Product Manager II, Creation, Platform, YouTube
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.
Our mission is connecting people through shared live experiences and showing them what is authentically happening now in the world. Unlock the next generation of live broadcasters by joining the YouTube Live team as one of our creation leads and owning nearly all of our creation surfaces and our live infra platform.
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 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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $156,000-$229,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Define and own our live creation, including third-party (3P) ecosystem, strategy, product goal, roadmap, and success metrics.
- Lead the development and improvement of YouTube live’s live control room, webcam, premieres, live in creator studio tools and on channel pages.
- Partner closely with various teams around YouTube and Google to achieve our goal.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across teams to ensure successful product launches and adoption, including product positioning and go-to-market strategies.
- Assess performance of products via experimentation, user research and other problem-solving modeling. Iterate to drive further hypotheses and product ideation based on insights.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in consumer product management.
- 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, 0 to 1, etc.).
- Experience with consumer-facing development on web and infrastructure, partnering with Engineering (Eng), UX, User Experience Research (UXR), and data science.
- Experience building products for multi-sided ecosystems such as creators, viewers, and advertisers.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
- 3 years of experience in preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
- 2 years of experience in software development or engineering.
- Experience building products for live streaming or creator economies.
- Experience with short-form video creation tools found within platforms.