Strategy and Operations Associate, YouTube Music and Premium
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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
- 3 years of experience in a strategy and operations or consulting role.
- 3 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA, graduate degree, or equivalent practical experience in a technical, quantitative, or business field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including deck-building skills; ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels, including cross functional peers and executive leadership.
- Experience with strategic projects, cross-functional stakeholder management, and project management, including the ability to work autonomously and keep multiple priorities moving at the same time.
- Distinctive problem-solving and analytical skills (e.g., spreadsheets/modeling, SQL) with sound business judgment.
- Interest in business development and strategic partnerships; understanding of Music subscriptions.
About the job
As a part of the YouTube Product Partnerships team, you will drive partner strategy and manage the key relationships that help to build, distribute, grow, and protect YouTube’s products globally. You will own the business side of new features, products, and initiatives that are vital to the success of YouTube. You will know how to assess partnership opportunities in any situation, define a strategy, and work closely within our team, and with Product, Marketing, and other stakeholders to drive critical partnerships that help evolve our business.As a Partnerships Strategy and Operations Manager, you will work closely with the YouTube Partner Program (YTPP) leadership team to help the business grow and operate effectively, ensuring our teams are maintaining a holistic view of partners and executing against YouTube’s most critical priorities. Your role includes driving deliverables for critical internal alignment and approval forums, preparing key leaders for internal and external commitments (e.g., partner meetings), supporting annual strategic planning and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) processes, and effectively communicating our teams’ contributions and impact. Your ability to quickly analyze a challenge with strategic and quantitative accuracy will help propel strategic priorities across the team. You will simultaneously develop a specialization in some product areas but maintain a generalist mindset to flex into our most urgent needs.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 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: $124000 - $178000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Own internal and external executive-level presentations, including partner reviews, and partner strategy/agreement approval forums, bringing a strong sense of narrative and slide design to ensure materials are polished and effective for discussions and driving decision-making.
- Drive the annual planning and global/regional Objectives and Key Results (OKR) processes in close collaboration with YTPP and cross-functional leadership.
- Lead critical strategic and operational projects based on emergent business needs, engaging early in discussions on behalf of the business (including with cross-functional teams) to scope new projects.
- Identify problems and issues across organizations, create programs and processes to solve them, and influence cross-functional teams and leadership to bring them to life.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams like Product, Marketing, and Legal to apply insights toward understanding business-influencing trends.
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