Full-Time

Product Manager, Acquisition, Gemini App at Google DeepMind

Job Description

The Growth & Discovery Team is the engine responsible for driving massive user and revenue expansion for Gemini across all audiences,consumers, businesses, and developers.nnOperating across the full user lifecycle, the team executes a comprehensive strategy that spans Acquisition (getting people in), Activation (getting them to their "aha" moment quickly), Retention (making Gemini indispensable through feature discovery and valuable use cases), and Expansion/Monetization (converting engaged users into subscribers).nnWe accomplish this through a combination of in-product funnel optimization, global performance marketing, disciplined experimentation powered by an advanced platform, and the exploration of novel growth loops and distribution channels like Viral Sharing and Emerging Markets, ultimately building the essential systems and infrastructure to ensure scalable, efficient, and AI-powered growth for the entire Gemini ecosystem.nnThe Product Lead for Acquisition at Gemini will define and execute the global product strategy for acquiring, onboarding, and converting new users into high-value, long-term customers for the Gemini platform.nnIn this role, you will operate at the intersection of product, growth marketing, and data science, owning the entire top-of-funnel experience from initial out-of-product touchpoints (e.g., paid media, SEO) to the in-product activation journey.nnSuccess requires a strategic focus on building scalable, AI-native acquisition tooling, managing complex funnel optimizations, and leveraging deep cohort and LTV analysis to drive efficient, sustainable, and accelerated growth across global markets.nnKey responsibilities:nn* Define and Own the Acquisition Product Strategy: Establish the vision, roadmaps, and OKRs for the top-of-funnel platform, ensuring alignment with Gemini’s overall user growth and monetization objectivesnn* Lead AI-Native Acquisition Tooling: Partner with Engineering and Data Science to design, build, and continually refine automation and optimization algorithms for creative operations, bidding, and campaign management across all performance marketing channelsnn* Oversee Full-Funnel Optimization: Be accountable for the end-to-end acquisition experience, from external traffic sources (search, social) through in-product sign-up and initial activation flows, maximizing conversion efficiencynn* Establish Advanced Measurement and Attribution: Develop and refine the data architecture and attribution models necessary to accurately measure the impact of product changes and marketing investments on key metrics like CAC, LTV, and retentionnn* Drive a Culture of Rapid Experimentation: Champion a rigorous A/B testing framework,defining clear hypotheses, establishing measurement plans, and translating conversion insights into scalable, documented playbooksnn* Manage Financial Strategy and Tradeoffs: Integrate closely with Finance and Business Intelligence to provide acquisition inputs for forecasting, budgeting, investment pacing, and balancing growth targets against efficiency and payback goalsnn* Develop AI-First Creative Systems: Collaborate with Design and Marketing to build fast, scalable creative prototyping systems that leverage generative AI to rapidly test and iterate on high-performing ad assets and messagingnn* Identify and Validate Whitespace Growth: Systematically leverage market data, competitive intelligence, and user research to identify new audience segments and regional opportunities, leading the product effort to expand coverage and localizationnn* Integrate SEO Strategy into Product: Define and execute a platform vision for optimizing organic acquisition, ensuring the Gemini product structure and content is technically and strategically aligned to rank effectively in third-party search enginesnn* Lead and Mentor a High-Performing Team: Recruit, develop, and lead a growing team of product managers and specialists, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, ownership, and cross-functional excellencennAbout You:nnIn order to set you up for success as a Growth & Discovery Product Manager for GeminiApp at DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:nn* Consumer Growth Leadership: 7+ years of Product Management experience with a proven, measurable track record of delivering highly successful, 0-to-1 consumer products and driving key growth metrics (Acquisition, Retention, Monetization)nn* Strategic Accountability: Extensive experience setting a clear product and business strategy, securing executive buy-in, defining necessary resourcing, and operating with full accountability for the outcomes on a global scalenn* Founder Mindset & Action Bias: You operate with a true startup/founder mentality, demonstrating a fierce bias toward action, a mastery of ambiguity/simplification, and a relentless willingness to tackle problems hands-onnn* Customer Obsession & Simplicity: Possess a deep customer obsession and an ability to take on complex, deeply technical challenges, translating them into elegant, simple, and delightful user experiencesnn* Technical & Analytical Rigor: Familiarity with systems thinking, a deep fluency in analytics, experiment design, funnel optimization, and a solid understanding of software development processes and conceptsnn* High-Bar Influence: Maintain a relentlessly high bar for your own contributions and those of your team, possessing the leadership and communication skills to effectively manage and align senior executives and cross-functional teamsnnIn addition, the following would be an advantage:nn* A true passion for Google DeepMind's mission, our products and AI fieldnn* You have a knack for taking on complex product challenges and finding elegant solutions that are delightfully simple for our usersnn* You are biased toward action, a great collaborator, a master disambiguator/simplifier, and constantly pushing toward clarity and delivery. You never hesitate to roll up your sleeves and tackle something hands-onnn* Experience leading geographically distributed cross-functional teams in an energetic, high-octane environmentnn* Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Math, Economics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or other quantitative fieldnn* Extensive experience setting and delivering on a strategy you crafted, where you were accountable for the outcomesnn* You have a knack for taking on complex product challenges and finding elegant solutions that are delightfully simple for our usersnn* From your own contributions to the people you work with, to the products you work on, you have a never-ending desire to grow and learnnn* Consumer growth experience with a track record of delivering highly successful and innovative productsnnThe US base salary range for this full-time position is between $227,000 USD – $320,000 USD+ bonus + equity + benefits.

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