Product Manager II

Google•Mountain View, CA

17h•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

Google Product Managers guide products from conception to launch by connecting technical and business teams, breaking complex problems into actionable steps, and working with engineers, designers, marketers, and other collaborators. The team guides products throughout the execution cycle, including analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring solutions to users. Google Display Ads helps advertisers reach customers beyond Google-owned and operated inventory, across websites, videos, connected TV, and apps. In this role, you will lead a highly visible strategic area for the Google Display Ads business: inventory quality. You will shape the strategy for balancing performance and scale with brand-safe, high-quality inventory. The role covers bidding, invalid traffic, advertiser controls, reporting, and data and signals across Google Display Network inventory and Google Ads buying doors.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
2 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch, such as from ideation to execution or from 0 to 1.
Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a technology- or business-related field.
3 years of experience in a business function or role, such as strategic marketing, business operations, or consulting.
3 years of experience preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
2 years of experience in software development or engineering.
2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
1 year of experience in technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead the inventory quality strategic area, which is key to Google Display Ads' future growth.
Own the goals, strategy, and execution for Google Display Ads inventory, including defining high-quality inventory, deciding which inventory to reduce or prioritize, and improving advertiser and internal perceptions of the inventory served.
Identify low-quality inventory that can be cut for long-term gain and define clear success metrics for the business impact of those decisions.
Translate ambiguous advertiser problems into clear next steps and quantifiable, concrete solutions.
Partner with AdSpam, PMax, Sellside, Engineering, UX, and go-to-market teams to develop and proactively address customer issues, acting decisively and pivoting when needed to deliver initiatives effectively.