Job Description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in consumer product management, including taking technical consumer products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, 0-to-1, etc.).
• 5 years of experience in Search and Discovery product management, with a focus on recommendation systems (recsys), real-time ranking algorithms, or ML experimentation methodologies.
• Experience in data analysis, using product metrics to optimize algorithms, and information retrieval infrastructure.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• Experience with live streaming and video content creation.
• Experience designing real-time recommendation systems (recsys) operating dynamically on high-velocity streaming content at scale.
• Experience working on products that support a creator economy.
• Experience with short-form video creation tools found within popular platforms.

About the job

In this role, you will usher in the next era of YouTube Live by driving real-time Search and Discovery through cutting-edge recommendation systems (recsys) built for scaled environments. You will be part of an exciting YouTube Live's dynamic real-time nature where recsys algorithms must evaluate streams as they are happening and make personalized delivery decisions live as events happen. Your recsys and ML expertise will give raw human authenticity a global stage, uniting millions of viewers in real time.

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

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Responsibilities

• Lead Search and Discovery product strategy, responsible for outlining goals and delivering significant and predictable annual topline impact for all YouTube Live.
• Act as the primary bridge to core YouTube Search and Discovery teams by advocating for, negotiating, and integrating Live discovery mechanics into core surfaces like the YouTube Home Feed, Search infrastructure, and Watch Next models.
• Build technically sophisticated perspectives on recommendation systems, ranking models, and information retrieval infrastructures, partnering with engineering to push the boundaries of real-time personalization.
• Secure executive buy-in across fragmented product organizations, aligning stakeholders behind a cohesive, high-velocity roadmap.
• Keep a continuous pulse on the shifting live streaming and creator economy landscapes to rapidly turn participant advantages or inefficiencies into YouTube feature innovations.