Senior Product Manager, Image Search

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks a Product Lead for Image Search and Viewer Experiences to own strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end user experience across mobile and desktop. You will shape how visual results are browsed, inspected, and interacted with, working with Engineering, Research, UX, and senior partners to deliver high-impact, scalable experiences.

The role emphasizes collaborating across Search, Shopping, and Advertising, leveraging Generative AI and multimodal tech to redefine visual discovery at scale for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to launch user-facing experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year product goal, strategy, and roadmap for core Google Image Search experiences across mobile and desktop surfaces.
• Reimagine the end-to-end visual search journey, evolving how users browse, inspect, and interact with visual content.
• Leverage Google's AI, LLMs, and multimodal understanding to unlock intuitive, expressive visual search experiences.
• Partner with UX, Research, and Engineering to elevate visual craft, interaction design, and ranking quality.
• Generate cross-functional and executive alignment across Search, Shopping, and Advertising leadership.

Skills

Product management

End-to-end product development

Cross-functional leadership

User-focused design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Generative AI tools

LLM interfaces

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: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to launch user-facing experiences.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience formally or informally mentoring other product managers.
• Strong consumer UX and visual product intuition, with a track record of building high-craft consumer mobile, visual discovery, media consumption, social, or commerce experiences.
• Entrepreneurial drive with demonstrated success navigating ambiguity, taking 0-to-1 concepts to scale, and balancing bold product innovation with core metrics at scale.
• Advanced ability to influence and align cross-functional partners and senior executives on long-term product strategy.
• Passion for reimagining consumer products for the AI era, with experience building experiences powered by Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Recommender Systems, or Multimodal/Large Language Models.

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. Google Images is one of the world’s largest visual discovery platforms, helping billions of people explore, evaluate, and understand the world visually every day. As generative AI and multimodal models fundamentally change how people search, visual experiences have become one of the most dynamic and high-priority frontiers in Google Search. As the Product Lead for Image Search and Viewer Experiences, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end user experience across core visual search surfaces on mobile and desktop. Working at the intersection of consumer UX and AI, you will reimagine how people browse, inspect, and interact with visual results, helping users seamlessly move from broad, open-ended exploration to understanding and real-world utility. You will partner closely with Engineering, Research, UX, and cross-functional leaders across Search, Shopping, and Advertising to shape product direction, drive high-visibility strategic bets, and deliver modern visual experiences at billion-user scale. In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year product goal, strategy, and roadmap for core Google Image Search experiences across mobile and desktop surfaces.
• Reimagine the end-to-end visual search journey, evolving how users browse, inspect, and interact with visual content to support both everyday lookups and open-ended, exploratory journeys.
• Leverage Google's latest advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and multimodal understanding to unlock more intuitive, expressive, and helpful visual search experiences.
• Partner closely with UX, Research, and Engineering teams to elevate visual craft, interaction design, and ranking quality across the product.
• Generate cross-functional and executive alignment across Search, Shopping, and Advertising leadership to deliver cohesive user journeys.

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 .