Product Manager II, YouTube Creator Monetization

Google•San Bruno, CA

3d•$163,000 - $236,000

About The Position

The Creator Monetization team drives and evolves the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and monetization experiences to meet the needs of creators worldwide as the landscape, products, and business objectives evolve. The team sets the strategy, designs, and executes programs that delivered $100B in earnings to more than 3 million creators over the past four years. YPP aims to attract, invest in, and recognize promising and trusted creators, and to help creators grow their channels and businesses on YouTube. As a Product Manager for YPP Programs, you will lead high-priority strategic product initiatives and creator experiences across the YouTube Partner Program. The role focuses on creator monetization strategy, including defining eligibility criteria, shaping user journeys for different creator archetypes, launching monetization features, and evaluating how YPP can better support external earnings such as brand sponsorships. You will contribute to evolving programs so YouTube remains a rewarding place for creators. YouTube describes its work as bringing people together to share stories, explore interests, and build community, working at the intersection of technology and creativity.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
2 years of experience managing the product lifecycle, defining product strategy, or scaling technical products and programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with monetization products, the creator economy, or managing large-scale, multi-tiered, or multi-sided programs.
Knowledge of UX design and user journeys to build seamless experiences for creators.
Ability to simplify complex workflows, combined with strategic outlook and strong commercial acumen.
Demonstrated program outlook and product leadership, including the ability to evaluate new features and define complex eligibility rules.
Excellent problem-solving skills, cross-functional alignment, and a high degree of comfort navigating ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

Own the evolution of YPP program structures and rules, identifying opportunities to support creators across different monetization features and career journeys.
Evaluate and drive new strategic monetization features, such as evolving YPP capabilities to better support brand deals, shopping, fan funding, and more.
Translate ambiguous, high-impact strategic decisions into clear product implementation that enhances how creators earn on the platform and helps make YouTube a rewarding place for creators.
Partner with cross-functional leads in engineering, UX/UI, go-to-market, legal, finance, and other areas to build creator experiences and modernize programs.
Drive alignment through effective communication and objective, data-driven decision-making.