Group Product Manager, Laptops and Tablets OS

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
  
• 5 years of experience in people management, with technical leadership.
  
• Experience with Operating Systems, including areas such as kernel, memory management, or connectivity.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
  
• 7 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
• 7 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 5 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• Experience working with external partners such as ODMs, OEMs, SoC vendors or other silicon partners.

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 BaseOS team is focused on ensuring that Android Laptops and Tablets provide the best value for productivity and consumption, through a worry-free, cloud-first design.

As Group Product Manager, Laptops and Tablets OS, you will lead a team of talented and motivated Product Managers, and work closely with hardware and software engineering teams, other Product Managers, marketing, data scientists, operations, partner management, business development, external device manufacturers, and device brands. You will engage with teams across the OS technology stack and weigh investments based on business and user needs.The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Product Managers responsible for stewarding overall BaseOS priorities, including areas like kernel, storage, memory management, or connectivity.
  
• Establish the goal, strategy, feature roadmap, and technology investment opportunities for various BaseOS areas across near-term and long-term horizons, including intermediary milestones.
• Create the road map for the BaseOS team and obtain leadership and partner support.
• Set quarterly and annual objectives and priorities, in partnership with internal and external partners.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, data scientists, and user research to define and build features that are simple and speedy while navigating tradeoffs.