Lead Group Product Manager, Data Protection, Foundations

Lead Group Product Manager, Data Protection, Foundations

Google

Locations:
Sunnyvale, CA, USA;
New York, NY, USA

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.

Our team collaborates with engineers, designers, marketers, and others to design and develop technologies that improve access to the world s information. We guide products throughout the execution cycle, focusing on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to users.

In this role, you will manage a multi-location team, fostering growth and alignment across geographies. You will act as a strategic bridge between Legal, Engineering, and Google s Product Areas, ensuring that our data protection roadmap supports the company s AI-first ambitions.

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. These are 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $227,000-$320,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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.

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
• 5 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).
• 5 years of experience in people management, with technical leadership.
• 5 years of experience in technical product management, with experience shipping infrastructure, security, or privacy products.
• Experience with data protection domains such as data lifecycle management, access control, encryption, or automated policy enforcement.

• Master s degree in a technology or business related field.
• 10 years of experience in technical product management, with a track record of shipping large-scale infrastructure, security, or privacy products.
• 5 years of experience in software development or engineering.
• Experience managing and developing teams of product managers, including leading multi-location teams across different time zones or geographies.
• Experience translating global regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, DMA, or the EU AI Act) into scalable technical roadmaps and product features.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional partners in Legal, Engineering, and Policy to balance risk with product innovation.

• Lead the "AI for Data Protection" strategy, utilizing machine learning to automate product components at Google scale.
• Direct the product roadmap for compliance-critical infrastructure, ensuring readiness for emerging global regulations like the EU AI Act.
• Partner cross-functionally with product areas, Legal, Privacy, TRM and Engineering to build foundational tools that help protect user data across Alphabet.
• Navigate complex trade-offs in roadmap between transforming the team to be AI first and other stringent data protection requirements, providing clear guidance to stakeholders.
• Drive organizational change by transitioning parts of legacy infra into scalable, AI-driven technical solutions.

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