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Director, Product Operations, Home and Health

Director, Product Operations, Home and Health

1 Month ago • 15 Years + • Manufacturing • Operations

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Job Description

As the Director, Product Operations, Home and Health at Google, you will lead the Product Operations team, acting as the overall operations leader for the home and health business. Responsibilities include building knowledge of Google's technologies and business goals, crafting strategies to leverage partners for product development, managing partners to meet program requirements, leading cross-functional teams in preparation for production and product transitions, and mentoring and growing the team. The role requires extensive experience in new product introduction, supply chain management, operations, and commercial negotiations, encompassing all phases of product development from prototype to mass production. Experience with contract manufacturers (CM), original device manufacturers (ODM), and joint development manufacturers (JDM) is highly preferred.

Must have:

15+ years experience in product introduction/supply chain/manufacturing/operations
Team management and growth experience
Experience in commercial and contractual negotiations
Full product development lifecycle experience (prototype to mass production)
Lead cross-functional teams and manage partners

Good to have:

MBA or Master's degree
Consumer technology market experience
Experience with CM, ODM, and JDM models
Excellent investigative, quantitative, problem-solving, and strategic skills
Domestic and international travel availability

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience in new product introduction/supply chain, management/manufacturing, operations/development, or operations engineering.
Experience in managing and growing teams.
Experience in commercial negotiations (e.g., cBOM and MVA), and in contractual negotiations with partners.
Experience across all phases of a product development from prototype to mass production.

Preferred qualifications:

MBA or Master's degree.
Experience in the consumer technology market and working with global and cross-functional internal and external teams.
Experience launching consumer hardware products using Contract Manufacturer (CM), Original Device Manufacturing (ODM), and Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) models, with an understanding of the differences of each.
Excellent investigative, quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, creativity, and strategic skills.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

About the job

As the Director, Product Operations, Home and Health you will lead the Product Operations team for home and health. You will be the overall operations leader for the home and health business.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

Build knowledge of Google’s technologies, business goals, and the industry.
Craft a strategy to enable product development by leveraging partners in support of the growth of the product portfolio.
Manage partners to meet program requirements in terms of optimal pricing, quality, resources, schedule, capacity, and technology.
Lead cross-functional teams within Google and with external partners to prepare for production ramp and product transitions at manufacturing sites.
Mentor and grow the team by motivating, influencing, and inspiring.

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