Product Manager, YouTube Notifications Platform

Google LLC; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Product Manager for the YouTube Notifications Platform to drive innovative notification types and experiences that re-engage users with YouTube.

You will collaborate with Viewer, Community, Creator, and Music teams to design value-driven notifications while ensuring responsible communication of platform insights. The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration, PRD development, and strategic partnerships with the Google Notifications Platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in product management, engineering, or a related technical role.
• 2 years of experience taking consumer products from conception to launch, including defining product requirements, strategy, and roadmap.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, UX/UI, Data Science) to drive product execution.
• Experience applying AI/ML technologies and data-driven insights to solve user problems.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy for the YTN Platform, including notification satisfaction, personalization, and partnerships, and define goals, write Product Requirements Document (PRDs), and allocate resources to achieve them in partnership with engineering.
• Influence and assist partner teams in writing strategies and PRDs for notification experiences built on the YTNP stack, driving projects from conception to landing.
• Define and execute partnerships with the Google Notifications Platform (e.g. personalization of time of day, satisfaction) to improve YTN capabilities and the overall user value of the ecosystem.
• Partner with the YTN Quality team on shared projects such as inbox for growth and tray optimizations.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional teams

AI/ML experience

Data-driven insights

Roadmapping

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.


• 3 years of experience in product management, engineering, or a related technical role.


• 2 years of experience taking consumer products from conception to launch, including defining product requirements, strategy, and roadmap.


• Experience working with cross-functional teams (e.g., Engineering, UX/UI, Data Science) to drive product execution.


• Experience applying AI/ML technologies and data-driven insights to solve user problems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with platforms or infrastructure products.


• Experience in consumer-facing growth or engagement products.


• Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including engineering and partner product teams.


• Excellent thinking skills with the ability to define product goal and write detailed PRDs.

About the job

As a Product Manager for the YouTube Notifications Platform, you will be the "Notification Expert," you will imagine and brainstorm innovative notification types that genuinely excite people and bring them back to YouTube.

Your mission is to help users understand value (e.g. likes, comments) that’s happening on the platform, and then design strategies and platform experiences in partnership with YouTube teams to help communicate this value responsibly. You will act as a cross‑team expert, and partner with Viewer, Community, Creator and Music teams to orchestrate a seamless notification experience and drive the growth of YouTube products and experiences.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we 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 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.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $138,000-$198,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy for the YTN Platform, including notification satisfaction, personalization, and partnerships, and define goals, write Product Requirements Document (PRDs), and allocate resources to achieve them in partnership with engineering.


• Influence and assist partner teams in writing strategies and PRDs for notification experiences built on the YTNP stack, driving projects from conception to landing.


• Define and execute partnerships with the Google Notifications Platform (e.g. personalization of time of day, satisfaction) to improve YTN capabilities and the overall user value of the ecosystem.


• Partner with the YTN Quality team on shared projects such as inbox for growth and tray optimizations.

Equal‑opportunity / EEO statements

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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.

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