NPI Operations Program Manager, Compute and Storage

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Operations Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in NPI program or project management.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Operations Engineering or other relevant field.
• Experience in hardware operations.
• Knowledge of hardware Bill of Materials (BOMs), process documentation and assembly and test processes.
• Ability to communicate for project requirements and schedules.
• Excellent leadership, investigative, quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, creative and strategic skills.

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.

As a New Product Introduction (NPI) Operations Program Manager, you will be the primary Operations/Supply Chain interface to the development and deployment teams with the responsibility for driving operations new product development as well as supporting those products through production ramp. You will lead a team of professionals to ensure products are designed and built to Google standards.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional Program teams within Google and with external partners to prepare for production ramp or product transitions.
• Plan and execute operations development activities and ensure transition to production within cost, quality and capacity parameters.
• Ensure successful production transitions meeting program goals.
• Manage ramp readiness with internal teams as well as external partners (i.e., material availability, cost/assembly/test/BOM/capacity readiness and transition plans).

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