Program Manager III, Retail Store Design, Consumer Hardware - Google

Mountain View, CA

About the Job

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Portland, OR, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in program or project management.
Experience working with retail store design implementation.

Preferred qualifications:

5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience managing and driving design and fixture manufacturing timelines, in conjunction with and support of the overall construction timeline.
Experience in a combination of design studio operations, project management, and production.
Experience working in a global environment on high visibility projects with budgets and brand or commercial impact.
Experience with retail environments and programs (e.g., store design, construction/installations, fixtures and fittings, consumer services).

About the job

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 Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.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.

The Retail Design and Development team sits within the Google Hardware Design Studio as the group that oversees the design, build, and deployment of physical retail spaces. The mission is to create inspiring and sustainable spaces and experiences for all users.The Google Hardware Design Studio oversees the design of all Google's hardware products including the Pixel phones, Nest products, Pixelbook laptops, earbuds, accessories, and more.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$207,000 + 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.

Responsibilities

Oversee multi-faceted cross-functional projects and bodies of work including design schedule management (from project start-up to design development to construction/fabrication and installation), budget management, project communications, workflow, and resource management.
Ensure timelines and budgets for all projects are adhered to.
Identify opportunities for design, research, or construction, self-direct work, communicate impact, and influence cross-functional partners.
Provide project planning and process management, leverage process standards, best practices, and tools while improving on them when needed, develop and drive innovative thinking and operational excellence that optimizes creativity.
Act as a liaison and advocate between all project participants, fostering teamwork and building consensus among design team, partner teams, and vendors.

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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Source : Google