QualificationsWriting skillsProduct managementBachelor’s degree
Preferred qualifications:
Experience building and leading diverse teams.
Ability to drive product excellence across many different product lines.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to deploy the framework on key platforms including mobile, watch/wear, tablet, ChromeOS, TV, Auto and Nest in flat, functionally-oriented organizations.
Ability to partner with first-party and third-party OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to articulate a singular vision for multi-device computing at Google as a key enabler to the broader Ambient Computing vision and build magical multi-device experiences on the framework.
Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, creating commitment and a strong drive for success for teams and partners.
About the job
Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system that powers smartphones, tablets, TVs, set-top boxes, devices and services, and cars.
Android started as a bold idea to advance open standards in mobile. The ecosystem continues to grow and the pace of innovation has never been greater, offering users choice and diversity. We’re focused on creating consistent, reliable, and secure experiences within a solid ecosystem, making them available to as many people as possible. For example on Android, services like Chrome, YouTube, Google Assistant, Maps, Gmail, and Drive work across your devices and provide what we consider the best of Google.
In this role, you will design and land the multi-device framework that enables phones, watches, tablets, laptops, and other form factors to work seamlessly together. You will help define how consumer’s multiple devices work seamlessly together.
Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology’s greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.
Responsibilities
Lead the development of a compelling product vision and strategy for both short- and long-term growth of multi-device experiences.
Set an overall strategy and vision that anticipates the next wave of multi-device innovation and builds it into the platform ahead of the need.
Engage key OEMs to defragment their multi-device tech stacks and achieve a common Google ecosystem solution.
Drive change to make our multi-device experiences seamless, magical, and competitive. Grow and develop a high performing product team.
Engage key stakeholders, working closely with cross-functional leaders and other product leaders in Devices and Services, Search, and other strategic areas to gain buy-in, forge partnerships, and build enthusiasm for the product vision.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.