Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube Music and Premium

Google LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Strategic Partner Manager for YouTube Music and Premium in New York, NY. You will lead the development of distribution, growth, strategic marketing and product integration partnerships with top partners in entertainment, gaming, retail, and more.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, negotiate high-impact agreements, and travel up to 30% domestically and internationally to drive growth and expansion for YouTube Music and Premium.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
• Experience working with subscription-based products and managing partnerships for SVOD.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate agreements with internal and external partners that support growth of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, including subscription distribution partnerships.
• Serve as main day-to-day point of contact for top partners, troubleshooting issues and responding to time-sensitive inquiries.
• Oversee all aspects of partnership launches and navigate cross-functional complexity with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, and Finance teams.
• Analyze data, understand partnership effectiveness, and drive incremental growth for YouTube Music and Premium.
• Support departmental strategy and operations, including forecasting, budgeting, and presenting recommendations to executive leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Partnerships management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube Music and Premium

YouTube

New York, NY, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
• Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.
  
• Experience working with subscription-based products and managing partnerships for Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD).
• Ability to travel 30% of the time domestically and internationally.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience reviewing business agreements and working with legal teams to redline and negotiate legal documents.
  
• Experience collaborating with product and engineering teams.
  
• Experience in maintaining an executive presence and delivering presentations to leadership both internally and externally.
  
• Knowledge of YouTube’s and Google’s products and the industries they operate within.
  
• Ability to look beyond the present and proactively identify future challenges and opportunities.
  
• Ability to structure, analyze, and solve business problems while delivering impact against business goals with excellent investigative skills.

About the job

In this role, you will lead the development of YouTube's distribution, growth, strategic marketing and product integration partnerships. You will work within the YouTube Music and Premium product partnerships team to help negotiate and manage strategic partnerships that grow the YouTube Music and Premium through partnerships with top partners in entertainment, gaming, retail, aviation, living room devices, and banking.

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: $140000 - $203000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities

• Negotiate agreements with internal and external partners that support the growth of YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, including subscription distribution partnerships (e.g., integrated billing bundling agreements, etc.).
  
• Serve as the main day-to-day point of contact for a variety of top partners, troubleshooting issues and responding to time-sensitive inquiries.
  
• Oversee all aspects of partnership launches and navigate cross-functional complexity, work closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, and Finance teams to quickly and effectively bring open issues to resolution and drive incremental growth for YouTube Music and Premium.
  
• Analyze data, understand partnership effectiveness, and seek ways to optimize growth. Influence the broader partnerships team with key learnings and strategies for future programs.
  
• Support departmental strategy and operations, including goal-setting, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, strategy playbooks, account planning, and presenting recommendations to executive leadership teams and various stakeholders.

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