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Senior Product Manager, YouTube Shorts, Creator Discovery and Content Exploration

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Compensation
$192–278K/yr
Location
San Bruno, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Product Manager will guide YouTube Shorts products across creator discovery and content exploration, setting a multi-year strategy and roadmap. The role leads machine-learning initiatives for cold-start exploration, creator identification, and recommendations across Shorts surfaces, while partnering with data science and research on metrics and experimentation. The position works cross-functionally to connect technical and business teams and align them around long-term ecosystem growth.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product ManagementTechnical Product LaunchAI/ML Product DevelopmentCross-Functional CollaborationBusiness OperationsStrategic MarketingTechnical PresentationsSoftware DevelopmentPeople ManagementTechnical Leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent8+ Years Product Management Experience3+ Years Technical Product Launch ExperienceMaster's in Technology or Business5+ Years Cross-Functional Experience5+ Years Business Function Experience4+ Years Technical Presentation Experience3+ Years Software Development Experience3+ Years People Management Experience

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.

  • 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).

  • Experience developing or launching products or technologies within Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning (AI/ML).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technology or business related field.

  • 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.

  • 5 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).

  • 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.

  • 3 years of experience in software development or engineering.

  • 3 years of people management experience with direct reports, and in technical leadership.

About the job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

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

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the multi-year product goal, strategy, and roadmap across content exploration and creator discovery, aligning cross-functional teams and YouTube leadership around long-term ecosystem growth.

  • Lead the evolution of our cold-start exploration engine developing Machine Learning (ML) approaches to understand video and channel potential early on, match fresh uploads with resonant audiences, and help emerging creators break through into scaled discovery.

  • Drive ML product initiatives across the shorts feed, audio, and creation surfaces to identify potential creators, model what makes content inspiring, and surface recommendations that spark new creation.

  • Partner with data science and research to advance north star metrics and long-term experimentation methodologies that capture creator success and downstream viewer value.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,349 open Product Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$192–278K/yr
  • California median$170–242K/yr1,474 salary ranges
  • US median$140–210K/yr6,551 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $235K, is 14% above the California median midpoint ($207K) — in the middle half of Product Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,769 open Product Manager jobs in California and 8,349 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Product Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 7,090 postings).
Education
2,333 of the 8,349 open Product Manager jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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