Product Manager II, Gmail Ads User Value

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Mountain View is seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive growth for Gmail ads. You will guide products from conception to launch, connecting the technical and business worlds and breaking down complex problems into executable steps.

You will own end-to-end product development for ads systems, collaborating with engineering, UX, design, and research teams to balance user value with business growth while leveraging AI/ML to personalize experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
• 2 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
• 2 years of experience as a Product Manager for ads systems, including modeling, targeting, bidding, auction, or ads quality.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advocate the product goals and strategy for User Value.
• Take full-stack ownership across modeling, bidding, targeting, auction, and retrieval to ensure continued improvement of user value.
• Leverage AI tools to improve user experience, pushing product boundaries.
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps and requirements, creating clear product requirements documents (PRDs).
• Partner deeply with Engineering, UX, and Research teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration.

Skills

Product management experience

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Mountain View, CA, USA

Mid

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management or a 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.).
• 2 years of experience as a Product Manager for ads systems, including modeling, targeting, bidding, auction, or ads quality.
• 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., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 3 years of experience as a Product Manager for ads systems, including modeling, targeting, bidding, auction, or ads quality.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX design, and research teams.
• Experience with A/B testing and experiment design.

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.

We're seeking an experienced product manager to drive the next phase of growth for Gmail ads. In this role, you will focus on innovating the user experience, integrating it with Gmail's ads serving platforms, and leveraging AI/ML to personalize and enhance how users interact with ads in Gmail. This role involves collaborating extensively with cross-functional teams to define strategy and roadmaps to strike a balance between user value and business growth.

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

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Develop and advocate the product goals and strategy for User Value.
• Take full-stack ownership across modeling, bidding, targeting, auction, and retrieval to ensure continued improvement of user value.
• Leverage AI tools to improve user experience, pushing product boundaries.
• Define and prioritize product roadmaps and requirements, creating clear product requirements documents (PRDs).
• Partner deeply with Engineering, UX, and Research teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire.

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