Vice President, Product Management and Engagement, Core Developer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 15 years of product management experience for a technology-driven company, working with internal developer platforms
• Experience in a developer ecosystem including platform, developer relations, and customer engagement

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and put our users first
• Ability to operate with high accountability, urgency, adaptability, and clarity of thought, in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment
• Technical depth and acumen, with the ability to dive deep with individual contributors, teams and other stakeholders
• Demonstrated organizational leadership, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, and collaborate with and influence teams across boundaries (cross-product, cross-organization, etc.)

About the job

As the Vice President of Product Management and Engagement, you will lead the organization in the development, strategy, and execution across the First-Party (1P) Developer product set that internal developers use to build Google products. Focused on tools and ecosystems for developing software at Google scale. You will conceive and drive the product management and customer engagement strategy for Core Developer aimed at improving the user journey for developers across Alphabet using the best of Google’s offerings (i.e., AI, Cloud). The incumbent will lead a team that spans 1P Developer Product Management, Internal Developer Relations, Data Science & Intelligence, Go-to-Market, and Customer Engagement.

In this critical leadership role, you will continue to shift the Developer organization and meaningfully influence the future state of software development across Google and support the company through the next phases of our growth. You will be a key bridge between engineering teams and the broader developer community, driving adoption and gathering feedback to continuously improve our internal developer experience. Collaborate effectively with engineering leadership, UX designers, program managers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure a cohesive and user-centric developer experience. Partner with adjacent engagement functions to maximize impact.

You will be directly responsible for the success of developer tools, services, platforms, frameworks, and ecosystem. You'll tie the product vision with customer needs through trusted partnerships with each of the product areas throughout Alphabet.

In addition, you'll facilitate shared understanding and consensus among stakeholders through principled methods and deliverables, promote, and convert our internal developer platform and tools.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.

The US base salary for this full-time position is $550,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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

• Optimize the balance between the product management and engagement teams and skill sets, leveraging the synergies between both maximizing the combined impact through strategic collaboration.
• Evolve the Developer Product Management & Engagement organization to become even more user-centric by embedding strong product management culture, discipline, and practices in an engineering-heavy organization.
• Build and drive a strategy and plan around our products/product roadmap and customer engagement.
• Build strong partnerships with Google Product Areas, understanding their strategic priorities, key pain points, and how to drive and deliver impact.