Product Manager, Google Ads

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 in a technology or business related field.
• 2 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 2 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• 2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Support Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) by collaborating with partner teams (e.g., engineers, Program Managers, UX) during product design and development to implement the requirements.
• Define product roadmaps by operationalizing defined strategy.
• Articulate defined product goals in a way that captures attention and compels others to drive action despite obstacles and competing priorities.
• Validate the market size and opportunity (e.g., user-based, strategic opportunity, business). Identify opportunities in the market landscape.
• Facilitate launches, maintenance, and retirement in collaboration with other cross-functional teams and stakeholders.