Technical Program Manager, User Modeling and Growth, Ads

Job Description

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.
Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us - and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

YouTube Ads is a fast growing business at Google. As the ad experience continues to evolve on the platform, our team is responsible for optimizing ad quality systems that balance trade-offs between users, creators, and advertisers to ensure YouTube's long-term profitability. Our mission is to grow ad opportunities on the platform responsibly, while protecting and improving the user experience.

As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead and manage YouTube's ad inventory optimization and user modeling programs. You will work with engineers, data scientists, product managers, researchers, and business leaders.

Users come first at Google. Nowhere is this more important than on our Advertising and Commerce team: we believe that ads and commercial information can be highly useful to our users if that information is relevant to what our users wish to find or do. Advertisers worldwide use Google Ads to promote their products; publishers use AdSense to serve relevant ads on their website; and business around the world use our products (like Google Shopping, and Google Wallet) to support their online businesses and bring users into their offline stores. We are constantly innovating to deliver the most effective advertising and commerce opportunities of tomorrow.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Resonsibilities:
• Lead planning and execution of various large-scale projects, engage partner teams and negotiate requirements. Set the pace for project delivery.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and communication, including metrics reporting, goal definitions, and strategy across cross-functional teams and executive audiences.
• Develop data-driven insights and solutions to issues, trends, and perspectives that may influence program execution and strategy.
• Perform analyses with engineering and product leadership on the implementation of new strategies, process improvements, and operating models to support business growth and scalability.
• Work on complex industry challenges that directly impact the ad experience on YouTube.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program management.
• Experience managing projects in a Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) environment.
• Experience in data science.

Preferred qualifications:
• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Experience managing software development projects, from ideation to exploration, productionization, and long term support. Machine learning experience.
• Understanding of the Google Ads ecosystem and machine learning concepts.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and foster relationships with stakeholders away from your immediate sphere of influence.
• Excellent problem solving, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills. Ability to communicate complex concepts to a broad range of audiences effectively.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g47ewq-18-226-96-61-42 in your application.