Meet Raquel, a product manager on the Google Maps team. “When I was in college, I thought I was going to be a software engineer,” Raquel explained. “But I also wanted to work on product strategy and design.” To explore these career interests, Raquel joined Google as an Associate Product Management (APM) intern. She returned full-time the next year, completing two year-long rotations on the Search and Fonts teams (and a stint at YouTube) before moving full-time to Maps. Now on Maps’ Spatial AI team, Raquel uses AI & ML to create better digital mapping technology. “I work with various teams to set the product vision & strategy, understand user needs and feedback, and develop the roadmap for new features.” For Raquel, working on high impact products with a range of partners was a major benefit of working here. “The global reach, wide variety of teams, and opportunity to improve products I use every day make Google a really exciting place to work. Plus, it’s great to collaborate with people from all sorts of backgrounds and domains of expertise.” Explore our open roles and opportunities → https://goo.gle/4kKGHrd
About us
A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh
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https://goo.gle/3DLEokh
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- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, CA
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- Public Company
- Specialties
- search, ads, mobile, android, online video, apps, machine learning, virtual reality, cloud, hardware, artificial intelligence, youtube, and software
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Updates
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Take a peek inside our new Taipei office, our largest AI infrastructure hardware engineering hub outside of the U.S. Learn more → https://goo.gle/49HWPrh
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What does it mean to be an “AI-first” company? Last week, CEO Sundar Pichai talked all things AI, Gemini and development strategy with Logan Kilpatrick on the latest episode of our Release Notes podcast → https://goo.gle/482TC4r
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Spam, malware, phishing emails — it can be difficult to stay safe online. In her role as a Product Manager on the User Protection team in Brazil, Googler Rebeca’s job is to ensure people’s safety when using our products. “My focus is on solving common abuse types in Google products, at scale,” she explains. "My core work involves partnering with the teams behind Google products like Maps, Blogger, and Messages. I focus on two key areas: driving adoption, to ensure as many products as possible are protected by our safety platform, and expanding coverage, to make sure we can solve for the most common types of abuse they face." This type of work requires constant strategic adjustment. "Adaptability is crucial,” Rebeca shares. “The scale at Google means new data, new user trends, and new technologies emerge constantly. Being able to quickly learn and adjust your strategy is essential to keeping up and staying effective." The power of her team's mission has also fueled her personal growth when it came to her fear of public speaking — giving her the courage to speak at an internal conference. "Even though I had been working on it during my career, it was at Google that I had a turning point when I realized that the mission of our User Protection work, and the message that came with it, was bigger than my fear." Rebeca’s advice for those interested in similar roles? "If you are passionate about building products, Google gives you the opportunity to apply your skills at an unimaginable scale. The work you do here can genuinely impact the daily experience of billions of users." Explore open roles at Google Brazil → https://goo.gle/49byhGG
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