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Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, AI2, Physical Infrastructure and Robotics NPI

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Compensation
$240–333K/yr
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Google seeks a senior technical program leader to oversee complex engineering programs in AI and physical infrastructure. The role involves strategic portfolio planning, resource decisions, governance, and measurable execution improvements across organizations. Preferred experience includes large-scale data center robotics and logistics deployments, as well as end-to-end NPI and production ramps for AI/ML compute racks, power distribution, and liquid cooling systems.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementLeadershipHardware ProgramsData Center InfrastructureCross-Functional Project ManagementData Center RoboticsAutomated Guided VehiclesRack-Handling FleetsMaterial Movement LogisticsNPIProduction RampAI/ML Compute RacksHigh-Density Power DistributionLiquid Cooling Systems

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Technical Field or Equivalent10 Years Program Management7 Years Leadership Experience7 Years Hardware and Data Center Infrastructure Programs10 Years Cross-Functional Project Management

Full job description

Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, AI2, Physical Infrastructure and Robotics NPI

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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 roles with/without direct reports.

  • 7 years of experience driving hardware and data center infrastructure programs.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects.

  • Direct experience overseeing the development and large-scale deployment of data center robotics, automated guided vehicles (AGVs)/rack-handling fleets, and material movement logistics systems.

  • Proven track record leading end-to-end NPI and production ramp for next-generation AI/ML compute racks, high-density power distribution, and advanced liquid cooling systems across hardware engineering, facilities, supply chain, and site operations.

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.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Be a highly credible thought leader within Google and industry on the subject matter domain of the respective organization.

  • Establish a reliable and visible cadence for portfolio reviews, decision making, prioritization, and resource management, whereby improvements are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide. e.g., effective (re)deployment of machine and people resources leading to efficiency and utilization gains (mapping to the concept of resource stewardship).

  • Drive measurable program performance gains correlated to execution velocity. Establish governance over prioritization decisions to ensure alignment with key performance indicators.

  • Be a change advocate responsible for initiating and leading multiple organizations through pivots needed to address shifts in business trends and priorities.

  • Lead strategic planning framework for a complex program portfolio including direct influence over resourcing decisions, planning cadence, and planning stakeholders.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,790 open Technical Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$240–333K/yr
  • California median$168–236K/yr772 salary ranges
  • US median$134–221K/yr3,425 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $287K, is 42% above the California median midpoint ($202K) — in the top quarter of Technical Program Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 908 open Technical Program Manager jobs in California and 3,790 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Technical Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,909 postings).
Education
1,049 of the 3,790 open Technical Program Manager jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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