Google executive Marissa Mayer is leaving her position as VP of search products, but she’s not leaving the company.  The first female engineer at Google, joining the company in 1999, will now oversee location and local services.  The news comes by way of an email, reports  Bloomberg, citing,

“Marissa has made an amazing contribution on search over the last decade, and we’re excited about her input in this new area in the decade ahead,” the company said.

The move is indicative of Google’s plans for search on a local level, as these are areas the company has already discussed as central to its future.  It’s thanks to Android, which has been able to apply local, highly individualized interfaces for search results.  Google is already delving deep into the monetization possibilities around this kind of search, and there are endless possibilities for Google when it comes to localizing the bulk of its content and services.

As part of Mayer’s vertical move, she’ll reportedly be joining Google’s operating committee, the company’s senior management group as well.  As part of Mayer’s tenure at Google, she helped roll out Google Instant, one of the company’s more recent  and rare overhauls to its service.