Product Manager, Cross-Surface, Google Nest

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

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 4 years of experience in product management with technical products.

• Experience working on Android apps (e.g., Phones, tablets, watches, or cars).

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a technology or a business related field.
• Experience managing day-to-day technical and design direction.
• Experience in software (SW)/hardware (HW) integration.
• Experience effectively working with multiple functional areas such as Product Management, Engineering, UX/UI, Sales, Customer Support, Finance or Marketing.
• Excellent design intuition/background.

About the job

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 at Google speed.

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 and prolific 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.

At Google Nest we are building a helpful home, a home that takes care of the people inside it, and the world around it. To achieve this goal we have to develop powerful, intuitive, cross-surface experiences that combine the best of our Google hardware, services, and partners that work seamlessly with the Google Assistant.

Our Google Home and Nest apps team provides the platform for us to deliver the following critical user journey.

The Google Nest team focuses on hardware, software, and services for the home, ranging from Nest thermostats to Nest smart displays. The Google Nest team develops, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make users’ homes more helpful. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.

Responsibilities

• Build Google Home app experiences for devices and surfaces from watches and TV's to tablets and cars.
• Manage the product execution, working closely with engineering, program management, UX, BD, marketing and partner teams to land the best experience for our users on these new surfaces.
• Identify evolving technology trends in the home and enable Google to build products and services that position us as a leader in the smart home space.
• Own the roadmap and launch for Google Home App on Google devices and services.

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.