Growth Platform Product Strategy Lead

Google; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Product Strategy and Operations Lead for YouTube’s Growth Platform, Nitrate, to scale its impact across product health metrics and growth initiatives. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to define and measure success.

You will own analyses, identify growth headroom, inform roadmap decisions, and help automate workflows using AI tools. The role blends strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in an analytical role, such as management consulting, investment banking, strategy & operations, business analytics, or other equivalent roles.
• Experience driving cross-functional programs or projects.
• Experience with SQL, spreadsheets, data visualization, and other data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Define the core metrics of your product area, support goal setting, and regularly track product performance.
• Conduct deep‑dive analyses to understand what’s driving key trends and inform actions the team should take.
• Partner with data science to execute analyses to identify headroom for growth, diagnose optimization opportunities (e.g., funnel drop‑off), and shape Nitrate’s strategy & roadmap.
• Gather input from client teams and external best practices to further inform growth levers to pursue (e.g., onboarding improvements, use case/channel expansion, etc.).
• Support foundational processes that drive the platform (e.g., maintaining LTV inputs, establishing platform principles & guardrails, etc.) and Leverage AI tools to automate and enhance core workflows.

Skills

Analytical experience

Cross-functional programs

SQL

Spreadsheets

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

SQL

Spreadsheets

Data visualization

Job description

Google is seeking a Product Strategy and Operations Lead for YouTube’s Growth Platform, Nitrate, to scale its impact across product health metrics and growth initiatives. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Marketing, and cross-functional teams to define and measure success.

You will own analyses, identify growth headroom, inform roadmap decisions, and help automate workflows using AI tools. The role blends strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment.