Product Manager Lead, Google Distributed Cloud, Hardware

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 Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) provides external developers a set of services that allow them to run any or all of their applications on Google's infrastructure. The benefits include performance, scale, reliability, ease-of-use, and a pay-as-you-go cost model.

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is a cloud-centric platform that enables enterprises to run modern apps anywhere consistently at scale. We offer a wide spectrum of solutions from managed software on your own hardware, fully managed hardware and AI-led software services, to completely air-gapped sovereign offerings.

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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $240000 - $334000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Define the long-term goal, strategy, and roadmap for the GDC hardware portfolio including Compute, Storage and Networking, aligning it with overall GDC goals, market trends, and customer needs, and GTM strategy.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, and sales teams to define product requirements, prioritize features, and oversee the product development life-cycle from concept to landing.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of product managers, overseeing their performance and development.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customers to understand their needs, gather feedback, and translate them into actionable product improvements.
• Identify and address technical risks, infrastructure bottlenecks, and scaling challenges.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 5 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).
• 5 years of experience in people management, with technical leadership.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• 10 years of product management experience with a focus on hardware and infrastructure domain.
• 7 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
• 5 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• 5 years of experience in software development or engineering with the ability to manage and launch technical products and features.
• Understanding of hardware and infrastructure technologies and trends, including CPUs, GPU, Storage, Networking, with focus on building of large scale infrastructure products.