Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent experience.
7 years of product management experience, specifically in technical product launches.
Background in robotics, either through education or industry experience.
Experience with robotics safety or safety-critical systems is preferred.
Familiarity with security for connected devices or AI systems is a plus.
Experience in simulation, synthetic data, or developer tools, including APIs and SDKs.
Knowledge of AI/ML systems, particularly foundation and multimodal models.
Responsibilities
Define product strategy and roadmaps for GDM Robotics models and platforms.
Collaborate with research scientists and engineers to convert research into practical products.
Establish benchmarks and metrics to assess model quality and safety.
Lead internal testing and early partner deployments to validate products.
Manage end-to-end product launches with various Google teams to ensure real-world impact.
Benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Retirement savings plans with company matching.
Access to professional development resources.
Flexible working locations in Mountain View, CA or London, UK.
Full Job Description
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Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience in product management, including taking technical products from concept to launch.
Experience in robotics, through a robotics degree or prior work in the robotics industry.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with robotics safety, functional safety, or safety-critical systems.
Experience with security for connected devices, robots, or AI systems.
Experience with simulation, synthetic data, or developer tools, including building or commercializing APIs and SDKs.
Experience designing evaluations, benchmarks, or reliability metrics for AI/ML or hardware-in-the-loop systems.
Experience with AI/ML systems such as foundation models, multimodal models, or Vision-Language-Action models.
Ability to drive ambiguous, zero-to-one initiatives in a fast-paced, research-driven environment, and to align research, engineering, and partner teams.
About the job
As a Product Manager in GDM Robotics, you will work at the intersection of frontier research, physical systems, and developer platforms. You will turn hard research and hardware constraints into clear product strategy and roadmaps, partner closely with research scientists and engineers, and get our models into real-world use with internal teams and external partners. Depending on your background, you may focus on areas such as simulation and developer experience, or physical AI safety, security, and evaluation.
Define product strategy, requirements, and roadmaps for GDM Robotics models and platform capabilities.
Partner with research scientists and engineers to turn research breakthroughs into reliable products and tools.
Establish benchmarks, evaluations, and success metrics that track model quality, safety, and real-world usefulness.
Drive internal dogfooding and early partner deployments to pressure-test products before broad launch.
Lead launches end to end with partners across Google, including Cloud, Responsibility & Safety, Policy, and Legal, to drive real-world impact.
About Google
Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
