Product Manager II, Google Ads

5 Months ago • 5-7 Years • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Product Manager II at Google Ads in Zurich, Switzerland, you'll work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch. You'll connect the technical and business worlds, breaking down complex problems to drive product development. Key responsibilities include defining product roadmaps, developing a compelling product vision, validating market opportunities, and collaborating with engineering, UX, and other teams to execute product launches. You will work closely with creative engineers, designers, and marketers to design and develop technologies that improve access to information. The role involves analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring solutions for users, focusing on Google Ads products like search, display, shopping, travel, and video advertising.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years product management experience
  • 2+ years building and shipping technical products
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Define product roadmaps and vision
  • Validate market size and opportunity
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in technology or business
  • Experience in business functions (marketing, operations, consulting)
  • Experience delivering technical presentations
  • Software development or engineering experience
  • Experience working with engineering, UX/UI, sales, and finance

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
  • 2 years of experience building and shipping technical products.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
  • Typically 3 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).
  • Typically 3 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to senior leadership.
  • Typically 2 years of experience in software development or engineering.
  • Typically 2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.

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 Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Work with partner teams (e.g., engineers, PgMs, UX) during product design and development to implement the requirements to turn PRDs into OKRs for one or more teams. 
  • Define product roadmaps by operationalizing strategy. 
  • Develop and secure buy-in for a product vision that identifies, defines, and supports the overall product narrative and direction, achieving an outcome that is greater than the sum of its parts. 
  • Validate the market size and opportunity (e.g., user-based, strategic opportunity, revenue).  
  • Drive launches, maintenance, and retirement in collaboration with other cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

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