Product Manager, Google Maps Platform

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 1 year of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in a technology or business related field.
• 2 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales, finance, and other stakeholders.
• Experience launching Cloud services or API product, ecosystems and market place products.
• Experience with developing Business Intelligence products and tools and software development.
  
  

About The Job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.

The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.

Responsibilities

• Understand the capabilities and needs of the broader Geo Makers team in order to advocate and represent the Google Maps Platform to key Next Billion Users.
• Craft product requirements that represent customer needs, and articulate impact in order to drive road map prioritization with the product owner.
• Own cross-functional product development process from ideation through launch driving the development of tools and improvements. Craft Product Requirements Document collaborating with different teams.
• Emphasize Market Expansion, meet with developers to understand their needs, advocate for the Google Maps Platform, and help to scope and road map efforts that will address these customer requirements.
  
  
  

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