Google

Launch Readiness Program Manager

Google$136K — $196K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years' project or program management experience.
  • 5 years' experience in stakeholder management.
  • Experience in management or operational consulting and business transformation.
  • Familiarity with portfolio governance and operational capacity planning frameworks.
  • Expertise in workflow automation and AI tool adoption (e.g., generative AI).
  • Proficiency in data analysis and visualization techniques to inform decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the strategic connector between readiness teams and technical operations to enhance launch efficiency.
  • Manage the entire lifecycle of project intake and planning, translating strategic goals into practical actions.
  • Track launch health by monitoring milestones and resolving issues before they impact deployment.
  • Facilitate leadership discussions, ensuring clarity on project statuses and operational constraints.
  • Promote the integration of AI solutions into workflows, increasing efficiency and reducing manual tasks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching.
  • Generous vacation and paid time off policies.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Employee discounts and perks.
Full Job Description
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X The application window will be open until at least September 03, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in project or program management within an organization.
  • 5 years of experience in stakeholder management.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience in management consulting, operational consulting, or leading strategic business transformation initiatives.
  • Experience establishing portfolio-wide governance, launch health tracking, and operational capacity planning frameworks.
  • Experience identifying opportunities for workflow automation and adopting artificial intelligence tools (such as generative AI solutions) to eliminate manual effort and accelerate operational timelines.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally to translate operational requirements into unified tooling roadmaps and feature enhancements.
  • Experience managing and aligning cross-functional stakeholders, building trusted working relationships, and facilitating executive reviews.
  • Proficiency in data analysis and visualization (e.g., SQL, dashboards) to evaluate performance metrics, uncover operational insights, and inform leadership decision-making.


About the job

In this role, you will guide how new product support workflows move from initial planning and intake through to launch readiness. You will serve as the primary strategic partner connecting operational readiness managers with tooling teams, unifying roadmaps and streamlining workflows to deliver a seamless launch experience across Google's consumer product operations.

You will manage the end-to-end intake and planning lifecycle, establish single-source-of-truth performance reporting, and facilitate executive decision forums. Additionally, you will advocate operational innovation by integrating artificial intelligence tools into daily workflows to reduce manual overhead and accelerate execution speed.

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

US: $136000 - $196000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Serve as the strategic bridge between readiness leads and technical teams, unifying roadmaps, systems, and intake workflows to streamline launch execution across all programs.
  • Manage and optimize the complete intake and planning lifecycle across the organization's portfolio, seamlessly translating annual strategic planning into actionable and efficient tactical execution.
  • Direct ongoing governance for launch health by actively tracking milestones, identifying operational friction points, and proactively resolving complex cross team risks before deployment.
  • Facilitate leadership reviews and establish a central source of truth, providing clear visibility into initiative status, operational capacity constraints, and critical governance priorities.
  • Drive adoption of artificial intelligence solutions across operational workflows to eliminate repetitive manual work and significantly accelerate the timeline from intake to launch readiness.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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