Product Manager, Workspace Search

Minimum 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 (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or a business related field.
• 3 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).
• Experience in working with search and ranking technologies.
• Experience designing and successfully implementing automated evals, especially with new products with limited users and datasets.
• Experience scaling up AI technologies, domain knowledge in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) and experience building and scaling Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
• Understanding of search and engagement metrics, and how to apply them to guide product development.

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 Workspace is transforming how billions of people connect, create, and collaborate.

As a Product Manager in Workspace Search, you will own the direction, strategy, and execution for critical Search products for billions of users. You will build new search offerings to improve search quality for human users and scale up Search for agentic users, enabling them to intelligently retrieve and utilize Workspace data. You will lead the future of Search across our suite of applications, including Gmail, Drive, Chat, Calendar and others. You will build products powering AI-motivated experiences like Gmail AI Overview Optimization (AIO), Drive AIO, Docs Help Me Write and many others.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product lifecycle for search within Workspace apps like Gmail and Chat, and other Workspace apps. Identify opportunities and deliver features to improve search quality, reduce latency, and enhance the user experience.
• Institute and oversee processes for rapid experimentation, evaluation, and iteration on search quality, leveraging user feedback, data analysis, and A/B testing.
• Drive the strategy and implementation of automated evaluation frameworks, particularly for novel search scenarios and greenfield projects, to ensure consistent quality and velocity.
• Define, track, and analyze key search success metrics to inform product decisions, measure impact, and communicate progress.
• Collaborate and influence a wide range of cross-functional teams, including Engineering, User Experience (UX), Research, Marketing, and Leadership, to build consensus and drive execution.