{"id":23822,"date":"2026-04-06T20:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/?p=23822"},"modified":"2026-04-06T20:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T03:57:29","slug":"big-news-im-back-at-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/06\/big-news-im-back-at-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Big news: I&#8217;m back at Google!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey gang\u2014I am beyond delighted to say that I\u2019m returning to Google, taking a <strong>Cloud AI PM role focusing on generative media<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Paul Simon told us, \u201cThese are the days of miracles and wonder\u201d\u2014and I wonder at my amazingly good fortune getting to help shape these miracles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever since 2000, I\u2019ve focused my PM career on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/about\/\">unblocking the light<\/a>,&#8221; helping people make the world more beautiful and fun. From Photoshop to Google Photos to M365, I\u2019ve loved learning what truly matters to creators. Nothing beats zeroing in on real needs, then marshaling some big giant brains to deliver everything from big breakthroughs to crafty little mint-on-the-pillow delights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Returning from last fall\u2019s Adobe MAX, I <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1iS2yban5-AwfB0GuBye-d_94XFSzhxMV0wCuc7ZGk18\/edit?usp=sharing\">summarized<\/a> attendees\u2019 vibe as \u201cOverwhelmed, But Optimistic.\u201d Now the pressure\u2014and privilege\u2014is to turn that optimism into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s so much I don\u2019t yet know about this role\u2014but what I know for sure is that I can\u2019t do it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I know I need you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we all navigate this bewitching, bewildering time, let\u2019s stick together. Please keep me honest, grounded in knowing just what you need\u2014and what you don\u2019t. That way I can advocate accordingly, helping Google focus on exactly what\u2019ll benefit you most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions &amp; ideas for collaboration are always most welcome: [last name @ employer dot com]. And in the meantime I\u2019ll keep sharing my most interesting finds on the ol\u2019 blog\u2014especially in the burgeoning <a href=\"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/category\/ai-ml\/\">AI\/ML category<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And with that, friends, here we go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey gang\u2014I am beyond delighted to say that I\u2019m returning to Google, taking a Cloud AI PM role focusing on generative media! As Paul Simon told us, \u201cThese are the days of miracles and wonder\u201d\u2014and I wonder at my amazingly good fortune getting to help shape these miracles. Ever since 2000, I\u2019ve focused my PM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23822"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23826,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23822\/revisions\/23826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}