Product Manager II

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Product Manager II in New York or Mountain View to guide products from concept through launch, translating complex problems into actionable plans. You will collaborate with engineers, designers, and marketing teams to shape ads-related products and AI-enabled workflows, driving value for advertisers and users alike.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, strategic thinking, and hands-on delivery across the product lifecycle in a dynamic tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Physics, Economics, Robotics, Math, a related technical field, 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).
• 1 year of experience building ads algorithm products.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds.
• Break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, marketers, etc., to design and develop technologies.
• Help build and grow the bidding products for advertisers and related backend improvements.
• Develop new algorithms and optimization layers to create advertiser value and go-to-market with new features.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

AI tooling literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Gen AI tools / LLM interfaces

Software development background

Job description

Product Manager II

New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA

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.

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Physics, Economics, Robotics, Math, a related technical field, 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).
• 1 year of experience building ads algorithm products.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• 3 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 3 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• 2 years of experience in software development or engineering.
• 2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
• 1 year of experience in technical leadership.

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 Bidding team is focused on building and growing adoption of the next generation of bidding products to drive value to all types of advertisers (all sizes, verticals, levels of sophistication, etc). This includes managing the Search and Shopping Bidding systems (ML, optimization systems, new bid strategies and algorithms, data systems, and platforms) and launching both advertiser-facing bidding products and backend improvements.

In this role, you will work on building new algorithms and optimization layers, coming up with new product paths to pursue to drive more advertiser value, and go to market with new suites of ads product features.

Google Ads is at the forefront of AI innovation, applying cutting-edge machine learning