Product area

We help inform and educate users, advertisers, partners, opinion leaders--and our own employees--about the benefits of Google's products, our distinctive company culture/values and our approach to the big public policy issues of the day. You are quick-witted, entrepreneurial and intellectually curious. To succeed in this role, you are willing to try new things and can manage numerous projects with tight deadlines. Things happen quickly at Google, and to do great work, you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally with partners across PR, Communications, Marketing, Product, and beyond.

Job description

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.

Additional job description

As a Program Manager in the Regulatory Program Management Office (PMO) you will work closely with members of Regulatory Affairs and act as the central project manager in partnership with counsel, to coordinate how Google responds to inquiries and investigations by government and regulatory agencies worldwide. You will also partner with teams across Google and Alphabet's Legal, Public Policy, Finance and product areas to support the handling of some of the most important issues for the company today

Qualifications

Job responsibilities

• Partner with legal counsel, product teams and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive tasks, share information and implement project management principles upon our largest and most complex matters (including litigation, internal investigations and regulatory requests). This includes intake, assessment of tasks, tracking deadlines to aid in the investigation and execution of regulatory response, cross-functional stakeholder management, day-to-day operational support (including discovery data/document support), and final submission approvals.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement initiatives and knowledge management projects and, where appropriate, helping develop and socializing best practices.
• Identify bottlenecks and fielding escalations to stakeholders, and assisting with providing internal recommendations.
• Facilitate large, global, cross-functional working groups and influencing a broad range of stakeholders including executives.
• Facilitate critical decision making while also managing timelines.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience working in government, legal services, or regulatory affairs.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting litigation, trials or responding to regulatory inquiries.
• Ability to be process-oriented and highly organized to manage complex matters/cases and multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines (e.g., trial, hearing preparation, etc.)
• Ability to see the big picture and make connections across teams.
• Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking skills.