Senior Product Manager, Energy Projects, Google Research

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 one of the Energy Product Managers you will act as a technical product leader—originating new technology tracks or partnering with research leads to take raw science or raw ideas from conception to 1MW field demonstration. You will drive projects from technical concept to physical execution—developing initial techno-economic and system models, defining test plans, and partnering across engineering teams to turn ideas into operational pilots. In the early stages of a project, you will perform the majority of the analytical and development work yourself.

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

• Define the overarching goal, execution roadmap, quantitative stage gates, and kill/pivot triggers, while maintaining clear project communications and executive alignment.
• Guide projects from initial experiments to full demonstration prototypes, resolving technical, contractual, and regulatory hurdles, including integrations with data centers or the grid.
• Be able to systematically de-risk initiatives through phase-based risk assessments, market scoping, competitive analysis, and detailed technoeconomic feasibility studies.
• Own the project budget and resource allocation while structuring high-ROI commercial, technical, and academic partnerships to support prototype development and field operations.
• Partner with Google Research AI teams to integrate AI-for-science toolkits and radically compress traditional hardware design cycles.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).
• Experience developing and leading energy projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree, MBA or PhD, in a relevant technical, or business field.
• Experience building strategic partnerships with startups, research labs, and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Experience with data and in using AI/ML tools to accelerate research workflows.
• Ability to translate early-stage science into actionable engineering milestones, test plans, field deployments, and investable strategies for executives.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).
• Experience developing and leading energy projects.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• 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/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year.