Jun 16, 2011

Technical Program Manager - Google Egypt


This position is based in Cairo, Egypt.

The area: Engineering, Engineering Management

Google's engineering teams exhibit high energy, deep technical skills and a drive to get things done. Our Engineering Managers need to be technical leaders and motivators who are comfortable leading these teams in a high-pressure, dynamic – and global – environment. Jobs are broadly defined and interact with Product Management, Sales and other groups at Google.

The role: Technical Program Manager

Technical Program Managers are the core of managing Google's continued growth. As one of the first Technical Program Managers working in the Middle East, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact. You will be contributing to the development of university and other large community network infrastructures with a view to increasing overall Internet accessibility and Google product adoption.
You have a strong operations and infrastructure engineering background and will have gained strong project management skills. You have great judgement in evaluating the cost and effort for infrastructure challenges and project deployment models. You will have remained hands-on throughout your career and enjoy contributing your System Administrator or Network Engineer skills when necessary.
You will be responsible for driving the progress of various initiatives focused on network infrastructure and product adoption in universities. Typically you will establish and develop relationships, define core areas for collaboration that enhance university technical infrastructure services, skills and continually measure impact. Your responsibilities will span multiple universities in many countries.
Based in Cairo, you will be expected to travel frequently within Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan and UAE and occasionally to our offices in Zurich.

Responsibilities:

  • Review and thoroughly understand Google's execution strategy in Africa.
  • Communicate and share regular progress metrics with internal business owners and function leads.
  • Collaborate with global infrastructure, regulatory, compliance and the business to deliver scalable infrastructure solutions aligned with Google’s strategy.
  • Create high-level project plans that identify resource needs and critical path. Review and refine and scale processes.
  • Work closely with the broader teams to help define the scope of projects.

Requirements:

  • BS/MS in Engineering, technical discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Experience managing large-scale technical projects for the complete life cycle, with competing resources and priorities.
  • Experience working in one or more of the following countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan and UAE.
  • Knowledge of routing and optical or other transport technologies.
  • Strong communication skills and a data-driven analytical approach towards solving complex challenges.
  • Ability to interact with diverse technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels.
  • Fluency in Arabic and French.
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