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- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Candidates will typically have 4 years of experience in product management, consulting, co-founder, or a related technical role.
- Typically 2 years of experience building and shipping technical products.
- Familiarity with headless embedded vehicle compute systems.
- Data minded with critical thinking skills, and comfortable when there is little or no data.
- Comfortable with an embedded software platform and how our partners will make great products.
- Comfortable in long-term planning and defining a strategic ‘North Star’.
- Great communicator and relationship builder.
- Background and interest in vehicles and cars is desirable.
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. Automotive industry executives say there will be more change in their business in the next 5 years than they have seen in the last 50 years.
The Android Auto team collaborate with vehicle manufacturers to develop and deliver on this massive opportunity, building on a proven embedded platform to create a leading Assistant-powered, navigation, entertainment, and communication vehicle system, which will be delivered to specialized people-moving devices.
- Be responsible for AAOS for SDV middleware, Digital Twin (CI/CD), and safety relevant platform solutions. Work across multiple functions such as Business Development (BD), Partner Engineering (PEng), and Engineering defining the next generation of vehicle software.
- Define the AAOS for SDV middleware business strategy, roadmap, and specific critical user journey requirements that will enable new compelling experiences.
- Define a Digital Twin strategy, roadmap, and connected platform requirements to help vehicle OEMs and Google identify how to improve time-to-market, reduce development costs, and innovate in a cloud connected ecosystem. Define the scope, user journeys, and requirements for a digital product represented in the Cloud, and drive the roadmap for them.
- Immerse yourself in the Consumer’s mindset and auto experiences across the ecosystem, allowing you to develop products that enable those experiences.
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