Product Manager, Play Game Developer Success

Overview

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in product management.

• Experience in gaming and consumer facing features.
• Experience defining product ideas and multi-year product strategy, and driving initiatives spanning multiple organizations and teams.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize and derive implications.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and storytelling 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 and execute on a product roadmap that aligns with the gaming strategy.
• Work with Engineering, UX, Marketing, and other Play product teams to gather requirements, design and build solutions, launch new features, and work with the Play Console team.
• Represent the game developers, build knowledge of their needs and pain points, and incorporate feedback into the product roadmap.
• Utilize data and insights to measure the impact of initiatives and drive continuous improvement.
• Communicate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and support for projects.

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