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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management, working cross-functionally with engineering, data science, and UX/UI stakeholders.
• 5 years of experience taking technical consumer products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, 0 to 1, etc.).
• 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary product roadmaps in partnership with cross-functional teams (e.g., legal, policy, trust and safety) to deliver high-stakes safety or privacy features.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in wearable audio systems design, tuning and validation, including power and thermal considerations for micro-acoustics.
• Experience with media processing, microphone processing, psychoacoustic processing, filter design, audio and system tuning.
• Experience in microphone beamforming and adaptive noise cancelling preferred.
• Experienced in the new audio technology system integration.
• Experience in objective and subjective audio quality assessment and critical listening skills.

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 world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.
As the XR Audio Product Manager (PM), you will lead the goal, strategy, and execution of immersive audio and soundscape experiences across Google's next-generation XR devices. You will define how users hear, speak, and interact with their environment through high-fidelity spatial audio, advanced voice capture, and intelligent acoustic context.
This role is part of the XR Platform team responsible for building the core platform services and experiences that define why users put on an XR device everyday, enable users to get value from XR devices, and shape the next generation immersive computing platform for Google.
For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap - the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices - it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) 20% bonus target equity benefits
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Responsibilities

• Deliver a compelling goal and roadmap for the entire product lifecycle of audio and acoustic experiences, identifying opportunities, prioritizing key investments, and ensuring platform cohesion across a portfolio of products.
• Develop resourceful product solutions for complex, ambiguous audio issues (such as spatial soundscapes, dynamic head-tracking, spatial audio virtualization, and acoustic capture) with long-term impact, leveraging existing Google hardware and software technologies.
• Build consensus with engineering tech leads, acoustics hardware teams, and executive managers across multiple product areas to define and execute our multi-year audio and microphone hardware roadmap.
• Contribute to the holistic XR Platform product strategy, incorporating best practices in product, accessibility (e.g., personalized HRTFs, hearing assistance features), and trust and safety/privacy for wearable microphones and capture.

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