Product Manager, Consumer Messaging

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 2 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, 0 to 1, etc.).
• Experience launching consumer-facing software features
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, UX, QA) to drive execution.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with teams across multiple time zones.
• Experience building products for constrained environments for wearables or web.
• Ability to manage dependencies across different teams or organizations.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret user data and qualitative feedback.
  
  

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.

Responsibilities

• Take core mobile features and adapt them for the user needs and use cases of wearables and web. Determine what features are essential for these surfaces and which should remain phone-exclusive.
• Advocate for platform improvements that benefit messaging users and ensure the team is a launch partner for new platform capabilities.
• Lead a squad of engineers, designers, and cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality releases. Write clear PRDs, manage backlogs, and ensure timely delivery of features with landings.
• Define and execute the product roadmap and prioritize features that drive adoption, and cross-device usage.
  
  
  

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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .