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.

As a Product Manager in ACI Infrastructure, you will be a key part of the factory team powering Google’s AI leadership. You will bridge the gap between GCE and GKE, ensuring our compute, network, and storage primitives serve the needs of demanding managed services, key strategic customers, and the broader market. By driving operational autonomy and software-defined resiliency, you will eliminate friction at massive scale, ensuring Google remains the most trusted platform for the transformative AI era.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000-$278,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product definition for core infrastructure areas (e.g., networking, storage, or new product introductions) that function seamlessly across both GCE and GKE.

• Partner with our most critical customers to identify and unblock critical infrastructure gaps, providing deep technical partnership and engineering support to ensure their custom orchestrators run optimally on Google Cloud.

• Define and drive features that break the link between fleet growth and headcount. This includes advocating for agent-driven operations, automated audits, and self-healing infrastructure.

• Evaluate and execute a 'Path to Product', ensuring these innovations are eventually integrated into the broader GKE/GCE roadmaps.

• Own the roadmap for security and reliability within your area to maintain Google’s position as the most trusted platform.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in product management, or a 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 developing or launching infrastructure products or technologies within networking, storage, compute hardware, databases, file systems, data analytics, cluster management, and other software infrastructure areas.

• Experience working with container orchestration (Kubernetes) or virtualized environments.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.

• 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.

• 5 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).

• 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.

• 3 years of people management experience with direct reports, and in technical leadership.

• 3 years of experience in software development or engineering.