Google

Program Manager III, Operations, Google Play

Google$159K — $230K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience in program or project management
  • Experience creating go-to-market strategies
  • Experience working with product marketing teams
  • Preferred: 5 years managing cross-functional projects
  • Preferred: Experience with digital marketing channels in e-commerce or gaming
  • Preferred: Knowledge of program management methodologies like Agile or Waterfall

Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of projects for Google Play, focusing on games and apps GTM and loyalty programs
  • Coordinate cross-functional GTM workstreams such as CRM strategy, branding, and partnerships
  • Develop partnerships with stakeholders to influence decisions and drive initiatives
  • Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and scalability of processes
  • Lead meetings that facilitate decision-making across diverse global teams

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • Equity benefits
  • Comprehensive health and wellness program
  • Generous retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Flexible working location options
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in program or project management.
  • Experience creating go-to-market strategies.
  • Experience working with product marketing teams.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience working with various digital marketing channels in an e-commerce, gaming, or digital content business.
  • Experience working with a product/engineering team to launch new products, features or consumer programs for global companies.
  • Previous business planning or chief of staff responsibilities (e.g., Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), budget, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), etc.).
  • Strong understanding of program management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).


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.

Google Play is at the heart of the Android ecosystem, providing the apps, games, and digital content that bring Android devices to life. The Play store serves more than 2.5B users across over 190 countries, and is a critical driver of Google's overall business growth. Googlers working on the Play Go-To-Market (GTM) teams own content strategy and publishing within the Play Store across all regions and verticals (Apps, Games, and more).

As a Program Manager, you will work on a large portfolio of innovative products and programs such as new and engaging mechanics that can enhance user engagement while strengthening proven capabilities to improve scalability and robustness.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with all of the teams involved with Go-To-Market programs and tooling solutions including product marketing, product, engineering, finance, partnerships, operations, and more to create and execute GTM plans, manage launches, and scale the business.

Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Be responsible for managing and delivering on a large portfolio of projects in various strategic areas for Play including (but not limited to) games and apps GTM, loyalty programs and new Play transformation or expansion programs.
  • Be responsible for the cross-functional coordination of GTM workstreams such as CRM strategy, branding, digital channel activation and amplification plans, Marketing / PR plan, tooling, partnerships, etc.
  • Develop strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders and partners to influence across boundaries leveraging solid thought leadership.
  • Identify and address opportunities to scale tooling/processes and optimize for efficiency across the organization. Drive recommendations through to implementation and results.
  • Lead effective meetings and communications to drive focused decision-making across global audiences ranging from steering committees to working groups.

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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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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