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YouTube Music and Podcasts Lead, Product Strategy and Operations

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Compensation
$150–217K/yr
Location
San Bruno, CA
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Lead for YouTube Music and Podcasts will drive product strategy and operations, managing business cadence, analyzing performance, and partnering with data scientists to identify growth opportunities and improve product health across YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Premium.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

A/B TestingExperimentation MethodologiesAI WorkflowsAutomation FrameworksData AnalysisBusiness StrategyProduct Health AnalysisCross-Functional CollaborationPodcast Engagement AnalysisYouTube Music Industry Knowledge

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical ExperienceEight Years of Experience in an Analytical RoleMaster's Degree, MBA, or Advanced Degree in a Business or Quantitative DisciplineExperience With a/B Testing and Experimentation MethodologiesExperience Leveraging AI Workflows or Automation Frameworks to Streamline Analysis and ReportingExperience in YouTube Music or the Media Industry

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YouTube Music and Podcasts Lead, Product Strategy and Operations

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XNote: 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

  • 8 years of experience in an analytical role (e.g., management consulting, investment banking, business intelligence, data science, corporate strategy and operations).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree, MBA, or advanced degree in a business or quantitative discipline.

  • Experience with A/B testing and experimentation methodologies.

  • Experience leveraging AI workflows or automation frameworks to streamline analysis and reporting.

  • Experience in YouTube Music or the media industry.

About the job

Product Strategy and Operations helps Google’s products and businesses grow and succeed. You will lead critical initiatives, usually spanning multiple teams and functions, to identify new opportunities or refactor barriers to growth, and then find solutions to address and implement them.

In this role, you’ll be embedded within YouTube’s Music and Podcasts products. This includes music and podcast content on both the main YouTube app and the YouTube Music app. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day business cadence, overseeing and communicating business performance, and driving faster, better decisions that responsibly and sustainably grow our business. You’ll also be a close business partner to our teams of data scientists, combining your insight and judgment with their deep analytical knowledge.

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: $150000 - $217000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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

Responsibilities

  • Understand product health across YouTube’s music and podcast experiences, and proactively raise trends and opportunities to improve to executive leadership.

  • Automate core workflows for product health, leveraging AI tools.

  • Collaborate with various cross-functional partners to improve our understanding of user activity across YouTube, YouTube Music, and YouTube Premium, and identify opportunities to grow Music and Podcast consumption.

  • Define the key drivers of Podcast Watch Time, and identify opportunities to increase Podcast engagement on YouTube.

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to various cross functional partners for setting organizational priorities, coordinating launches and plans with other functions, and shaping the overall product outlook.

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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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Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.

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.

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