Senior Product Manager, Retail Ads

Google•Mountain View, CA

8h•$192,000 - $278,000

About The Position

The Senior Product Manager will guide Retail Ads products from conception to launch, connecting technical and business considerations and working cross-functionally with engineers, designers, marketers, and other partners. The role is part of the Retail Ads Consumer Experiences team, which develops shopping experiences on Search for consumers and supports businesses in achieving their marketing goals through Google advertising. The position focuses on developing strategy for consumer, advertiser, and Google value in Retail Ads, reimagining shopping experiences with advertising and AI. It involves identifying opportunities to use new AI capabilities, applying AI tools to improve productivity and outcomes, using user needs and metrics to guide product decisions, and collaborating across Ads and organic product teams to deliver cohesive shopping experiences. Google Ads applies machine learning and generative AI, including Gemini, to advertising products at global scale.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
5 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch, such as ideation through execution or 0-to-1 development.
Experience building and scaling consumer or advertising products with AI, including experience with Ads and Retail products across end-consumer and advertiser needs.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of AI-powered user experiences, AI development, prompting and iteration processes, and AI tools and technologies.
Ability to interpret metrics and derive next steps, iterate and execute rapidly with quality in a fast-changing environment, and creatively solve problems.
Ability to work effectively in a high-visibility environment and against rapid timelines.
Ability to create a compelling product strategy and roadmap and secure executive and cross-functional buy-in.
Excellent technical proficiency and ability to work closely with engineering partners.

Responsibilities

Develop the overall strategy for driving consumer, advertiser, and Google value in Retail Ads by reimagining shopping experiences with Ads and AI.
Identify step changes in user value and experience that leverage new AI capabilities, and use AI tools to boost productivity and outcomes while building on established expertise and foundations.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of user needs, experience quality, and metrics; rapidly and creatively solve problems and adjust the product based on learnings.
Collaborate with the broader Ads organization and organic counterparts to build and deliver a holistic, cohesive shopping experience for users.
Apply stakeholder management and negotiation skills, ecosystem and model thinking, and financial acumen.