Product Specialist, Web Ecosystem Partnerships

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus. Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA . Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking, or 5 years with advanced degree. Experience launching technology products, defining go-to-market strategies, and collaborating directly with Product Management teams. Experience in product specialist roles, technical partnerships, product management, or business development within the technology sector. Preferred Qualifications MBA or Master's degree in a related field. Experience working within the web ecosystem, web infrastructure, or developer tools markets. Experience with AI technologies, machine learning frameworks, or building developer ecosystems for AI-first applications. Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage flexible, project-based partner engagements rather than static portfolios. Strong problem solving skills, with a track record of using ecosystem feedback to influence product roadmaps and engineering priorities. About The Job At Chrome and Web Ecosystem Partnerships, we shape the future of browsing and the open web by partnering across the ecosystem. We support the product's ambitions to shape the future of the open web in the age of AI. We do this by evolving Chrome, which serves the world and Google as both a product and a platform. As a Product Specialist for Web Ecosystem Partnerships, you will shape the future of the open web in the age of AI. You will work at the intersection of product management and strategic partnerships to optimize Chrome's platform for AI-first developer tools and next-generation user experiences. In this product-first role, you will own the relationship with Product Managers, lead initial product validation, and design go-to-market strategies. You will not manage a fixed portfolio of partners. Instead, you will flexibly engage with the developers, web infrastructure providers, and third-party AI partners that offer the best product-market fit. Your success will be measured by product validation, ecosystem feedback, and successful product launches. You will pave the way for Partner Managers to scale these initiatives across dedicated portfolios and regions globally. The Global Partnerships organization is responsible for exploring new opportunities with Google's partners. Google’s Global Partnerships team works with a wide range of partners to bring the best of Google to power their business. The Global Partnerships team supports Google’s own Product teams with essential partnerships to help Google’s user experiences in advertising, Search, Assistant, Maps, Travel, Shopping, Payments and more. Teams create product-enabling partnerships, go-to-market strategies and incubate business growth for a variety of products. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $140000 - $204000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits Responsibilities Align partnership strategies with product roadmaps and advocate the open web by channeling critical ecosystem feedback back to internal engineering and product teams. Lead initial product validation, define readiness criteria, and activate targeted programs to test new AI features and gather market feedback. Engage flexibly with developers, web infrastructure providers, and AI partners based strictly on product-market fit rather than a fixed portfolio. Drive the adoption of built-in AI capabilities across the web ecosystem to enable and accelerate agentic experiences. Build foundational partnership frameworks and handoff strategies to empower regional teams to scale efforts globally across dedicated portfolios. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google