Google welcomes people with disabilities. Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience. + 5 years of experience in program management. + Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to support client relationship management in this region. Preferred qualifications: + Experience with program management in the networking area with delivering infrastructure assets and vendor management. + Knowledge of fiber optic systems and the submarine cable ecosystem, with a working understanding of Asian and global carrier networks. + Ability to apply business and technical understanding to drive the objectives of the organization. + Ability to navigate and identify opportunities. + Excellent communication skills and collaboration with a range of people and job functions. + Excellent problem-solving and financial skills with a data-driven, approach towards solving complex challenges. 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 Technical Program Manager at Google, you’ll use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You’ll work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You're equally comfortable explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers. + Collaborate with internal business and cross-functional networking technical teams to identify and define tactical and strategic initiatives necessary to meet Google's network infrastructure needs for both expansion and cost optimization across Asia. + Present network plans for approval by all internal stakeholders. Plan complexity will range from short-term metro augments to long-term region-wide strategies for Google network in Asia. + Project manage the approved network plan with internal contributors such as network negotiators or vendor delivery managers to ensure infrastructure is delivered on-time. + Partner with cross-functional teams to define and improve business processes to enable automation, reduce lead time and manage changes. + Partner with network negotiators in planning and execution of orders and contracts, and in vendors meetings and industry conferences. 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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.