Program Manager, Google Arts and Culture (English, French)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Ability to speak English and French fluently, to work with local stakeholders in Paris.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in managing creative technology projects internationally that include collaborations with artists, cultural institutions and researchers.
• Experience in delivering artist residency programs with cultural partners with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Experience in project management within the creative arts sector.
• Experience in leading the intersection of culture and technology.

About the job

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us - and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

In this role, you will use your technical expertise to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish. You will work with stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage project schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. You will be explaining your team's analysis and recommendations to executives and the technical tradeoffs in product development with engineers.

You will manage a diverse portfolio for Google Arts and Culture where you will work with artists, cultural institutions and technologists in multiple countries on applications of emerging technologies for Culture. You will be based in London and working globally. You will liaise and coordinate with Google teams and manage the full life-cycle of projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage program activities and stakeholders in order to successfully deliver a cultural program for Google Arts and Culture that includes applications of emerging technologies for culture.
• Ensure alignment of stakeholders, including internal Product Areas (PA), artists and cultural institutions.
• Lead the project life-cycle and guide team on timelines, goals, and deliverables of projects and escalate obstacles in a timely manner.
• Monitor and communicate progress and apply relevant best practices from Google processes and technologies to drive results.
• Manage cross-team collaborations with Google Arts and Culture partners in diverse country markets.