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Senior Product Manager, Google Messages

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Compensation
$192–278K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Senior Product Manager will guide Google Messages products from conception to launch, connecting technical and business teams. The role focuses on foundational app interactions, message composition, an extensions platform, and AI-powered messaging experiences. The manager will shape product strategy and requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and balance core user experience improvements with new AI investments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product ManagementTechnical Product LaunchMultidisciplinary CollaborationGenerative AI IntegrationCross-Functional CollaborationConsumer Messaging ProductsSocial NetworksMedia Sharing PlatformsRCSNative Mobile ApplicationsAccessibilityPrivacyTrust and SafetyResponsible AIProduct StrategyStakeholder InfluenceProject Integration

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience8 Years Product Management Experience3 Years Technical Product Launch ExperienceMaster's in Technology or Business5 Years Cross-Functional Experience

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in product management or a 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 collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, designers, researchers, and data scientists.

  • Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technology or business related field.

  • 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.

  • Experience working on consumer messaging products, social networks, or media sharing platforms.

  • Familiarity with RCS and native mobile application ecosystems.

  • Deep understanding of core product development practices including accessibility, privacy, trust and safety, and responsible AI innovation.

  • Demonstrated ability to drive product strategy through interactions with a variety of stakeholders and guide the integration of multiple adjacent projects.

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.

TheGoogle Messages (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging&hl=en\_US) team is on a mission to build the world's most helpful, expressive, and secure messaging app. Our Android app has 2 Billion active users and we power RCS for Android and iOS. In the United States alone, over 1 billion RCS messages are now sent daily.

This team is responsible for the consumer experience on phones, watches, computers, tablets and cars, constantly innovating on features like group chats, high-resolution media sharing, and expressive reactions that make conversations feel more alive. By leveraging Google's exceptional AI, we are making messaging more intelligent and helpful for our users. Our ultimate goal is to create a seamless, interoperable messaging fabric that connects everyone, regardless of their device, setting the standard for modern communication worldwide.Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.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

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Define the roadmap for foundational app interactions and core message composition, optimizing critical experiences and UX elements for a seamless texting flow.

  • Lead the Extensions framework strategy, building a robust platform for users to access Google services (Keep, Find Hub), safety tools, and third-party apps within conversations.

  • Shape the future of intelligent messaging by integrating Google's latest AI models (Gemini) into the product. Develop innovative chatbot experiences, context-aware, "agentic" features that proactively assist users and retrieve relevant information using personal context.

  • Partner with Engineering Leads, UX Designers, and Program Managers to translate complex technical concepts into clear product requirements. Orchestrate agile, high-performing teams to deliver impactful, high-quality features from conception to launch.

  • Synthesize user feedback, market trends, technical capabilities to build a compelling, unified product narrative that balances foundational UX improvements with next-generation AI investments.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,349 open Product Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$192–278K/yr
  • California median$170–242K/yr1,474 salary ranges
  • US median$140–210K/yr6,551 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $235K, is 14% above the California median midpoint ($207K) — in the middle half of Product Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,769 open Product Manager jobs in California and 8,349 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Product Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 7,090 postings).
Education
2,333 of the 8,349 open Product Manager jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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