Program Manager, User Experience Apprenticeships (German)

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

Google’s Apprenticeship program aims to create equitable pathways into the technology industry. In giving apprentices the chance to gain meaningful experience, a sense of community, and job readiness towards a career in technology.

As a Program Manager on the Apprenticeships team, your role is to ensure the success of the Zurich Apprenticeship Program, partner with local teams and stakeholders on shared priorities, and support the apprentices throughout their time at Google. You’ll also work closely with a global team on program growth and projects.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology’s greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the apprentice program lifecycle (e.g., find talent, hire, onboard, find hosts, streamline program aspects, evaluation process, and offboarding).
• Partner with Swiss authorities and schools (e.g., Interactive Media Design schools and Building Management System) to ensure we comply with Swiss law and schools’ expectations to successfully provide training for each cohort.
• Develop and support the User Experience (UX) apprentices in their profession and work closely with their hosts. Organize marketing and branding events.
• Establish effective relationships with a variety of cross-functional teams and be responsible for streamlining processes and providing consistent communication.
• Ensure an inclusive, fair, and consistent experience for apprentices. Work on projects that support the overall apprenticeship program.