Senior Product Manager, Silicon, Audio and Speech

Google • Mountain View, CA

1d • $192,000 - $285,000

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. The Pixel Silicon Product Management team in Platform and Devices is responsible for landing current Machine Learning (ML) on existing silicon, as well as defining future silicon for innovative experiences and ML research. We accomplish this with deep strategic and product insights rooted in Silicon, software, systems and ML, which are all part of our full stack solution. As a Product Manager, you will work on silicon and software solutions. You will drive Audio and Speech hardware and software collaboration between the Silicon Engineering team, advanced Research teams across the company as well as the device hardware and software groups. You will define a roadmap to bring to life key features that distinguish our first party devices. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management, or a related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).
• Experience managing and launching audio or natural language processing solutions.
• Experience defining and launching silicon products which power mobile devices.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• Experience in speech and language, machine learning, audio subsystems or processors, smart microphones, semiconductors, electronics, SoC design or architecture, or consumer electronics.
• Experience with AI, ML or Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Familiarity with computing, connectivity, operating systems, software frameworks, software applications and development life cycles.
• Excellent influencing, communication, and people management skills to advocate initiatives internally, externally, and with executive management.
• Excellent problem solving skills, strategic insights, and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Define the product outlook, bringing differentiated and compelling Audio and Speech Silicon solutions and roadmap that leverage Google’s hardware, software, and ML capabilities.
• Influence, inspire, collaborate and lead a broad team across Architecture, Software, IC design, Operations, Product Management and advanced research to create true differentiated experiences in first-party devices.
• Evaluate new applications, use cases, proofs-of-concept, technologies and standards, and advocate for/against adoption based on silicon and system-level considerations, competitive landscape, cost, usefulness and helpfulness, and more.
• Co-work with marketing and legal for product launches enabled with Google Tensor.
• Establish relationships with Audio and Speech partners to develop in-depth knowledge of capabilities and roadmaps.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level