment: triaging and tracking incoming asks through Product Variance Requests, aligning prioritization with Google and Net App counterparts, partnering with Product Management to shape requirements and secure engineering commitments, and keeping stakeholders informed through delivery.

You will also support customer-impacting cases and escalations, coordinating between Google Support, internal support teams, and engineering to drive timely resolution.

• 10–12+ years in technical program management, partner engineering, release management, or equivalent leadership of complex cross-organizational software programs.
• Serve as the primary liaison
  between Google and Net App engineering—building trusted relationships on both sides and ensuring clear communication, alignment, and follow-through on shared commitments.
• Own partner-facing program delivery
  for Google deliverables across Net App products covering - infrastructure, Kubernetes/container storage integration, and Net App’s object storage—from intake through engineering execution and release or resolution.
• Apply
  cloud and storage platform expertise
  to understand architecture, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs; facilitate productive discussions with architects and engineers on both sides.
• Track and manage incoming asks
  through the Product Variance Request (PVR) process—capturing scope, validating feasibility, maintaining visibility, and ensuring asks are routed to the right owners with clear status.
• Drive prioritization
  with Google and Net App counterparts—balancing partner urgency, business impact, engineering capacity, and strategic alignment across a dynamic request pipeline.
• Partner with Product Management
  to translate partner asks into well-defined requirements, secure engineering commitments, and maintain traceability from ask to delivery.
• Build and maintain integrated program plans
  including milestones, dependencies, owners, and risks; proactively surface blockers and drive mitigation across organizational boundaries.
• Provide stakeholder tracking and reporting
  to Google, engineering leadership, and internal partners—executive-ready status on priorities, progress, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Support cases and escalations
  affecting Google environments—triage issues, coordinate between Google Support, Net App support, and engineering, and drive root-cause analysis and resolution with clear ownership and follow-up.
• Operate
  independently with strong judgment
  in a matrixed, partner-facing environment—anticipating needs, driving next steps across time zones and organizations, and escalating when decisions require leadership input.
• Run work in
  Agile, waterfall, or hybrid
  models as appropriate—adapting planning and operating rhythms to partner cadence, release constraints, and team practices.
• Influence without direct authority
  across engineering, product, support, and partner teams; resolve conflicts and build consensus on priorities, scope, and delivery commitments.
• Improve partner program efficiency through practical process discipline and tooling (Jira, dashboards, tracking systems, automation) where it adds value.

• Cloud platform and enterprise storage experience; partner or customer-facing TPM background; familiarity…