# Emily Conn > Product Lead, Google / Nest at Google Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/emilyconn Passionate about people, technology and fun! Currently at Google DeepMind working on early stage product. Previous experience in robotics, consumer products and corporate innovation/incubation. Most passionate about building amazing products for kids/families. Love languages, cultures; lived/worked internationally for most of my life. ## Work Experience ### Group Product Manager @ Google DeepMind Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Early stage product incubation / innovation. ### Group Product Manager, Google Home / Nest @ Google Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Lead for end-to-end product experience and strategy for consumer smart home project. Define consumer experience (mobile app and hardware/software integration) and overall program roadmap, including new distribution channels and go-to-market strategy. ### Founder / Lead, Area 120, Google's internal start up incubator @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Area 120 is Google's internal incubator for start ups. (Link below). Solo founder and Lead in Google internal startup incubator for hardware/software project for families. Brought project from early stage idea to production-ready, manufactured units. Validated product market fit after needfinding and user research with 150+ families to secure funding for scaling and growing project. In scaling phase, engaged with top-tier manufacturer, and built production-ready software. Recruited, hired and managed team of 22. Cross-disciplinary team of design, engineering (hardware/software), creatives. ### Product Marketing Manager @ Google Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | London, United Kingdom Launch of Google Assistant (2016) in UK/DE/FR. Ran digital marketing campaigns for voice search on iOS in 4 key EMEA markets (UK/DE/FR/RU) to drive app downloads, engagement, retention (2015). Launched Google My Business in 42 EMEA markets (2014). ### Assistant Brand Manager @ The LEGO Group Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Paris Area, France Managed LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Duplo. Drove LEGO Star Wars Father’s Day campaigns encouraging fathers/sons to build together. Outreach strategy for “Mommy Bloggers” to introduce them to early childhood LEGO Duplo line. ### Marketing Insights, Design @ InProcess Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Paris Area, France Market research / product design at Paris-based product design agency. Worked on projects for major clients (Peugeot-Citroen, Kraft Foods) to provide product recommendations based on ethnographic studies, user feedback and design principles. ### Medical Product Design @ Boehringer Ingelheim Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Mainz Area, Germany Product design / mechanism development for asthma inhalers. ### Robotics researcher @ Waseda University Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Tokyo, Japan Robotics research at Waseda University (Takanishi Lab). Designed a robot for children, integrating with a two-wheeled robotic platform developed by the lab. ### Robotics researcher @ Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systemes (LAAS) Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Toulouse Area, France Robotics research at CNRS-LAAS: trajectory planning on MATLAB for a robotic arm. ## Education ### Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### High School The American School in Japan ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emily-conn-56183a46 - Website: http://emilygc.tk --- Source: https://flows.cv/emilyconn JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/emilyconn/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05