Google has opened applications for a Global Strategy and Operations Manager within its YouTube Marketing team. The position offers a chance to shape how one of the world’s largest video platforms reaches consumers, creators, and influential voices. Below is a clear breakdown of what the role involves, who it suits, and what it offers.
About the Role
This is a mid-level position based in either Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY. The role may also be located at Google’s Playa Vista, CA campus. As a mid-level opening, it suits professionals who already have a track record of driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior colleagues, along with deeper applied knowledge in their field.
The role sits within YouTube Marketing, a team with a clear mission: to know its users and connect them to the magic of YouTube’s products and creators. The team shapes public perception of YouTube and works to inspire engagement. It handles all of YouTube’s marketing activities aimed at consumers, creators, and key opinion influencers.
Marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing the two together in unconventional ways. The team’s purpose is to show how Google’s products solve real problems, from the everyday to the monumental.
Qualifications
Google lists both minimum and preferred qualifications for candidates.
Minimum qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in management consulting, operations, business strategy, investment banking, venture capital, or private equity. Candidates with an advanced degree need 2 years.
- 2 years of experience developing business strategies or managing cross-functional initiatives.
- 2 years of experience working with executive stakeholders.
Preferred qualifications:
- An MBA or other advanced degree.
- Experience in a role that calls for distinctive business judgment, rigorous problem solving, quantitative analysis, and clear communication with senior management.
- Familiarity with how marketing capabilities combine to drive impact.
- The ability to work across teams, build relationships, and influence senior managers.
- A tolerance for ambiguity and comfort working in a fast-changing environment.
Key Responsibilities
The manager will take on a broad set of strategic duties, including:
- Partnering with leadership to set marketing’s annual strategic plan on a global scale, defining the team’s most critical priorities and the investment behind them.
- Developing robust analytics and actionable insights to support key business decisions for YouTube Marketing leadership.
- Identifying and recommending strategic opportunities that support YouTube Marketing’s long-term goals.
- Bringing best practices to stakeholders, drawing on business operations, marketing knowledge, and an understanding of internet and online media.
- Crafting and delivering materials that guide decision making for senior leadership.
Compensation and Benefits
The role offers a US salary range of $116,000 to $167,000 (USD). Individual pay depends on factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
In addition to base salary, the package includes:
- A 15% bonus target.
- Equity.
- Google’s standard benefits.
Closing Thoughts
The Global Strategy and Operations Manager role offers a blend of strategic planning, analytics, and cross-functional collaboration at the heart of YouTube’s marketing efforts. Candidates who meet the qualifications and want to learn more can review the full listing and apply through Google’s official careers page.
