Program Manager III, Operations, Jigsaw - Google

Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.5 years of experience in program or project management.Experience in partner operations, contracts management, or vendor management.Preferred qualifications:5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.Experience working on social impact initiatives or mission-driven projects.Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to analyze research or performance data and apply that analysis to optimize programming strategy.
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.Jigsaw is a unit within Google that explores threats to open societies and builds technology that inspires scalable solutions.
Our team addresses a range of global security challenges including defending against digital attacks, mitigating the rise of online hate and harassment, countering extremism, and fighting censorship.
Jigsaw offers mission-driven work within a nimble interdisciplinary team, connections to academia and civil society, and a quick path to taking technology public.
Because we believe the genAI era creates both an opportunity and an imperative to rethink our digital public square, we’re increasingly invested in technology to support democratic discourse.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$207,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
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Responsibilities Design and deliver program communication plans, internal documentation, and process infrastructure for key partners.Manage the team’s contracting process in collaboration with Partnerships and Legal, including using internal tools, gathering approvals, assuring correct documentation, process tracking, and stakeholder communication.Determine, collect, and analyze data required to govern programs and drive stakeholder decision-making. Support organizational processes alongside the Chief of Staff, including OKR planning, team cohesion initiatives, and change management.Build trusted relationships with program stakeholders, including managing expectations of senior cross-functional leads and ensuring they have the insights they need to make effective decisions.