Senior Product Manager, Google Home APIs

1 Month ago • 8 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Product Manager for Google Home APIs, you'll lead the development and execution of product goals, strategies, and roadmaps. This includes defining and prioritizing APIs, use cases, and technical requirements, considering both consumer and developer needs. You'll drive API adoption and expansion by building and maintaining business partnerships with device manufacturers and other stakeholders, influencing partner roadmaps for seamless integration. Acting as a technical expert, you'll bridge the gap between technical details and user/business impact, ensuring the health, quality, and integrity of the rapidly growing Google Home ecosystem. Your impact will be significant in making Google Home the preferred platform for smart home developers and fostering innovation for millions of users. The role involves cross-functional collaboration to guide products from conception to launch, aligning with Google Home's overall strategy.
Must have:
  • 8+ years product management experience
  • 3+ years experience launching technical products
  • Developer-facing product experience
  • Partnership building and maintenance
  • Lead product strategy and roadmap
  • Define API requirements
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in technology or business
  • IoT/connected device product management experience
  • Smart home technology knowledge
  • Networking protocol understanding
  • Cross-functional team influence

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in product management or related technical roles.
  • 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
  • Experience with developer facing products.
  • Experience in building and maintaining partnerships.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
  • Experience in product management for connected devices or Internet of Things (IoT) platforms.
  • Knowledge of smart home technologies and ecosystem.
  • Understanding of networking protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi, Thread, Bluetooth), embedded systems, and security principles.
  • Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across cross-functional teams and external organizations.
  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

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 developers, 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 Home enables developers to access millions of devices, leverage Google's innovative matter infrastructure and intelligence. We are building a vibrant ecosystem that empowers developers to build innovative and seamless experiences for users worldwide.

As a Product Manager, you will define and own the overarching goal, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for our core developer platform. You will be involved in setting the business direction for our core Home APIs and their adoption across the industry, owning the developer's journey from discovery to launch, and establishing the frameworks that ensure the health, quality, and integrity of our rapidly growing ecosystem. You will have to make a significant impact in making Google Home the platform of choice for smart home developers and fostering innovation for millions of users.

The Google Home team focuses on hardware, software and services offerings for the home, ranging from thermostats to smart displays. The Home team researches, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make users’ homes more helpful. Our mission is the helpful home: to create a home that cares for the people inside it and the world around it.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of the product goal, strategy, and roadmap for Home APIs, aligned with user needs and Google Home's overall strategy.
  • Define and prioritize Home APIs, use cases, and technical requirements, considering both consumer and developer needs.
  • Drive Home APIs adoption and expansion by building and maintaining business partnerships with device manufacturers, platform providers, and other key stakeholders.
  • Influence partner roadmaps and ensure seamless integration of Home APIs across the smart home ecosystem.
  • Act as a technical expert on Home APIs, bridging the gap between technical details and user/business impact.

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