Global Strategy and Operations Lead, YouTube Business

Google LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a strategic leader for the YouTube Business team in the United States. The role spans GTM and operations, analytics, and partner enablement, driving growth and efficiency across a global organization.

Responsibilities include leading partner lifecycle programs, developing AI-first decision frameworks, and aligning executives on critical agreement decisions, with a strong emphasis on cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• 4 years working with executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own a major phase of the partner lifecycle to drive operational clarity, excellence, and scale for YouTube’s partner agreements, managing overall programs from advanced planning through execution.
• Build decision-making frameworks and execute opportunities for AI-first processes and system improvements, enabling YouTube to make high-quality, highly efficient partnership decisions.
• Become a deep payments, agreements, and infrastructure subject-matter-expert to build trust and drive decisions with partners across BD, Finance, Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Translate business objectives into clear operational and technical requirements while proactively solving for critical tradeoffs and constraints.
• Lead high-profile executive reviews to drive critical alignment on agreement-related decisions, managing stakeholder expectations and issue escalations.

Skills

Management consulting experience

Sales operations experience

Business strategy experience

Executive stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• 4 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA.
• Experience working on high stakes, complex, fast-moving projects.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Interest and experience using AI to drive workflow efficiencies. Embraces an AI-first approach.
• Superb executor - never lets the ball drop and is always thinking one step ahead.

About The Job

The YouTube Business team is responsible for driving all go-to-market and operations functions for the YouTube Business Organization including strategy and business operations, analytics and data science, partnership enablement, product activation, partner support, and user support. The team shapes go-to-market priorities to accelerate growth and resource the business accordingly, enhancing skills and capabilities to support execution of business priorities, driving efficiency across business operations, and building excellent go-to-market infrastructure (e.g., data, reports, dashboards). This team combines strategic, operational, and problem-solving skills with a pragmatic sense of how to get things done and drive change across a global organization.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun - and we do it all together.

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

US: $152000 - $221000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Own a major phase of the partner lifecycle to drive operational clarity, excellence, and scale for YouTube’s partner agreements, managing overall programs from advanced planning through execution.
• Build decision-making frameworks and execute opportunities for AI-first processes and system improvements, enabling YouTube to make high-quality, highly efficient partnership decisions.
• Become a deep payments, agreements, and infrastructure subject-matter-expert to build trust and drive decisions with partners across Business Development (BD), Finance, Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Translate business objectives into clear operational and technical requirements while proactively solving for critical tradeoffs and constraints.
• Lead high-profile executive reviews to drive critical alignment on agreement-related decisions, managing stakeholder expectations and issue escalations.

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