Head of Professional Services, Public Sector, Defense

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in project and program management.
• 7 years of experience in leadership role(s) with direct reports, managing cross-functional or cross team projects.
• Experience delivering digital transformation projects to defense agencies.
• Active, or the ability to obtain, a Top Secret security clearance.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certification in CAPM/PMP.
• 10 years of experience managing complex cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience leading professional services teams, encompassing practice management, operations, methodology, business development, pre-sales, executive relationship management, and complex engagement delivery.

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.

The Services Delivery Leader for the US Department of War (DoW) is a key leadership role within Google Public Sector. You will utilize your technical, managerial, and leadership skills to oversee complex, multi-disciplinary delivery teams, ensuring projects are delivered end-to-end.

Your primary mission is to securely deploy Google technology, specifically Google Cloud Platform (GCP), to drive mission value in large, multi-year transformational engagements for strategic DoW customers.

You will manage the comprehensive project portfolio, providing delivery management and consulting that exceeds customer expectations. This includes pre-sales scoping, requirements gathering, risk management, and project scheduling.

You will collaborate closely with Google's sales, cross-functional executives and technical leaders to oversee GCP solution deployment, including leveraging our exceptional security resources to protect customers.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$320,000 + 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

• Grow in undefined problem spaces by taking vague business requirements and structuring them into actionable technical execution plans for delivery teams.
• Act as a thought leader to manage dependencies across teams, resolving conflicts and providing direct influence over resourcing, planning cadence, and stakeholder management.
• Manage the available time and utilization of Security Engineers and Technical Program Managers, establishing a reliable cadence for portfolio reviews, decision-making, and prioritization, while considering quality, customer, and financial metrics.
• Oversee a portfolio of critical Defense projects, ensuring alignment with Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Identify emerging delivery risks and develop mitigation strategies, while driving measurable project performance gains.
• Lead pre-sales scoping engagements for seamless transition into delivery. Be a change advocate responsible for initiating and leading the deployment of Google AI and Security solutions to customers and partners.

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.