Product Manager II, YouTube Generative AI Security

Google•San Bruno, CA

8d•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

The Product Manager II will work on YouTube’s AI Safety team, which is responsible for the end-to-end safety and security of YouTube’s Generative AI products. As YouTube features increasingly use Generative AI, including Ask on Search, this role will define risk principles for YouTube and develop a defense-in-depth strategy, systems, tools, and processes to systematically mitigate risks. The role guides products from conception to launch by connecting technical and business considerations and working cross-functionally with teams such as Engineering and Research. It includes defining product strategy and a multi-year roadmap for AI security, fostering security awareness among YouTube developers, managing security initiatives throughout the product life cycle, and measuring their impact. The position focuses on anticipating evolving cyber threats and reducing risk across YouTube’s AI-powered features.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in product management, including taking technical consumer products from conception to launch.
2 years of experience developing AI and Security technologies to define technical product features.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a technology- or business-related field.
5 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
Experience in security, AI/ML, risk management, and anti-abuse prevention.
Understanding of the evolving landscape of security risks in the AI context, including agentic workflows.
Excellent partnership skills and the ability to navigate complex, high-stakes stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

Define and support the end-to-end product strategy and multi-year roadmap for AI Security within YouTube.
Drive AI security awareness for all YouTube developers, fostering a culture of secure coding and proactive threat modeling for AI-powered features.
Manage the full product life cycle for key security initiatives, ensuring high-impact delivery and measurable risk reduction.
Collaborate with Research and Engineering to deliver AI-powered security features that anticipate rapidly evolving cyber threats and defend YouTube, including Ask on Search and Ask on Watch.
Lead the team in defining, identifying, collecting, and tracking appropriate quantitative and qualitative product or business metrics for new or existing products.