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Posted 06 June, 2026
Google

Technical Program Manager Lead, Search AI Growth

Mountain View CA USA Full Time

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in program management.
  • Experience working with machine learning technologies and technical programs.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience in program management, including 5 years of experience in the technical space.
  • Understanding of GenAI prompting and experience making data-driven decisions to enable quality hillclimbs.
  • Strong strategic judgment, with the ability to translate ambiguous goals into clear, actionable, and measurable objectives.

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 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.

As a Search AI Growth Technical Program Manager (TPM), you will lead key investments around accelerating user growth in global search visits. You will have deep involvement and leadership in visioning, planning, and execution of critical growth programs and lead a team of cross-Search Technical Program Manager responsible for the various Growth workstreams. The role will act as the connective tissue between Product, Engineering, and UX teams, blending technical depth and organizational leadership to deliver a exceptional search experience for billions of users.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

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

US: $192000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Establish a reliable and visible cadence for program reviews, decision-making, prioritization, and resource stewardship (effective deployment of machine and people resources) whereby improvements such as efficiency and utilization gains are measurable and the impact can be felt organization wide.
  • Lead a governance structure that drives effective executive decision-making. Ensure governance structure effectively exposes and mitigates dependencies.
  • Seek out and identify change management opportunities that increase program velocity and which affect multiple teams.
  • Develop strong relationships across cross-organization and cross-functional stakeholders (including Director) to advocate program needs and navigate strategic pivots.
  • Leverage AI tools to solve program problems and improve team efficiency and efficacy.
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