Global MediaCo Partner Lead, YouTube

Google•New York, NY

6d•$134,000 - $196,000

About The Position

The mission of the YouTube MediaCo Partnership team is to make YouTube the essential platform for viewing content from media partners by driving meaningful business and distribution. We are responsible for sourcing, negotiating and facilitating distribution agreements with media and entertainment companies for YouTube’s subscription video businesses including YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels, as well as distributing ad-supported content across YouTube’s multiple formats and platforms to fuel those partners’ core businesses. As Global MediaCo Partner Lead, your primary responsibility will be to develop agreement strategy, lead negotiations, and manage partnerships with YouTube’s top global media company partners. You will lead agreements and partnerships across multiple lines of business, including YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels. You will work closely with YouTube’s Product, Engineering, Marketing, Strategy and Legal teams (among others) to resolve complex business issues, develop business strategies, inform product goal, and operationalize our plans through optimal agreement structures. 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 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
Experience managing agreements or partnerships.

Nice To Haves

10 years of experience working in media, entertainment, technology, business development, content acquisition/distribution, business affairs or legal roles.
Experience negotiating media distribution agreements for linear, direct-to-consumer, transactional and ad-supported content.

Responsibilities

Negotiate agreements with global media partners for distribution across YouTube including YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels.
Participate in all aspects of new business development, including sourcing, evaluating, drafting and negotiating agreements, and managing executive-level partnerships.
Collaborate with teams across YouTube and Google to ensure strong execution of agreements and initiatives, representing our partners and our team.
Contribute to the refinement of YouTube’s strategy, including presentations for executive management and to the broader organization.
Engage with several internal cross-functional teams across multiple geographies to incubate, launch, improve, and scale new features and user experiences across markets and functional areas.