Program Manager, Core, HR
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.
In this role, you will help the Core People Partner team move faster, make better decisions, and provide better services, products, and experiences for our clients. You will look objectively at situations and guide others through options and considerations, executing quickly in an ambiguous, ever-changing environment.
Core is a tech organization with over 10,000 Googlers in 50 countries with a mission to make Google work better for everyone, and at scale. Core builds exceptional infrastructure to create safe, trusted, and helpful products for Googler’s end users. They are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, AI platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. Core looks across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers, and strengthen existing systems.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $164000 - $239000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Oversee and enable a Core-wide approach to equip managers and leaders to deliver on critical talent outcomes.
- Manage projects and drive Core-specific people initiatives spanning organizational effectiveness and health, talent, leadership, culture, and the future of work.
- Partner with Core's Strategy and Operations organization on connected processes such as early career hiring and organizational effectiveness governance.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with the business on projects related to People Strategy and Core People-related Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
- Collaborate with People Operations Go-To-Market (GTM), Organizational Effectiveness, and PeopleDev to incorporate best practices into Core’s processes and drive business-specific experiments.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in consulting, HR, or business operations, and 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in design and implementation of people processes and programs.
Preferred qualifications:
- Certification in Program Management.
- Experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Experience in stakeholder management.
- Ability to identify, collect, and analyze relevant data to help drive informed decisions.
- Experience in change management, future of work and organization effectiveness.
- Excellent communication skills for executive audiences to convey complex information clearly and succinctly through presentations, written communications, and verbal articulation.