Senior Product Manager, Image Search

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).
• Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to launch user-facing experiences.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience formally or informally mentoring other product managers.
• Strong consumer UX and visual product intuition, with a track record of building high-craft consumer mobile, visual discovery, media consumption, social, or commerce experiences.
• Entrepreneurial drive with demonstrated success navigating ambiguity, taking 0-to-1 concepts to scale, and balancing bold product innovation with core metrics at scale.
• Advanced ability to influence and align cross-functional partners and senior executives on long-term product strategy.
• Passion for reimagining consumer products for the AI era, with experience building experiences powered by Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Recommender Systems, or Multimodal/Large Language Models.

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 Images is a visual discovery platform, helping people explore, evaluate, and understand the world visually every day. As generative AI and multimodal models fundamentally change how people search, visual experiences have become one of the most dynamic and high-priority frontiers in Google Search.

As a Product Manager, you will manage the strategy, roadmap, and user experience across core visual search surfaces on mobile and desktop. Working at the intersection of consumer UX and AI, you will reimagine how people browse, inspect, and interact with visual results, helping users seamlessly move from broad, open-ended exploration to understanding and real-world utility. You will partner with Engineering, Research, UX, and cross-functional leaders across Search, Shopping, and Advertising to shape product direction, deliver high-visibility initiatives, and produce modern visual experiences at scale.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Define and execute the multi-year product goal, strategy, and roadmap for core Google Image Search experiences across mobile and desktop surfaces.
• Reimagine the end-to-end visual search journey, evolving how users browse, inspect, and interact with visual content to support both everyday lookups and open-ended, exploratory journeys.
• Leverage Google's latest advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and multimodal understanding to unlock more intuitive, expressive, and helpful visual search experiences.
• Partner closely with UX, Research, and Engineering teams to elevate visual craft, interaction design, and ranking quality across the product.
• Generate cross-functional and executive alignment across Search, Shopping, and Advertising leadership to deliver cohesive user journeys.