Group Product Manager, AI Hardware and Software Co-Design

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 240,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Research Compute Systems team in Mountain View, CA seeks a Product Manager to guide AI hardware-software co-design products from conception to launch. You’ll connect technical and business teams, break down complex problems into concrete steps, and drive delivery across the stack.

You’ll engage with customers, discuss tradeoffs, and shepherd products through hardware milestones to pilot and general availability, with a competitive package of base salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

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.
• Experience with AI/ML foundations, LLM/ML serving infrastructure, hardware accelerators, or silicon development.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, research, and infrastructure teams to launch technical products.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy for your designated focus area, prioritizing features for cross-functional alignment.
• Partner with internal product areas and external customers to translate requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Direct the resolution of difficult, ambiguous problems through evidence-based, data-driven arguments.
• Collaborate with engineering to determine optimal implementation and schedule; drive milestones to GA.
• Utilize AI to enhance impact and identify new product opportunities across the lifecycle.

Skills

Product management

AI/ML foundations

Cross-functional collaboration

End-to-end product development

Hardware/silicon awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master’s degree or PhD in CS/EE 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; New York, NY, USA.

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.).
• Experience with AI/ML foundations, LLM/ML serving infrastructure, hardware accelerators, or silicon development.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, research, and infrastructure teams to launch technical products.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience developing rich internal and external relationships, with a proven ability to project future customer requirements in a rapidly evolving, ambiguous landscape.
• Comprehensive knowledge of AI/ML architectures (e.g., Transformers, Mixture of Experts) and inference performance metrics (e.g., TCO, TT80T, QPS).
• Deep technical understanding of the silicon/hardware development lifecycle (EVT, DVT, PVT) and data center deployment constraints.
• Ability to discuss and resolve complex technical hardware, software, and model co-design tradeoffs.

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.

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.

The Research Compute Systems team in Google Research works at the frontier of AI hardware-software co-design across Google. The team's mission is to improve key compute system metrics through co-design across the AI stack (e.g., from data center to chips to model to application).

The role involves both an ownership-mentality of products and programs while also a willingness to pitch in wherever needed to move projects forward. In this role, you will help define requirements and de-risk experimental paths. You will require deep engagement with internal and external customers, developing quick understanding of their workloads, helping to discuss strict technical tradeoffs, and driving the product through critical hardware phases to pilot and general availability.

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

US: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Define and execute the product strategy for your designated focus area, making decisions about areas of investment and prioritizing/deprioritizing features to keep cross-functional teams focused on outcomes.
• Partner with internal product areas and external customers to anticipate and synthesize complex future requirements, translating them into hardware and software specifications.
• Direct the resolution of difficult, ambiguous problems (e.g., model quality vs. latency) through evidenced-based, data-driven arguments.
• Collaborate closely with engineering to determine optimal technical implementation and scheduling. Drive the hardware through physical milestones and establish project processes to ensure alignment across distributed teams.
• Utilize AI to enhance your personal impact, identify new ultra-specialized product opportunities, and maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of the AI-powered product development lifecycle.

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