What is the difference between a Program Manager and a Solution Manager at Google?

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One is a set of business goals/activities, of which a subset is some of the technical oversight. It isn't necessarily technical. Solution manager is a more technical role. More direct oversight of engineering.

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Adding to it: a program can contain one or more solutions.

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