Senior Product Manager, Paid Games, Google Play

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 Play Games is building a universal gaming platform that connects billions of players worldwide with amazing games and developers.

As part of the Paid games initiative within Play Games, you will help drive our mission to make Play the preferred destination for gamers to discover, try, subscribe to, and buy the world's best paid games across form factors, transforming the store into a trusted, premium storefront and Android devices into console-grade gaming platforms.Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Define the multi-year product goal and roadmap for Paid Games across Google Play, aligning leadership and partner teams around a unified strategy. Guide cross-functional teams (Engineering, UX, Research, Data Science, Marketing, Partnerships, etc.) executing across core strategic pillars, including pre-launch demand generation, personalized discovery, storefront evaluation, and purchase conversion.
• Drive alignment and shared execution across partner product management and engineering teams on consumer store surfaces, developer tooling, commercial promotions, loyalty programs, and subscription offerings.
• Lead analytics and engineering to build segmentation, ranking, and experimentation frameworks that scale buyer acquisition and repeat value.
• Translate complex developer and publisher needs and workflows into self-serve, user-facing capabilities.
• Foster a high-velocity, data-driven environment, mentoring team members and driving rapid prototyping and product iteration.

Minimum qualifications:

• 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 integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with two-sided ecosystems or developer platforms (SDKs, developer consoles, publishing tools, or third-party partner onboarding).
• Experience building digital storefront, e-commerce, marketplace, or consumer business generation products (such as pricing and promotions, seasonal sales, etc.).
• Familiarity with the video game industry, player psychology, and modern PC, console, and mobile gaming storefronts (e.g., Steam, Nintendo eShop, etc.) with an understanding of what makes players excited to wishlist, try, and buy games.
• Ability to grow in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, influence executive stakeholders across organizational boundaries without direct authority, and craft data-backed executive narratives.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.