Product Launch Lead

About this role

The Product Launch Lead manages end-to-end launches for Pixel phones and ecosystem products, including wearables and accessories. The role leads launch strategy and supports core initiatives for APAC phone launches and program sustainability. It owns significant elements of Pixel phone launches across product, go-to-market, partnerships, marketing, forward, reverse, and operations activities.

Day-to-day work includes defining project milestones, documenting requirements, managing complex workstreams, and balancing strategic planning with detailed execution. The role coordinates global and local program managers and works with product, sales, marketing, supply chain, engineering, finance, and hardware operations teams. It also prepares and distributes project status reports and updates for executive management, functional management, and other audiences.

The role operates within a product and business strategy function that connects teams across Google’s organizations. It partners with senior leadership and supports Engineers, product managers, UX, and other functions in developing and bringing products to market. The Pixel team works on smartphones, devices, and services by combining artificial intelligence, software, and hardware in the consumer electronics domain.

Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; 11 years of experience in management consulting, product management and strategy, or analytics in a technology company; experience with consumer electronics products and technologies; and experience working with C-level executives and across functions and management levels. The role requires fluent Japanese and English communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications include experience in people management or leadership; experience delivering results in global and consumer-centric professional settings; project management and organizational oversight experience supported by critical thinking and problem-solving skills; experience influencing cross-functional groups and driving outcomes in collaborative, shared-decision-making environments; experience working with geographically dispersed staff and stakeholders; and understanding of consumer electronics or smartphone launch cycles, including the ability to move between high-level strategy and detailed execution.

The position is based in Tokyo, Japan. The posting states that English proficiency is required for all roles to support global collaboration.