YouTube Product Strategy and Operations Lead, YouTube Growth Platform

You Tube Product Strategy and Operations Lead, You Tube Growth Platform

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You Tube San Bruno, CA, USA ;
New York, NY, USA

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

• 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

• 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

You Tube’s ecosystem is constantly growing and evolving, and it is critical to deploy resources efficiently to best serve You Tube’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.

You Tube’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 You Tube 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 You Tube. PS&O sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, contributing to some of the highest profile work r 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.

At You Tube, 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: $126000 - $180000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Define the core metrics of your product area, support goal setting, and regularly track product performance.
• Conduct deep‑drive 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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