Senior Product Manager, AI and Compute Infrastructure

Senior Product Manager, AI and Compute Infrastructure Google Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA Experience Ownership of outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems, influencing stakeholders with deep expertise in the domain. Benefits Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours per year (increased to 69 hours per year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role. 2 years of experience working with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Kubernetes. 2 years of experience in infrastructure platforms, microservices, or agentic architectures. Experience in the development or launch of products or technologies within artificial intelligence or machine learning (AI/ML). Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in a technology or business related field. 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership. 3 years of experience in software development or engineering. Experience with AI/ML in security. Responsibilities Evolve the GKE Node OS roadmap (COS, Ubuntu, Windows), aligning release cadences with Kubernetes and optimizing for security and reduced downstream toil. Drive the customization strategy, including GKE Image Builder, balancing customer demands for flexibility (BYONI, non‑mainstream OSs, custom kernels) with platform supportability. Oversee predictable upgrade‑in‑place strategies to eliminate customer‑experienced downtime during capacity constraints. Guide the transition and technical enablement for new CPU NPIs across GKE Standard and Autopilot, including Day 0 support. Partner with engineering to deliver runtime primitives for GPU/TPU workloads, including containerd strategic alignment, Pod Snapshotting, and image streaming. 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, connecting the technical and business worlds, and breaking down complex problems into actionable steps that drive product development. We work closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, and more to design and develop technologies that improve access to the world’s information. We are responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring solutions to users. ACI Infrastructure delivers the secure, reliable, and unified compute infrastructure powering Google Cloud’s scale. As the foundational glue between hardware NPIs, orchestration, and workloads, we are accountable for the non‑negotiable bedrock of platform security and reliability. Our mission is to deliver the world’s most complete and powerful AI substrate into an uneventful, predictable, and infinitely scalable utility for the Agentic era. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible, empowering Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights while delivering unparalleled computing power globally. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $192,000 – $279,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits. Equal Employment Opportunity Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google’s EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire. English Language Requirement Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google Inc.