In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees.
Benefits for this role include:
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
The application window will be open until at least February 17th, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
Kirkland, WA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Addison, TX, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Thornton, CO, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience with project management, program management, or business process management.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in developing and implementing training programs to support on-boarding and continuous learning.
- 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience with data analysis.
- Experience in leading projects involving cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to function effectively both independently and within a team environment.
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication, investigative thinking, and cross-functional collaboration 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.
The Energy and Location Strategy (ELS) team provides the infrastructure that powers the digital world, transforming communities and industry through sustainable and responsible innovation.
In this role, you will drive ELS towards operational excellence at scale, ensuring adherence to Google and GGI-wide policies and procedures. You will assist the leadership team in managing business operations, cultivating a robust organizational culture, and achieving sublinear organizational growth.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $126,000-$181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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
- Lead the annual headcount planning for ELS which includes creating detailed headcount projections based on business needs and strategic objectives and present the headcount plans to executive management for approval.
- Manage the quarterly headcount refresh process by running the headcount model and producing supporting analyses to ensure sublinear growth.
- Refine and maintain the headcount model to reflect changes in business conditions and organizational structure.
- Manage the headcount administration including accuracy of headcount attributes in the tool, governance of headcount allocation and troubleshooting issues related to the headcount tool.
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline headcount management processes.
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 .
