Product Manager, ChromeOS Platform Enablement

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 3 years of experience in product management with consumer, enterprise hardware or related technical role.
  
• 1 year of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in managing consumer electronics product planning and product management, across supply chain, product design, cost analysis, and go-to-market.
  
• Experience working with the Android ecosystem, devices, or apps.
  
• Experience navigating business situations and identifying short and long-term solutions that benefit the business and ecosystem, as well as external partners.
  
• Experience working with external partners (e.g., manufacturers, suppliers, device brands, silicon vendors) to build hardware products.
  
• Ability to drive hardware and software technology innovation working with internal engineering and external partners.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  

About the job

The ChromeOS Platform Enablement team is responsible for the roadmap of reference and partner platforms on which Chrome devices are built, including a roadmap of key components including SoC and new and innovating hardware. The team is responsible for maintaining a diverse portfolio of platforms to serve all of Chrome OS's diverse market segments and users, and for driving hardware innovation.

The Product Management team works with cross-functional teams to guide products from conception to launch. As part of the Product Management team, you will collaborate with a variety of teams and external partners from all levels. You will be responsible for leading the team in planning and executing innovative products that will have a positive impact on the ecosystem.

Google aims to build products that organize the world's information and make it universally accessible to our users. As a Product Manager at Google, you could be working on new technologies, platforms, consumer facing products, and/or enterprise systems. The end goal will be to match you with the team that best aligns with your interests, experience, and where you will have the most impact.

Responsibilities

• Establish a roadmap with new features, user journeys, and technology collaborations.
• Partner with Engineering teams, silicon vendors, external device manufacturers, device brands, hardware vendors, and technology Product Managers to build products.
  
• Set quarterly and annual goals and priorities for the team to work towards.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams and peer software and platform partners.
• Work with Hardware and Software Engineering teams, Partner Management, Business Development, Marketing, other Product Managers, external device manufacturers, device brands, suppliers, and silicon partners to deliver positive business impacts to the OS ecosystem.