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Original posting from Google
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of experience in engineering leadership, managing technical projects.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, storage systems, or large‑scale distributed systems.
- Experience working across organizational boundaries, cross‑functionally, and across product areas.
- Experience as a consumer leader in a changing environment.
- Experience leading large‑scale engineering organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in AI/ML integration within productivity or collaboration tools, and building cross‑platform applications and local‑to‑cloud synchronization technologies.
- Understanding of the complex relationship between the organization and its environment, with ability to identify connections, adopt different perspectives, and quickly respond to changing circumstances.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and import and export talent and ideas to achieve a broader organizational goal.
- Ability to mentor and retain excellent engineering leadership in a highly competitive talent market.
- Outstanding communication skills that drive execution impact at scale.
About The Job
Workspace by Google Cloud is a cloud‑based productivity suite that is revolutionizing the way people communicate and collaborate with one another. Serving over 2 billion active users across the globe, our team is focused on delivering the tools that shape people’s experience at home, school and work.
As the Director of Engineering for Workspace Slides, you will lead an exceptional organization responsible for one of the world’s most collaborative presentation platforms during its most significant evolution since inception. Slides is at a pivotal inflection point, evolving from a “presentation tool” to a next‑generation, AI‑native creator platform. You will oversee a high‑performing team that is currently excelling; your primary focus will be to accelerate innovation, including the successful rollout of transformative AI initiatives.
You will bring a “consumer‑first” mindset to an enterprise‑scale product, balancing the operational excellence of a massive‑scale product with the "0‑to‑1" mindset required to integrate generative AI into the core of the user experience. You will guide architectural decisions that bridge local machine operations with cloud‑scale infrastructure.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $307,000–$427,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Lead and scale a global engineering organization, fostering a culture of innovation, “can‑do” energy, rapid experimentation, and technical depth.
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for Google Slides, shifting from a legacy feature mindset to an AI‑first architecture that prioritizes velocity and intelligence.
- Partner closely with cross‑functional teams to build innovative and advanced AI capabilities and accelerate Google Slides’ commercial success and growth.
- Cultivate a high‑performing talent pool and foster enhanced collaborative relationships with DeepMind teams to demonstratively improve the velocity and overall quality of product delivery.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Source: Google careers