Group Product Manager, YouTube Live Events

Google; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 240.000 - 333.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Google is seeking a visionary Product Manager to lead the Live Events strategy on YouTube, collaborating with engineering, design, data science, and partnerships to grow live sports, entertainment, and cultural moments.

You will define a multi-year roadmap, partner with sports leagues and rights holders, and shape features from discovery to notifications, with a highly visible, cross-functional role and competitive compensation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
• 10 years of product management experience, including consumer growth initiatives.
• Experience with video or live streaming product development in media.
• Experience managing projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Work across a large cross-functional organization to build a unified Live experience across YouTube apps and surfaces.
• Create data-backed cases supporting major live event content and ROI across markets.
• Design and scale systems powering discovery, notifications, and engagement features.
• Act as primary product partner for external sports leagues and media rights holders.

Kenntnisse

Product management

Live streaming product

Stakeholder management

Growth initiatives

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree in technology or business

Jobbeschreibung

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; Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.


• 10 years of experience in product management, including managing consumer growth initiatives.


• Experience with video or live streaming product development within the media industry.


• Experience managing projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.


• Experience with subscription models (SVOD), digital marketplaces, or transaction-based growth funnels.


• Deep expertise in the Sports and Media landscape and a passion for the future of broadcasting.


• Technical depth in understanding low-latency streaming, recommendation engines, and notification systems.


• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in a rapidly evolving business area.


• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence C-suite leadership and external partners.

About The Job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

YouTube is where the world comes to watch video, and we are looking for a visionary Product Manager to lead the next evolution of our Live Events strategy. In this role, you will be focused on growing YouTube into a premier destination for global Live Sports, Entertainment, and Cultural moments. You will define and execute a multi-year roadmap for Live Events, across our sports and entertainment partnerships (e.g., NFL, FIFA, Oscars). This is a high-visibility, zero-to-one leadership opportunity requiring a blend of platform-scale thinking and consumer-product intuition.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: $240000 - $333000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Work across a large cross-functional organization (Engineering, UX, Data Science, Sales, Ads, Marketing, Content Partnerships) to build a unified 'Live' experience across YouTube’s apps and surfaces.


• Create logic and data-backed cases supporting major live event content, developing a repeatable framework to assess Return on Investment (ROI) across different international markets, and ensuring these investment frameworks align with YouTube’s broader goals.


• Design and scale the systems that power discovery, notifications, and 'lean-forward' engagement features (e.g., Key Plays, Stats, Scores, Multiview, Live Chat).


• Act as the primary product partner for external sports leagues and media rights holders, ensuring our product roadmap supports our joint goals.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .