Global YouTube Ads Monetization & Pricing Lead

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

Job summary

Google is seeking a Global Product Lead for YouTube Monetization and Pricing. This role shapes pricing frameworks, inventory economics, and go-to-market strategies across YouTube ad surfaces, balancing advertiser ROI with creator payouts and long-term growth.

You will partner with Product Management and Engineering to define requirements, lead pricing innovations, and drive marketplace dynamics on a global scale. Strong leadership and data-driven decision making are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in advertising, marketing technology, management consulting, or product management.
• 2 years of experience working with Product Management or Engineering teams, executive leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• 2 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and operationalize global pricing strategies, rate cards, and monetization frameworks across YouTube ad surfaces, balancing inventory yield, advertiser demand, creator payouts, and long-term revenue growth.
• Partner upstream with Product Management and Engineering to define product requirements, feature specifications, and roadmap prioritization for bidding capabilities, ad serving and inventory mechanics, price tooling, and new format structures.
• Optimize marketplace health, auction dynamics, budget utilization, and inventory yield across surfaces to drive advertiser ROI and commercial efficiency.
• Drive commercialization strategy and global go-to-market execution for new ad serving capabilities, bidding features, pricing frameworks, and tooling; establish clear positioning, packaging, commercial guidelines, and seller enablement to ensure rapid market adoption.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across Product Management, Engineering, YouTube Organic, GTM, and Sales Leadership, formulating data-backed strategic narratives to secure executive sign-off on major monetization policies and roadmaps.

Skills

Advertising experience

Marketing technology

Management consulting

Product management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Global Product Lead for YouTube Monetization and Pricing. This role shapes pricing frameworks, inventory economics, and go-to-market strategies across YouTube ad surfaces, balancing advertiser ROI with creator payouts and long-term growth.

You will partner with Product Management and Engineering to define requirements, lead pricing innovations, and drive marketplace dynamics on a global scale. Strong leadership and data-driven decision making are essential.