What are the responsibilities and job description for the Group Product Manager, YouTube Live Discovery position at YouTube?
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA.
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.
DO IT LIVE – Connecting people through shared live experiences and showing them what is authentically happening now.
YouTube Live is a global powerhouse—holding the #1 spot globally by watch time.
As a part of this role, you will usher in the next era of Live by driving Search and Discovery, where millisecond ranking of a volatile, real-time corpus with zero historical data and ever-evolving content is the core challenge. In this role, your ML expertise will give raw human authenticity a global stage, uniting millions of viewers in real-time to share cultural moments.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we 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 $240,000-$334,000 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.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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in consumer product management, including taking technical consumer products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, 0-to-1, etc.).
- 5 years of experience with Search and Discovery product management (ML, recommendations systems, ranking, experimentation methodologies).
- Experience in data analysis, leveraging product metrics to optimize algorithms, and information retrieval infrastructure.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
- Experience or passion for Live streaming and video content creation.
- Experience with content recommendation systems.
- Experience working on products that support a creator economy.
- Experience with short-form video creation tools found within popular platforms.
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.
DO IT LIVE – Connecting people through shared live experiences and showing them what is authentically happening now.
YouTube Live is a global powerhouse—holding the #1 spot globally by watch time.
As a part of this role, you will usher in the next era of Live by driving Search and Discovery, where millisecond ranking of a volatile, real-time corpus with zero historical data and ever-evolving content is the core challenge. In this role, your ML expertise will give raw human authenticity a global stage, uniting millions of viewers in real-time to share cultural moments.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we 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 $240,000-$334,000 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
- Lead Search and Discovery product strategy, responsible for outlining goals and delivering significant and predictable annual topline impact for all YouTube Live.
- Act as the primary bridge to core YouTube S&D teams by advocating for, negotiating, and integrating Live discovery mechanics into core surfaces like the YouTube Home Feed, Search infrastructure, and Watch Next models.
- Build technically sophisticated perspectives on recommendation systems, ranking models, and information retrieval infrastructures, partnering with engineering to push the boundaries of real-time personalization.
- Secure executive buy-in across fragmented product organizations, aligning stakeholders behind a cohesive, high-velocity roadmap.
- Keep a continuous pulse on the shifting live streaming and creator economy landscapes to rapidly turn competitor advantages or inefficiencies into YouTube feature innovations.