Google DeepMind Technical Program Manager, Sustainability United Kingdom On-site NaN - NaN

Overview Of Role

Technical Program Manager, Sustainability — This is an FTE role for the Sustainability Program at Google DeepMind. Our program’s mission is to revolutionize environmental sustainability with AI. We have an active portfolio of projects applying AI to challenging problems in grid operations, renewable energy, weather modeling, biodiversity, and agriculture. We work on real-world applications and root-node research problems, aiming to achieve fundamental breakthroughs using AI to benefit science and society. We maintain a high standard of rigor for our scientific work, and we are a passionate team focused on scientific breakthroughs that benefit humanity.

Note: This role will stretch across one or more research projects in our sustainability portfolio. As a Technical Program Manager on research projects, you will manage internal operations and external launches (papers, code, products, etc.), ensure research outputs are well-organized, aligned with organizational priorities, time-managed, and ambitious. You will have opportunities to operate at strategic levels (defining and managing research roadmaps, partnerships, and stakeholder groups) as well as technical and operational levels (building dashboards to track analytics, processing legal and security reviews, establishing communication channels, and managing cross-functional meetings).

In addition to managing aspects of one or more research projects, you will contribute to defining operational processes and reporting, facilitating governance meetings, and influencing horizontal strategic discussions across the program. You will work across disciplines in a highly-global team that includes collaborators in the US, UK, India, and Europe.

Job Description

• End-to-end Project Management: Drive project workflow and delivery planning from start to finish within research and product strategies. Establish technical requirements, clear delivery timelines, and monitoring practices. Use methodologies (e.g., agile, waterfall) and tools (e.g., project plans, agile boards, retrospectives) to ensure research launches and milestones are met.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Facilitate discussions and collaborative opportunities across Google Product Areas to align on goals and decisions.
• Risk and Progress Management: Track project progress, maintain up-to-date documentation, and proactively identify and address potential issues and risks. Evaluate and manage ongoing risks and opportunities across the program portfolio. Report progress and challenges to leads.
• Performance and Impact Measurement: Define and track key metrics and achievements to measure program success. Share lessons and insights with the Sustainability Program and code/design simple dashboards or tools as needed to track and communicate progress.
• Program and Strategy Leadership: Collaborate with research leads on defining and executing the vision and technical strategy for sustainability research projects and tech transfer processes.
• Project and Program Operations: Support the wider operations team in key project and Sustainability Program activities, including all-team meetings and summits.

Ideal Person Specifications

• Technical & Strategic Acumen: A technical degree or strong working knowledge in fields such as computer science, AI, data science, energy, weather, climate, or biodiversity. Proven industry experience partnering with technical leaders to develop strategy and launch complex products. Exceptional technical communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas into clear and concise takeaways for diverse audiences. Practical ability to use AI tools effectively to increase efficiency and innovation, with a strong ethical understanding of AI’s limitations, risks, and responsible use. Expertise in project and program management, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt plans and strategies. Experience supporting research teams of various sizes and lifecycle stages. A track record of solving complex challenges and implementing scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Collaboration & Adaptability: Ability to build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders and organize them into effective working groups with clear roles. Experience supporting teams in fast-paced, changing environments, flexibly modifying and scaling processes to provide structure.
• Vision & Passion: A passion and relentless commitment for advancing AI and delivering innovative scientific and product solutions to environmental sustainability challenges.
• Advantageous Experience: Experience open-sourcing and launching industry AI products end-to-end. Technical familiarity with AI R&D lifecycles.