Director, Product Management, Search and Context, Workspace

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Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in product management.
• 5 years of experience with AI/ML applications, cloud-native architectures, or big data platforms and their business applications.
• 5 years of experience managing a product management team.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or MBA.
• Expertise in leading teams towards business goals.
• Ability to balance technical and business issues.
• Effective leadership skills, and ability to motivate a team.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate with both technical and business experts.

About The Job

Google Workspace from Google Cloud is a smart, simple and secure family of productivity apps – Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Meet, Chat and more. They are designed to simplify work and increase the productivity of teams, with real-time collaboration built in from the start. With Google Workspace, information can flow freely between devices, apps, people and teams, so great ideas never get left in the margins again.

To advance our AI-driven, personalized user experiences, we've created a unified Search and Context organization under GenAI Foundations. This integration streamlines prioritization and deepens our alignment with engineering partners, building on our long history of innovation in search.

We are now forming the Workspace Universal Context Product Management team to unify our strategy for context, search, grounding, and user intent. As the Director of Product for Workspace Search, you will lead this initiative, driving product strategy and inspiring a talented team to accelerate AI capabilities across Workspace. You will build a global product team, working with engineering, design, and marketing to define strategy and create cross-Workspace AI Search experiences. A key part of the role is to reimagine Search with AI while cultivating a collaborative team environment. You will also engage with customers and internal stakeholders to translate user needs into technical designs.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $282,000-$392,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Define the product vision and strategy for cross-Workspace AI-first search experiences, and design and lead a multi-year roadmap. Analyze industry trends to drive innovation, and deliver forward-thinking approaches to long-term opportunities.
• Own the cross-functional product development process from ideation to launch. Manage leadership review forums and track key company-level deliverables. Foster a culture of experimentation and data-driven decision-making.
• Engage regularly with leaders as a trusted advisor to understand their strategies and priorities to inform the product roadmap. Partner closely with engineering, UX, and other internal teams to drive product success. Represent the customer, identifying opportunities for reuse, standardization, and innovation.
• Attract, develop, and retain a high-performing team of product managers. Elevate the capabilities of teams within and around your area.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .

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