Yang (Olivia) Zhao

Group Product Manager @Google | Ex-TikTok | Entrepreneur | AI/ML & Monetization Product Leader | Wharton MBA

San Francisco Bay Area

About

I am a product manager, engineer, entrepreneur, and business leader who is passionate about building cutting edge AI/ML products that positively impact millions of lives. I went from an engineer in the Oil and Gas industry to a seasoned Product Manager at companies like Google and Tiktok. Along the way, I have discovered many effective strategies to secure and excel an PM career with growth and meaning. In my spare time, I am passionate about helping individuals break into product management. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and expertise to help them find the right PM roles, adopt the most effective strategies and get results.

Experience

  • Group Product Manager at Google
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    Product owner of Gemini powered Gmail Promotions Tab and Gmail Ads.

  • TikTok (Full-time · 5 yrs)
    • Product Leader, Brand Ads
      Aug 2022 - Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Lead a team of senior PMs and built brand ad products that contributed to 40% of Tiktok ads revenue ($XXB).

    • Lead Product Manager, Ads Platform
      May 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      PM lead of the TikTok self-serve ads platform; own the platform end to end experience from advertiser onboarding to ad campaign creation to campaign management & optimization

  • Product Manager at Google
    2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs

    Built Display Ads AI products for advertisers on Google AdWords.

  • Founding Partner & Head of Product at Olivia AI
    Jul 2016 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs

    Acquired by NuBank Jan 2022 - Olivia AI is an AI powered financial assistant app that offers personalized insights and recommendations on customer's financial well-being. - Managed cross-functional team in the US and Brazil; set product vision, roadmap and oversaw product development

  • Schlumberger (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Electrical Engineer
      2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

      Led the design and development of $2.1 billion worth of Fracturing equipment deployed worldwide.

    • Field Engineer
      2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

      Managed teams of 8 to 20 people to execute fracturing projects (150+) as Engineer In-Charge for national and international oil and gas companies, generating over $30 million in revenue in 8 countries on 3 continents