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# Group Product Manager, Android Platform Foundations

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $240,000.0 - $333,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Android Software Development, Mobile Application Development, Programming Tools, Software Engineering, Large Language Models
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/10DAB1F9948A448D85AB0446F86B8E00/job/

## About the Role

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * 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).
 * Experience integrating generative AI tools or LLM interfaces into workflows.
 * Experience in product management working with operating systems as well as building and managing consumer electronics.
 * Experience with operating systems and application development tools and framework.

Preferred qualifications:

 * 7 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
 * 5 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
 * 5 years of experience in software development or engineering.
 * Experience in mobile app development and working with OEM partners.
 * Experience building and managing android-based consumer electronics.
 * Experience with leading and driving high quality execution in complex operating systems similar to android.

## Description

* Define and drive the multi-year product goals and strategy to reduce android OEM fragmentation to improve user satisfaction. This includes creative solutions to rearchitect android system components across a wide variety of partners with conflicting opinions.
 * Define and drive the multi-year product goals and strategy for android system health, specifically owning and driving a cross-product area memory code purple for at least the next 18 months.
 * Develop a cross-organisation strategy to improve android app quality and consistency with an acute focus on low-end devices.
 * Translate complex user needs and technical issues into a clear, prioritized roadmap, focusing on sustained long-term performance, taming standby power, and overall system health.


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