Product Manager, GDM Robotics, DeepMind

Google DeepMind; Greater London; On-site; GBP 143,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a Product Manager for GDM Robotics to bridge frontier research, physical systems, and developer platforms. You will translate hard research and hardware constraints into clear product strategy and roadmaps, partnering with researchers and engineers to bring models into real-world use for internal teams and external partners.

Depending on your background you may focus on simulation, developer experience, or physical AI safety, security, and evaluation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related technical field.
• 7 years of product management experience, including end-to-end launches.
• Robotics experience via degree or industry work.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps for GDM Robotics models and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to translate research into reliable products and tools.
• Establish benchmarks, evaluations, and success metrics for model quality, safety, and usefulness.
• Drive internal dogfooding and early partner deployments to stress-test products before broad launch.
• Lead launches end-to-end with partners across Google to drive real-world impact.

Skills

Product management

End-to-end launches

Robotics experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

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

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in product management, including taking technical products from concept to launch.
• Experience in robotics, through a robotics degree or prior work in the robotics industry.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with robotics safety, functional safety, or safety-critical systems.
• Experience with security for connected devices, robots, or AI systems.
• Experience with simulation, synthetic data, or developer tools, including building or commercializing APIs and SDKs.
• Experience designing evaluations, benchmarks, or reliability metrics for AI/ML or hardware-in-the-loop systems.
• Experience with AI/ML systems such as foundation models, multimodal models, or Vision-Language-Action models.
• Ability to drive ambiguous, zero-to-one initiatives in a fast-paced, research-driven environment, and to align research, engineering, and partner teams.

About The Job

As a Product Manager in GDM Robotics, you will work at the intersection of frontier research, physical systems, and developer platforms. You will turn hard research and hardware constraints into clear product strategy and roadmaps, partner closely with research scientists and engineers, and get our models into real-world use with internal teams and external partners. Depending on your background, you may focus on areas such as simulation and developer experience, or physical AI safety, security, and evaluation.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

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

Responsibilities

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• Define product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps for GDM Robotics models and platform capabilities.
• Partner with research scientists and engineers to turn research breakthroughs into reliable products and tools.
• Establish benchmarks, evaluations, and success metrics that track model quality, safety, and real-world usefulness.
• Drive internal dogfooding and early partner deployments to pressure-test products before broad launch.
• Lead launches end to end with partners across Google, including Cloud, Responsibility & Safety, Policy, and Legal, to drive real-world impact.

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