Product Owner, Analytics and Decision Support YouTube

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Program Manager in an analytics area (e.g., leading road map strategy and development lifecycle).
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, including queries, database definition, and schema design.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or other advanced degree in a relevant field.
• 4 years of experience in the analytics space (e.g., Business Intelligence, Data Science, etc.).
• Experience presenting complex technical solutions and roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the YouTube creator ecosystem.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and excel in a fast-paced environment.

About the job

The YouTube Strategy, Business Operations, Analytics, and Finance (SBAF) team's mission is to make YouTube commercially sustainable and more valuable, by identifying and guiding the business towards opportunities, guiding the organization to make the best possible decisions, and enabling effective implementation and operations, with proactive and trusted risk management.

The teams works closely with YouTube and Google Finance leadership across the product, engineering, and business organizations to address challenges and opportunities across the company, help chart the long-term direction and financial health of YouTube, and provide analytics and decision support for the planning and guidance of the business.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and alignment of business intelligence and analytics product roadmap that empowers the YouTube Partnerships Organization to understand how they should be managing their partners and what activities should be executing to drive impact for partners and YouTube overall.
• Own strategy for product development and adoption, as products are launched, communicate to all relevant stakeholders, solicit, record, prioritize, and incorporate relevant feedback on product area.
• Conduct requirements gathering and project scoping sessions with subject matter experts, business users, and executive stakeholders to discover and define business analytics, reporting, and insights needs.
• Use effective product management tools to simplify complex business flows and enable Business Data Scientists and Business Intelligence Analysts within teams to efficiently deliver on roadmap.