Technical Program Manager, Fitbit

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in Technical Program Management and Hardware Engineering.
• Experience working in Original Design Manufacture (ODM), Contract Manufacturer (CM), and/or Joint Development Manufacturer (JDM) models of product development.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) project/program management for consumer electronics (i.e. tablets, phones, notebooks).
• 5 years of people management experience.
• Experience with shipping products in high volumes, with successful completion of multiple consumer products.
• Knowledge of system development, supply chain, and operations.
• Understanding of hardware product execution such as Mechanical Engineers, Product Design, product cost, and manufacturing/supplier operations.
  
  

About The Job

Google’s projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while being able to dive into the unique engineering challenges we face daily. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You’re equally at home explaining your team’s analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers. Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage various Engineering-specific programs and teams.

Fitbit’s diverse line of innovative products of smartwatches, trackers, and smart scales help people lead healthier, more active lives by empowering them with data, inspiration, and guidance to reach their health and fitness goals.

In this role, you will shape the product development execution and delivery of our products. You will manage a team of Technical Program Managers, coaching and mentoring them through the entire product development cycle to successful ramp and launch of products. You will have the opportunity to make an impact on our Program Management capabilities through development and implementation of best practices. You will be a key execution partner with our engineering and operations organizations.

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a team of Technical Program Managers (System and Module Engineering Program Manager’s) and oversee hardware product development for a product through the entire lifecycle.
• Ensure the success and development of individuals on the project team by defining clear expectations, providing timely and specific feedback, and holding others accountable.
• Identify and solve cross-functional and inter-team challenges. Provide technical oversight on development of electronic products done by your team.
• Manage multiple interdependent projects of moderate to high complexity and scope.
• Build positive, trusting relationships through consistent, on-time delivery of commitments and effective communication. Identify mentorship opportunities and coordinate training and professional development for your team.
  
  

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 .