Senior Product Manager, Google Display Ads Inventory Quality

Senior Product Manager, Google Display Ads Inventory Quality

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.

Google Display Ads (GDA) is a $xxB business that powers the free and open web, enabling advertisers to reach customers beyond Google O&O inventory to connect with xx% of the global internet population across millions of websites, videos, and apps. This unmatched scale and campaign flexibility allows advertisers to use GDA for brand awareness, website traffic, lead generation, and online sales. As the Senior Product Manager for GDA Inventory Quality, you will be the lead for a highly visible and critical strategic pillar for the Google Display Ads business. You will shape/develop our overall business' strategy for Inventory Quality, balancing high-performance and scale with brand-safe, "quality" inventory that advertisers would want to serve into.

Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We're made up of multiple teams, building Google's Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with advertising products and sufficient technical acumen.
• Experience working with Product Managers and Engineering teams.
• Experience product delivery with a bias for action.
• Knowledge of the Ads ecosystem.
• Excellent communication, organizational, collaboration and investigative skills.

Responsibilities:

• Own the overall goal, strategy and execution for GDA Inventory, including defining "high-quality" inventory, strategically solving for inventory we should cut vs. double down on, and improving advertiser and internal perception of the inventory GDA serves into.
• Being surgical about low-quality inventory we are willing to cut for long-term gain, while defining clear success metrics for what the business gains from cutting such inventory.
• Partner with AdSpam, PMax, Sellside, Engineering, UX and GTM to ideate and solve for customer issues, with a strong bias for action and pivoting where necessary to land initiatives quickly and effectively.
• Understand the needs and problems of the GDA advertiser in the inventory/placement area, and advocate/execute on solutions that correctly aim customer problems in this area.
• Lead recurring executive leadership reviews on project status, critical asks and roadmap.

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