Product Marketing Manager, Google Classroom

Google; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Classroom is seeking a Product Marketing Manager to drive the global marketing strategy, positioning, and cross-functional go-to-market execution for Google's flagship learning platform. You will define the product narrative and advocate for educators and school leaders to accelerate consideration and retention.

Know the user and the magic; connect them. Our marketing approach combines technology with user-centric storytelling, aiming to demonstrate how Google’s products solve real-world

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 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 the creation of global positioning, value propositions, and core messaging frameworks for Google Classroom.
• Own end-to-end GTM strategies for new features including AI capabilities across channels.
• Collaborate with Product Management and UX to incorporate educator, student, and admin insights into product definitions and roadmap prioritization.
• Coordinate with PR, Communications, and Legal to ensure transparent messaging around student data privacy and AI controls.
• Direct external agencies to drive messaging and presence across education milestones.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic marketing

Effective communication

AI productivity tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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

Responsibilities

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• 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.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.