Product Manager, Robotics (Self-Driving Car), X

Google’s mission is to organize the world‘s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. From offering search in a single language we now offer dozens of products and services—including various forms of advertising and web applications for all kinds of tasks in scores of languages.

As a part of the Product Management team, you will work closely with the engineering team to guide our product specifically focusing on the software that powers the self-driving car such as the software that helps take the inputs from sensors to perceive the world around the car and that decides how the car should behave.

* Understand high level strategic levers and forces. Be tactical and technical to clear out obstacles and get to launch. * Help move the team forward and remove roadblocks: from writing requirements to logs analysis. * Operate as part of the engineering team in decision-making on product development and priorities. * Make swift yet thoughtful decisions of significant impact in both business and technical issues.

* BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. * 4 years of relevant product management experience. * 2 years of relevant software engineering experience. * Experience introducing new products to market. **Preferred qualifications** * MBA degree or Masters/PhD in Robotics. * Experience managing different groups, including Executives, Engineers, and other Product Managers across Product Areas; excellent written/oral communication skills, organizational and analytical skills. * Familiarity or experience with autonomous systems, computer vision, computer learning, or mapping. * A track record of successful product delivery from inception to launch. * Technical depth and analytical bent to synthesize requests from many stakeholders into clear and concise requirements. * Comfortable with scripting and dashboard creation.