Director, gTech Ads Solutions, YouTube+ COE

Google; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 224,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% bonus target

Equity

Benefits package

Job summary

Google seeks a Director, Ads Solutions, YouTube Brand CoE Lead, to guide high-performing teams delivering media and technical solutions at scale for Google's largest corporate customers.

You will partner with LCS and gTech Ads regional teams to activate complex video opportunities, drive growth plans, and ensure exceptional ROI across regions. AI transformation will be embedded across workflows to enable high-value client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, economic, or business field or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of people management experience leading regional or functional teams, including managing managers.
• 8 years of digital marketing and ad serving experience across advertisers, agencies, or AdTech companies, focused on digital video or YouTube ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed cross-functional teams to drive product adoption, campaign solutions, and business growth.

Responsibilities

• Establish and scale the YouTube Brand CoE with strategic visions and execution roadmaps.
• Lead experts to maximise advertiser ROI and drive product metrics adoption across teams.
• Navigate a complex matrix with regional gTech and Sales leaders.
• Foster a team-first culture, continuous learning, and delivery excellence.
• Influence the YouTube product roadmap with market insights and cross-functional partners.

Skills

People management

Digital marketing

Cross-functional collaboration

AdTech familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical/economic/business)

MBA (preferred)

Tools

YouTube advertising

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Dublin, Ireland; Warsaw, Poland.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical, economic, or business field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of people management experience leading regional or functional teams, including managing managers.
• 8 years of digital marketing and ad serving experience across advertisers, agencies, or AdTech companies, focused on digital video or YouTube ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating across matrixed cross-functional teams (Sales, GTM, Product, Services) to drive product adoption, campaign solutions, and business growth.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or advanced graduate degree in a relevant technical or business field.
• Proven ability to manage scaled operations, documented procedures, SLAs, and vendor partner oversight while navigating ambiguity and managing operational risks.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical and product concepts to cross-functional partners.
• Deep expertise in YouTube advertising solutions, campaign measurement methodologies, and exposure to cloud/data integration technologies.
• Strong business and analytical acumen, with a track record of translating data-driven insights into customer growth strategies and operational efficiencies.

About The Job

As the Director, Ads Solutions, YouTube Brand Center of Excellence (CoE) Lead, you will lead high-performing teams of solution experts driving media and technical solutions at scale, dedicated to delivering YouTube Brand solutions to Google's largest corporate customers. You will be responsible for driving the operational execution and delivery of gTech's YouTube Brand ads activation, formats, measurement, and optimization support, making YouTube a key differentiator and growth driver for Google Ads.

Your teams will partner directly with Large Customer Sales (LCS) and gTech Ads Regional teams to activate complex video opportunities, drive full growth plans, and ensure customers achieve exceptional ROI. You and your team will serve as trusted advisors to regional gTech Ads and Sales leaders, managing and delivering strategic impact services globally.

As a Director, you will be accountable for the efficiency, efficacy, accuracy, and quality of YouTube integrated tech and media growth services across your regional scope. You will advocate for continuous improvement and process excellence across your organization. In partnership with cross-functional teams, you will drive the AI transformation across your workflows, effectively integrating AI, automation, and partner/vendor operations to free up your specialist teams to deliver consultative, high-value solutions for strategic clients. You will nurture an inclusive, high-performing team of frontline managers and technical/media specialists, developing deep capabilities to address advertisers' complex needs.

Google creates products and services that make the world a better place, and gTech’s role is to help bring them to life. Our teams of trusted advisors support customers globally. Our solutions are rooted in our technical skill, product expertise, and a thorough understanding of our customers’ complex needs. Whether the answer is a bespoke solution to solve a unique problem, or a new tool that can scale across Google, everything we do aims to ensure our customers benefit from the full potential of Google products.

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Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €224000 - €229000 (EUR) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

Poland: zł800000 - zł820000 (PLN) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Establish and scale the YouTube Brand CoE, defining strategic visions, execution roadmaps, and securing cross-functional resources.
• Lead experts to maximize advertiser ROI and drive product metrics adoption, partnering with sister teams to align servicing with Sales needs. Evolve services across AI, partners, Googlers, and vendors to automate workflows and create capacity for complex, high-value solutions.
• Navigate a complex matrix to share responsibility with regional gTech and Sales leaders.
• Foster a team-first culture of continuous learning and delivery excellence while growing a diverse organization, including senior people managers. Foster a 'team-first' culture of expertise-driven problem-solving, continuous learning, and pride in delivery excellence.
• Synthesize market insights with gAE, regional and cross-functional teams to influence the YouTube product roadmap and land new ad formats globally.

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