That's director or higher (and the upper end is at least a vp). I mean, there probably is a director involved, but they definitely aren't the one making the padding.
They’re the one that demanded it.
Don’t try to pretend that any more than 1% of the people at Google are actually doing anything that moves even the slightest needle, regardless of ‘rank’.
And didn't even bother to check the responsiveness of the Google AI popup. How is it even possible with so many peer review!