Senior Product Manager, Google Home

Senior Product Manager, Google Home

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 mission of Google Home is to create a home that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it. The team is building an intelligent ecosystem that makes life easier through automation, device control, and intelligence. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the product strategy for business growth and customer engagement. You will operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), to create quality user experiences. You will act as a product leader, collaborating in decision-making across engineering, design, and business leadership. You will identify new growth opportunities, improvements, and innovations that keep Google Home updated in the smart home industry. The Google Home team focuses on hardware, software, and services offerings for the home, ranging from thermostats to smart displays. The Home team researches, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make users' homes more helpful. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.

Responsibilities

• Define the goals and direction for a product area within Google Home. Transform market trends and user insights into a product strategy.
• Lead the full product lifecycle for initiatives, from concept and technical feasibility to launch and post-launch iteration, ensuring quality delivery against business goals.
• Drive alignment across stakeholder maps including hardware, Google Assistant/AI, Android, and third-party partnerships. Collaborate in technical and design decisions to ensure the product goal is maintained.
• Manage problem spaces. Synthesize data from disparate sources (e.g., user research, telemetry, market analysis) to make trade-off decisions and prioritize.
• Design solutions that scale across the entire Google Home ecosystem (e.g., first-party hardware, third-party matter devices, mobile and hub surfaces).