Senior Manager, Pixel Buds Product Operations

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres.

It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

The Head of Pixel Product Operations (Buds) will be responsible for the development and launch of Pixel Buds through the New Product Introduction (NPI) process through Ok2Ship, across the portfolio of Pixel Buds. You will be responsible for identifying and evolving best practices, and sustaining an organization that has scaled with execution.

You will lead a global team of various manufacturing teams - Operations Program Managers, System Technical Program Managers, Mechanical Technical Program Managers and Supply Chain Program Managers directly. As the Primary Manager from the Global Operations and Supply Chain organization responsible for the launch of the Pixel Buds programs, several other cross-functional teams rely on your leadership to guide the programs and products to success.

You will need to balance engineering, operations, and quality processes and take into account the competitive dynamics to surpass the rate of innovation in the consumer electronics industry. This will encompass supporting large volume products and first generation products within the Pixel portfolio.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful.

Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $236000 - $329000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and implement end-to-end factory and manufacturing solutions and processes and associated strategies that take into account the engaged dynamics of the Google hardware business.
• Lead a team of Operations professionals across both technical and non-technical domains to drive rapid time to market at immediate scale, with no compromise to Product Quality..
• Direct cross-functional teams across other business functions and initiatives in close partnership with key stakeholder groups like Hardware Engineering, Supplier Development Engineering, Software Engineering, Sourcing and Procurement, and Logistics.
• Create a culture that balances agility and flexibility with the expectation of new products that can scale.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience managing hardware new product introduction (NPI) processes, factory ramp, and consumer electronics manufacturing operations.
• Experience leading and managing cross-functional technical teams (e.g., Operations Program Managers, Technical Program Managers, Supply Chain Program Managers).
• Experience partnering with external original design manufacturers (ODMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) partners through Ok2Ship.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience delivering high-volume audio, wearables, or miniaturized consumer electronics hardware products.
• Experience driving Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Cost (DFC) initiatives across international agreement manufacturing sites.
• Experience managing engineering operations programs with executive-level stakeholder reporting and cross-functional hardware lifecycle alignment.