YouTube Growth Head

Masai; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Masai is seeking a Head of YouTube Growth to own and scale our YouTube business end-to-end. You will drive audience growth, paid conversions, monetization, and ROI by building a content-to-growth engine.

You will work at the intersection of content, growth, product, marketing, and business, using data to craft scalable strategies that translate into measurable revenue. You will lead experiments across thumbnails, hooks, formats, and distribution to maximize performance.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in YouTube growth or related roles.
• Experience scaling YouTube channels with measurable impact on growth or revenue.
• Strong understanding of CTR, retention, watch time, and recommendations.
• Experience building conversion funnels and monetization strategies.
• Data-driven decision making and ownership mindset.
• Experience collaborating with educators, creators, content teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end YouTube business from views/subscribers to conversions, revenue, and P&L.
• Build and optimize content-to-conversion funnels to drive leads and paid user growth.
• Develop content strategies aligned with audience needs and Masai's goals.
• Drive revenue growth and ROI on content investments.
• Own and improve YouTube metrics: CTR, watch time, retention, engagement, subscriber growth, conversions.
• Lead experimentation across thumbnails, hooks, formats, topics, CTAs, publishing cadence, and distribution.
• Collaborate with educators, creators, and content teams to improve content quality and engagement.
• Build distribution channels across communities and partnerships to maximize reach.
• Use analytics to identify growth opportunities, audience segments, and monetization levers.

Skills

YouTube growth

Content-led growth

Growth marketing

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

YouTube Analytics

Job description

Masai School is one of India's leading outcome-driven career schools, focused on transforming careers through high-quality education and strong industry partnerships.

Role Overview

At Masai, we are looking for a Head of YouTube Growth to own and scale our YouTube business end-to-end. This role goes beyond content creation—you will be responsible for building a content-to-growth and revenue engine, driving audience growth, paid conversions, monetization, and overall business performance.

You will work at the intersection of content, growth, product, marketing, and business, using audience insights and data to create scalable strategies that translate into measurable revenue and ROI.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end YouTube business, from views and subscribers to conversions, revenue, and P&L.
• Build and optimize content-to-conversion funnels to drive qualified leads and paid user growth.
• Develop content strategies aligned with audience needs, market trends, and Masai's business goals.
• Drive revenue growth and continuously improve ROI on content investments.
• Own and improve key YouTube metrics including CTR, watch time, retention, engagement, subscriber growth, and conversions.
• Lead experimentation across thumbnails, hooks, formats, topics, CTAs, publishing cadence, and content distribution.
• Work closely with educators, creators, and content teams to improve content quality, audience engagement, and conversion.
• Build distribution channels across communities, partnerships, social platforms, and external ecosystems to maximize content reach.
• Leverage YouTube and business analytics to identify growth opportunities, audience segments, and monetization levers.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Sales, and Business teams to align YouTube initiatives with broader go-to-market and revenue objectives.
• Track business performance and present growth insights, revenue impact, ROI, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
• Build scalable processes and operating mechanisms to continuously grow Masai's YouTube business.

What We're Looking For

• 6 - 8 years of experience in YouTube growth, content-led growth, digital business, growth marketing, or a similar role.
• Proven experience in scaling YouTube channels or content businesses with measurable impact on growth, revenue, or conversions.
• Strong understanding of YouTube growth drivers including CTR, retention, watch time, engagement, subscriber growth, and recommendation algorithms.
• Hands-on experience building or optimizing conversion funnels and monetization strategies.
• Strong business ownership mindset with experience managing growth, revenue, ROI, or P&L-oriented metrics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Experience working with or managing creators, educators, content teams, or cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to translate audience and performance data into clear business and content strategies.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and execution skills.

Why Masai?

This is an opportunity to build and own a high-impact YouTube business from the ground up. You will have significant ownership across content, growth, conversion, and revenue, with the opportunity to directly influence how Masai reaches and converts i