Product Activation Manager

Job Description

The YouTube Business Central Strategy and Operations team is responsible for leading global, cross-functional, strategic initiatives to drive the growth and health of the YouTube creator and partner ecosystem. The core capabilities of the team include strategic planning and business operations, incentives design and operations, and business strategy and operations for the three regions: Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

In this role, you will be a key partner to YouTube APAC Partnerships teams and leadership, helping them to bring our MediaCo and Music products to market, and advocate for our partners, helping to bring their feedback to product teams.

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.

Resonsibilities:
• Own the product go-to-market strategy in APAC for key verticals/products within Connected TV, Responsibility and Music.
• Work seamlessly with the Global Product Activation team and the APAC YouTube Partnerships team, to drive business outcomes and product adoption goals, leading cross­-functional projects working with a broad stakeholder set.
• Support the launch of products in APAC markets.
• Synthesize and prioritize regional product feedback. Make recommendations on product roadmap.
• Collaborate with global product, regional and country teams on pilots, program assessments, and cross-functional engagements to drive market growth and support business plan.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, or private equity role, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:
• Knowledge of YouTube large partners and creator ecosystems, the Gaming industry, or MediaCo operations as well as the customer and engaged contexts in which they operate.
• Ability to operate with flexibility in a fast-paced, high energy, constantly evolving team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to structure a compelling storyline and build presentation decks/documents to support their position.
• Excellent business acumen, problem-solving and analysis skills.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7xz8p-3-131-38-208-42 in your application.