Program Manager III, Industrial Design, Platforms and Devices

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 Design Program Manager, you will orchestrate the design process, leading and organizing activities that drive business outcomes. You will serve as a bridge between the Industrial Design team and cross-functional partners, including UX, research, engineering, product management, and operations. In this role, you will combine project management skills with a passion for industrial design and user experience to help your team design how users interact with our products. You will work cross-functionally and collaborate with executives, managers, designers and engineering teams to plan projects, define milestones, assign resources, assess risks, and help projects meet deadlines. You will also manage all project-related communications to team members, leaders and other stakeholders.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 + 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

• Collaborate with design team leads to provide strategic counsel and trust-building across all project interactions and key decision-making.
• Act as the primary bridge between Industrial Design (ID) and cross-functional partners, ensuring all inter-dependencies are understood, planned for, and communicated clearly.
• Identify and implement necessary changes to processes, tools, and documentation to optimize team efficiency, managing vendor administration, Statements of Work (SOWs), and Purchase Orders (POs).
• Define and manage project schedules, budgets, and resource allocation from inception to completion, including the orchestration of dependencies, requirements.
• Represent the team in critical meetings to track milestones and identify, prioritize, and resolve project risks to ensure the timely delivery of all deliverables.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience managing industrial design or creative projects.
• Experience with consumer electronics product design.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Familiarity with design tools, software and prototyping methods.
• Knowledge of user centered design processes and development processes.
• Ability to multitask, analyze opportunities, define successful approaches, solve problems and accomplish challenging objectives.
• Ability to manage opportunities to use AI/ML technologies, independently manage improvements across programs.
• Passion for design and innovation.