I have a fit call with the hiring manager today for a program manager role for the google ads shopping team. would love to get some insights on the team. is this a good team?
Hey man congrats! I remember you mentioning that you were waiting for a long time. I have a fit call tomorrow finally
Thank you!! Omg congrats to you too!! Which team?
Google pay team
What do you mean by a fit call? I was mentioned that they scheduled team match call with manager tomorrow. Does it mean I am picked by that team? Or is this just an informational call and the manager will pick me after the call?
No it just means that they are interested in talking to you. I’ve already been cleared by hiring committee so this is to gage if I like the team and if the hiring manager thinks I’m a good match for the team.
Can you please mention some good points/questions to ask for during this call?
Does it mean Team Matching is gonna accelerate now at Google?
Not sure, potentially!
shopping is pretty solid. ads org generally good in terms of mgmt as it provides the lifeblood. talent generally good for related reasons. the work is not earth shattering at this point but interesting problems. easy to measure/show impact. visibility pretty good. shopping is more nascent vs rest of ads so good combination of scale (it is very large business) and growth (still a substantive growth vehicle). what are you looking for in team/role?
looking for good impact and interesting work. I focused a lot on cloud transformation and big data at scotiabank, and wanted to stay within that but google shopping seemed interesting as well. I’m looking for a program manager role that’s more focused on strategic influence and programs and less operations.
When did you interview? Location? Level? Yoe?
interviewed back in July, hc approved August. Mountain view, L4/l5, Yoe: 6