Product Marketing Manager, Google Classroom

Google; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Classroom is seeking a Product Marketing Manager to lead global strategy, positioning, and cross-functional GTM execution for the platform. You will shape product narratives, advocate for educators and school leaders, and drive strategies to accelerate customer consideration, retention, and growth across Education.

You will pair deep product understanding with market trends to craft messaging that resonates with education decision-makers and end-users, leveraging AI capabilities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 6 years of experience in a product marketing or marketing communications role.
• Experience in EdTech or education-focused SaaS platforms.
• Experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead global positioning, value props, and core messaging for Google Classroom.
• Own end-to-end GTM strategies for new features including AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Management and UX to incorporate educator, student, and admin insights into product definitions.
• Coordinate with PR, Communications, and Legal to ensure transparent messaging including student data privacy.
• Direct external agencies to drive Classroom messaging across education milestones and events.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

6 years of experience in a product marketing role or marketing communications role

Experience in EdTech or education-focused SaaS platforms

Job description

Product Marketing Manager, Google Classroom

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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA

Experience level: Mid

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 6 years of experience in a product marketing role or marketing communications role.
• Experience in EdTech or education-focused SaaS platforms.
• Experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience creating B2B marketing content or messaging for IT decision-makers.
• Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to solve complex, multi-layered problems and streamline business or development workflows.
• Experience developing go-to-market (GTM) strategies for generative AI features, with the ability to synthesize industry trends, market intelligence, and research into marketing strategies.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience translating complex technical functionality into simple, trust-building value propositions for decision-makers and end-users.
• Familiarity navigating education decision-maker and institutional procurement dynamics.
• Ability to manage a fast-paced environment, drive initiatives forward with minimal supervision, and adapt quickly to changing business needs.

About the job

As a Product Marketing Manager for Google Classroom, you will drive the global product marketing strategy, positioning, and cross-functional go-to-market execution for Google's flagship learning platform, Google Classroom. Google Classroom has rapidly evolved from a foundational workflow tool into an advanced, premium learning platform that uses generative AI to unlock new ways of teaching and learning. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the product narrative, advocating for educators and school leaders, and executing go-to-market strategies that accelerate customer consideration, retention, and support business goals across the Education Unit.

Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problems--from the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google can--changing the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself.

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

US: $141000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of global positioning, value propositions, and core messaging frameworks, crafting visionary product keynotes that connect roadmaps to industry trends to position Google Classroom as an innovative platform within the Google ecosystem.
• Own end-to-end GTM strategies for new features including AI capabilities, managing activations across channels, Edu marketing, keynotes, sales enablement, and product demos.
• Partner closely with Product Management and UX to incorporate educator, student, and admin insights into early-stage product definitions and roadmap prioritization.
• Collaborate with PR, Communications, and Legal teams to establish transparent, trust-centered messaging around sensitive topics, including student data privacy, pedagogical efficacy, and administrative AI controls.
• Direct external creative agencies and production partners while driving Google Classroom’s messaging, storytelling, and presence across major education milestones and tentpole moments.

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