Product Manager II, Google Distributed Cloud Business Strategy

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

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 Distributed Cloud (GDC) Business Strategy team helps drive critical strategic initiatives and operational excellence. The team's mission is to empower product leadership by identifying growth, profitability, and partnership opportunities. As the GDC Product Manager, you will work with product, engineering and GTM leadership, providing key business insights, identifying and driving key strategic initiatives. You will lead multi-disciplinary projects, manage ambiguous challenges, data collection, draw insight from analysis, apply business judgment, and develop compelling, synthesized recommendations. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Requirements

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.).

Nice To Haves

Experience leading cross-functional operational and strategic initiatives.
Experience with Cloud business.
Ability to synthesize data into useful formats and bring insights.
Ability to manage senior stakeholders and communicate with a technical management team.
Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

Develop market and strategic analysis, working with leadership and product management teams (e.g., market sizing, buy/build/partner assessment, competitive strategy/game theory).
Develop commercial models, pricing/packaging strategies, business case, and financial models/projections.
Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, marketing, partner teams, etc.) to drive product-specific GTM strategies (e.g., strategic partnerships, channel strategy and incentives, customer engineering/solutions architect community/feedback).
Develop mid- and long-term strategies, build new product and potential mergers and acquisitions business cases.
Provide insightful data-driven strategic recommendations to leadership, based on strategic insights, analysis, experience, and technical acumen.