**Minimum qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 2 years of experience in program or project management. + Experience working within hardware development or consumer electronics (earbuds, phones, tablets, laptops etc). + Experience working with contract manufacturers. **Preferred qualifications:** + 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects. + Experience with hardware development and manufacturing processes. + Experience working with vendor relations and contract manufactures in Asia. + Knowledge of hardware BOM (Build of Material) structures and change control concepts. + Ability to manage spreadsheets and coordinate with cross-functional teams and job functions. 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. The Pixel Buds team is responsible for defining, developing and launching the Pixel Buds product lines, with the intent of delivering the world's most helpful hearable experience. As an Engineering Project Specialist (Program Manager) on the Hardware team, you will be a key member of the engineering team partnering with Google’s Product and Engineering Program Management to bring new hardware products to production. You will play a key role in ensuring that engineering requirements are captured and built into configurations throughout development. You will grow in the fast paced and time sensitive environment of new hardware development, and will offer flexibility and organization within the chaos. The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $126,000-$181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . **Responsibilities:** + Support hardware development builds and manage product labeling and build documentation. + Manage the New Product Introduction (NPI) product Build Matrix (system configuration decoder); tracking material readiness, tracking engineering parallel paths and investigations, and product configurations. + Maintain allocation database, provide allocation direction, track system delivery schedules, ensure timely distribution to all product groups. + Facilitate BOM management and communication with internal and external teams. + Manage development PO (purchase order) creation, communication with internal and external finance teams, invoice review, and final invoice approval. 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.