Senior Product Manager, Search Ads Auction

Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelors 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. Preferred qualifications: Masters degree in a technology or business related field. 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders. 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to senior leadership. Experience with Ads Quality products (ranking, content retrieval or disabling, ML model development, etc.). Experience with auction theory and related disciplines. Ability to communicate complex topics, and switch between high-level concerns (strategy, macroeconomic effects) and low-level issues in conversation. 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 worlds information. Were responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users. The auction is the heart of our Search Ads business. This is a highly sophisticated system that decides which ads are shown for a given query, how these ads are ranked and how much advertisers have to pay for a click. We are a data-driven team with a user focused mindset. Our mission is to show relevant and helpful ads that meet user needs while driving value for advertisers. We believe that focusing on the long-term is good for users, advertisers, and our business and are dedicated to ensuring a high quality user experience on Search Ads. Google Ads is helping power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for people, publishers, advertisers, and Google. We’re made up of multiple teams, building Google’s Advertising products including search, display, shopping, travel and video advertising, as well as analytics. Our teams create trusted experiences between people and businesses with useful ads. We help grow businesses of all sizes from small businesses, to large brands, to YouTube creators, with effective advertiser tools that deliver measurable results. We also enable Google to engage with customers at scale. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $183,000-$271,000 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 . Responsibilities Drive development and secure buy-in for a product vision that identifies, defines, and supports the overall product narrative and direction, achieving an outcome that is greater than the sum of its parts. Lead and harmonize processes to define, identify, collect, and track appropriate product or business metrics, both quantitative and qualitative for new or existing products or business ventures. Develop deep insights of user and advertiser needs and translate these insights into product requirements. Manage validation of market size and opportunity (e.g., user-based, strategic opportunity, revenue).

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