Senior Product Manager, YouTube Shorts, Creator Discovery and Content Exploration

Google•Mountain View, CA

9h•$192,000 - $278,000

About The Position

At Google, Product Managers put users first and adapt to a changing world while working on products that affect millions of people. In this role, you will guide products from conception to launch by connecting technical and business considerations and breaking complex problems into steps that drive product development. You will work collaboratively with engineers, designers, marketers, and other partners throughout the product execution cycle, including analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring solutions for users. At YouTube, the team works to help people share their stories, explore their interests, and connect with one another. The work combines technology and creativity to address real problems and develop products at the speed of culture. This role focuses on YouTube Shorts creator discovery and content exploration. You will shape long-term product strategy and roadmaps, evolve machine-learning-powered discovery for new uploads and emerging creators, develop initiatives across Shorts surfaces that identify promising creators and inspire creation, and work with research and data science to improve success metrics and experimentation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
8 years of experience in product management or a related technical role.
3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch, such as ideation through execution or end-to-end delivery.
Experience developing or launching products or technologies within Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning (AI/ML).

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in a technology- or business-related field.
5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales, finance, and other stakeholders.
5 years of experience in a business function or role, such as strategic marketing, business operations, or consulting.
4 years of experience preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
3 years of experience in software development or engineering.
3 years of people management experience with direct reports and in technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the multi-year product goal, strategy, and roadmap across content exploration and creator discovery, aligning cross-functional teams and YouTube leadership around long-term ecosystem growth.
Lead the evolution of the cold-start exploration engine by developing machine-learning approaches to understand video and channel potential early, match fresh uploads with resonant audiences, and help emerging creators gain scaled discovery.
Drive machine-learning product initiatives across the Shorts feed, audio, and creation surfaces to identify potential creators, model what makes content inspiring, and surface recommendations that spark new creation.
Partner with data science and research to advance north-star metrics and long-term experimentation methodologies that capture creator success and downstream viewer value.