Google

YouTube Product Strategy and Operations Lead, YouTube Growth Platform

Google$126K — $180K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 4 years of experience in an analytical role (consulting, banking, analytics, etc.)
  • Expertise in driving cross-functional programs or projects
  • Proficiency in SQL, spreadsheets, data visualization, and data analytics tools
  • Preferred: 6 years of experience in analytically intensive roles
  • Preferred: Industry experience in consumer internet or online video, especially subscriptions
  • Preferred: Familiarity with ML growth platforms and digital marketing methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Define core product metrics and track performance
  • Conduct analyses to understand key trends and inform team actions
  • Collaborate with data science to identify growth opportunities and optimize strategy
  • Gather input from stakeholders to inform growth levers
  • Support processes to maintain platform integrity and automate workflows using AI

Benefits

  • Join a high-profile team at the intersection of strategy and execution
  • Opportunity to influence product health and long-term strategy
  • Engage in collaborative work with diverse cross-functional teams
  • Access to innovative tools and resources in a dynamic environment
  • Participate in a strong culture of data-driven decision making
Full Job Description
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X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 4 years of experience in an analytical role, such as management consulting, investment banking, strategy & operations, business analytics, or other equivalent roles
  • Experience driving cross-functional programs or projects
  • Experience with SQL, spreadsheets, data visualization, and other data analytics tools

Preferred qualifications:
  • 6 years of experience in an analytically-intensive role, such as management consulting, investment banking, strategy & operations, business analytics, or other equivalent roles
  • Experience in consumer internet, media, or online video industries (especially with subscriptions-based platforms)
  • Experience with ML growth platforms, digital marketing, A/B testing and experimentation methodologies
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Marketing teams


About the job

YouTube's ecosystem is constantly growing and evolving, and it is critical to deploy resources efficiently to best serve YouTube's users, creators and advertisers globally. We believe it's critical to use data to run our business and drive the decisions we make. Our Product Strategy and Operations Team (PS&O) partners with Product and Engineering leaders to help them run each major part of our business.

YouTube's Growth Platform ("Nitrate") delivers billions of in-app messages to users everyday to drive product discovery and growth. It's a critical growth channel that leverages ML-based recommendations to promote YouTube paid subscriptions, highlight product features, and drive watchtime across various content segments (e.g., cultural moments, live sports, new music releases, etc.).

As the Product Strategy and Operations (PS&O) Lead for Nitrate, you will play a critical role in scaling its impact across YouTube. PS&O sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, contributing to some of the highest profile work at YouTube. Your work will generally span across 3 areas: defining and measuring product health, conducting deeper analysis to inform actions to take, and shaping the longer-term vision and product strategy.

You'll be embedded within the Nitrate team, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Marketing, and other cross-functional stakeholders.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $126000 - $180000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

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Responsibilities
  • Define the core metrics of your product area, support goal setting, and regularly track product performance.
  • Conduct deep-dive analyses to understand what's driving key trends and inform actions the team should take.
  • Partner with data science to execute analyses to identify headroom for growth, diagnose optimization opportunities (e.g., funnel drop-off), and shape Nitrate's strategy & roadmap.
  • Gather input from client teams and external best practices to further inform growth levers to pursue (e.g., onboarding improvements, use case/channel expansion, etc.).
  • Support foundational processes that drive the platform (e.g., maintaining LTV inputs, establishing platform principles & guardrails, etc.) and Leverage AI tools to automate and enhance core workflows.


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About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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