--- title: Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, Search description: Google is hiring for the Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, Search Security role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-leadership-technical-program-manager-search-security-at-google-01a17df0-4bf9-7847-9a7f-8b680b10b74d date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Senior Leadership Technical Program Manager, Search Security in Mountain View, CA. Pays $240K–$333K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/jfj4cu.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Mountain View, CA | | **Salary** | $240K/yr - $333K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 27, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $200,000 – $235,000 a year (median $227,000). ## Description 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 lifecycle. 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 various Engineering-specific programs and teams. Search is in the midst of a generational transformation. We are evolving beyond a traditional search engine into a layered AI system—from AI Overviews to the rise of AI agents—that reshapes how billions of people interact with information. In this role, you will serve as a strategic people leader capable of navigating a high-velocity environment and building scalable Security programs from the ground up. You will support a talented Technical Program Management team responsible for driving cross-organizational engineering programs that handle ambitious technical challenges. This role requires navigating ambiguity, driving execution, and partnering with senior leadership within Search and across other product areas. You will be responsible for identifying and mitigating security risks, optimizing programs to achieve product and platform goals, and ensuring robust governance across the Search ecosystem. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Manage, mentor, and support the existing team of Search Security Technical Program Managers. - Provide oversight for critical security efforts for Search, drive clarity and strategic decisions with cross-functional stakeholders, and provide clear communication and visibility to leadership. - Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to define, shape, and evolve the long-term Search Security strategy and roadmap. - Apply technical, business, and program management expertise to identify, assess, track, and mitigate security risks across Search products and infrastructure. - Build and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with cross-functional teams, including Legal, Trust and Safety, Data Protection and Risk, Engineering, and Product Management, to drive alignment and land impactful changes. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience in program management. - 7 years of experience in leadership role(s) with/without direct reports. ### Preferred qualifications: - 10 years of experience managing cross-functional/team projects. - Experience in the security domain, search infrastructure, or cyber security. - Experience interacting with different technical and non-technical audiences spanning all functions and organizational levels. - Experience influencing and delivering solutions in a highly complex and changing environment. - Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience in program management. - 7 years of experience in leadership role(s) with/without direct reports. ## Skills - Cyber Security - Influencing - Product Management - Program Management - Trust and Safety - Strategic Partnerships - Data Protection - New Product Development - Search Infrastructure - Leadership - Communication ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [IT Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/it-managers?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Technical Program Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/it-managers/technical-program-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)