Program Manager, Contract Governance, Global Infrastructure Commercial Operations

This position is based in Mountain View, CA.

The area: Technical Infrastructure

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The role: Program Manager, Contract Governance, Global Infrastructure Commercial Operations - Mountain View

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus. As a Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your projects often span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and it's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines.

You are a savvy and energetic professional with world-class contract governance and vendor management skills. You lead Contract Governance operational processes and strategic initiatives in our team, Global Infrastructure Commercial Operations (GICO), which manages all aspects of commercial operations and governance of our vendors in Tech Infrastructure (networking, telecom, data center, etc.). To drive our vendors to adhere to contractual terms and deliver optimal value to Google, your role is to maintain and enhance processes and technical solutions to achieve clear understanding of complex contractual terms and deliverables and appropriately reflect them in our spend management system, from contract signing through termination. In this role will be interacting with other GICO groups (vendor managers, analysts, etc.), as well as other internal stakeholders (Legal, Engineers, Technicians, Program Managers, Finance, etc.). You are able to think globally and strategically and influence change across a complex, fast paced and demanding organization/environment. You have the willingness to dig deep into details yet remaining focused on big picture; you are motivated by continuous learning and growth.