Product Manager II, Google Ads

Google•Mountain View, CA

1d•$156,000 - $229,000

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. In this role, you will focus on converting key insights into successful new features for shopping advertiser campaigns—a critical driver of growth for many of our largest products. These campaigns engage and convert consumers on Google’s most visual, immersive surfaces, reaching billions of monthly users. You will empower advertisers to transform their ads into virtual storefronts, helping consumers discover brands and products and drive them towards the point of sale. Users come first at Google. Nowhere is this more important than on our Advertising and Commerce team: we believe that ads and commercial information can be highly useful to our users if that information is relevant to what our users wish to find or do. Advertisers worldwide use Google Ads to promote their products; publishers use AdSense to serve relevant ads on their website; and business around the world use our products (like Google Shopping, and Google Wallet) to support their online businesses and bring users into their offline stores. We are constantly innovating to deliver the most effective advertising and commerce opportunities of tomorrow.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience in a product management role.
Experience working with and leading highly technical teams to investigation and resolve complex issues.
Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and ability to make nuanced product decisions and trade-offs.
Experience in retail or video commerce.
Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

Understand markets, competition, and user requirements in depth.
Launch new products and features, test their performance, and iterate quickly.
Work collaboratively with engineering, marketing, legal, UX, and other teams on cutting edge technologies.
Develop solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions.
Develop a deep, end-to-end understanding of advertising formats, creative assets, buying experiences, the ad serving stack including retrieval, creative selection, bidding, and conversion modeling.