About the job

As a Product Operations Manager, you will partner with Play Product, Engineering, and Product Marketing teams to determine the requirements and roadmap for launching and optimizing emerging programs, features, and products. You will lead operationalization efforts connecting the ‘what’ with the ‘how’ and develop solutions and processes that enable scale. You will focus on enabling new content experiences within the mobile games ecosystem by designing, testing, experimenting with, and scaling new features that reach billions of users across a multi-genre landscape, ranging from games discovery to engagement features designed to delight our global user base.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$204,000 + 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

• Support the development and execution of the Google Play Store roadmap regarding search, discovery, and engagement for applications and multi-modal content across mobile, large screens, and wearables.

• Develop capabilities and thought leadership with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to launch new products, scale operations, and increase the global impact of content solutions.

• Define and operationalize frameworks for content classification and evaluation to connect users with relevant, high-quality content while ensuring consistent deployment standards across all platform form factors.

• Track progress on feature development and communicate critical milestones, technical details, and launch schedules to cross-functional stakeholders, including Business Development and internal partner teams.

• Own the end-to-end operationalization of features by managing design, legal, and process requirements, while driving testing, piloting, training, and ongoing technical support for successful product launches.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in a technical project management or a customer-facing role.

• 5 years of experience in a Product Management, Product Operations, or a similar role working with products in an online commerce or content business.

• 5 years of experience working in the gaming environment (e.g., developers, publishers, platforms), and with the mobile gaming consumer (e.g., player acquisition, engagement, business generation).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with Product and Engineering teams to make trade-offs and launch user-facing product features.

• Experience designing and implementing product development frameworks.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing partners with excellent communication and program management skills.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and organizations, prioritizing workloads based on business case analysis and investigative skills.

• Excellent prompt engineering and human computation skills.