Product Manager, Wear, Play Store

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 2 years of experience in taking technical products from conception to launch.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with UI/UX design and product management.
• Experience with consumer products and strategy development.
• Excellent problem-solving and investigative skills.
• Excellent collaboration and cross-team working skills.
  
  

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 Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Define Play Store product goal, strategy and roadmap for Wear in close collaboration with the Wear and other Play teams.
• Drive overall execution, coordinating/managing cross-team dependencies and engineering work.
• Support discussions/negotiations with partner OEMs.
• Help to define and drive our app developer strategy for Wear.
• Work with the Play UX/UXR teams to design, test, and improve Store UX for Wear. And partner with core Play teams like search, personalization, and distribution to define key features and roadmap for Wear.
  
  
  

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