Strategy Associate, YouTube

Google LLC•San Bruno, CA

33d•$118,000 - $170,000

About The Position

The YouTube Strategy, Analytics, and Finance team's mission is to make YouTube more valuable by identifying and steering the business towards big opportunities, guiding the organization to make the best possible decisions, and enabling effective implementation with proactive and trusted risk management. Within this group, the Strategy team operates similar to a dedicated internal management consulting team, driving high-impact projects commissioned directly by YouTube's executive leadership. The team leads projects that drive recommendations on YouTube's big, new trends, opportunities, and challenges from navigating the rise of GenAI and short-form video, to analyzing new business opportunities like shopping, to capturing growth in subscriptions, to responsibly managing the health of the creator and partner ecosystem, and more. As a Strategy Associate, you will drive our team's initiatives forward with the coaching of principals and directors, by applying critical thinking, researching user, creator, and competitors trends, analyzing data, and synthesizing recommendations on major business decisions. Your work will inform key business decisions and catalyze successful launches with cross-functional teams. You will collaborate with our leadership and work with colleagues across functions, including YouTube's Product, Business, Engineering, Partnerships, Marketing, Sales teams, and more. In addition, you will be an integral part of the Strategy team's tight-knit community and culture.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business discipline (e.g., Business Administration, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Physics) or equivalent practical experience.
3 years of experience in management consulting or other equivalent business strategy experience.
Experience in analytics.

Nice To Haves

Experience with financial modeling, SQL, and data visualization.
Experience communicating and influencing a range of audiences, including executives.
Experience in tech or media industries.
Ability to impact large-scale strategic initiatives and exceptional business judgement.
Excellent problem-solving, investigative, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Break down problems with frameworks and detailed action plans.
Perform quantitative analysis (e.g., sophisticated financial modeling, SQL queries) and qualitative analysis (e.g., analyzing key trends).
Articulate information through compelling verbal and written reports, and presentations tailored to a variety of audiences across levels of management and functions.
Cultivate relationships with teams, influence cross-functionally to achieve shared objectives.
Advocate the culture through embodying a learning mentality, an ownership mindset and strong teamwork orientation.