Google Nigeria recruitment for job vacancies of Technical Program Managers, March 2012

Google Nigeria recruitment for job vacancies of Technical Program Managers, March 2012
Google is not a conventional company, and we don't intend to become one. True, we share attributes with the world's most successful organizations -
a focus on innovation and smart business practices comes to mind - but even as we continue to grow, we're committed to retaining a small-company feel. At Google, we know that every employee has something important to say, and that every employee is integral to our success. We provide individually-tailored compensation packages that can be comprised of competitive salary, bonus, and equity components, along with the opportunity to earn further financial bonuses and rewards. thrive in small, focused teams and high-energy environments, believe in the ability of technology to change the world, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about their work.

JOB TITLE: TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER. GASP
LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria
JOB ID: 2565469

JOB DESCRIPTION
THE AREA: Engineering and Operations
Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to tackle some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From AdWords to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

THE ROLE: Technical Program Manager, GASP
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 life cycle. 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 projects of various size and scope, identifying future opportunities, improving processes and driving the technical directions of your programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage technical projects or programs, working closely with external partners, Google engineers and technical as well as non-technical staff to design and launch infrastructure projects as well as training programs.
Gather requirements and define the scope of the project. Find resources, manage resource allocation for projects. Develop a plan and schedule, with well-defined milestones.
Manage communication of progress/status within the core team and external to the team (customers, partners, etc); escalate issues as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
BS/MS in Engineering or related technical field (In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience).
Experience managing large-scale technical projects for the complete life cycle, with competing resources and priorities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience as system or network administrator in a campus or large enterprise environment.
Experience working in one or more of the following countries: Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria.
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.

CLICK LINK TO APPLY
http://www.google.com/jobs/application/application?loc=afr&action=add&job=Technical%20Program%20Manager,%20GASP%20-%20La

Not later than 30th March, 2012.


JOB TITLE: TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER, INFRASTRUCTURE
LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria
JOB ID: 2548644

JOB DESCRIPTION
THE AREA: Engineering
Simply put, Google engineers make computers do amazing things. Populated by extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented people, our Engineering team gets excited by developing new applications that really make a difference and are used by millions of people. We're driven by Google's mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. If you seek to tackle such challenges as building a highly scalable computing infrastructure, novel storage systems, innovative user experiences or the next big application that will change the world, then this might be a perfect fit for you.

THE ROLE: Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
Technical Program Managers are the core of managing Google's continued growth. As the first Technical Program Manager based in Africa, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact. Specifically you will be responsible for driving the progress of various initiatives focused on infrastructure. These include helping Universities strengthen their ICT services, working between ISPs and IXPs to increase peering agreements, managing Google infrastructure deployments and lots, lots more.
Ideally coming from a senior operations & infrastructure engineering background you will have gained extremely strong business project management skills and have great judgement when it comes to evaluating infrastructure challenges and implied cost or engineering efforts. Based in Lagos, Nigeria you will be expected to travel frequently within Africa and to our offices in Zurich and California.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage technical projects or programs, working closely with external partners, Google engineers and technical staff to design and launch infrastructure projects.
Gather requirements and define the scope of the project. Find resources, manage resource allocation for projects. Develop a plan and schedule, with well-defined milestones.
Manage communication of progress/status within the core team and external to the team (customers, partners, etc); escalate issues as necessary.

REQUIREMENTS:
Computer Science degree or equivalent experience. Masters or PhD preferred.
Experience managing multiple international projects and people acting as a technical lead.
Proven ability to work on assignments that require data evaluation, recommendation development, and decision making.

CLICK LINK TO APPLY
http://www.google.com/jobs/application/application?loc=afr&action=add&job=Technical%20Program%20Manager,%20Infrastructur

Not later than 30th March, 2012.