Product Manager I, YouTube Shorts Discovery

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 3 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
  
• 1 year of experience taking technical consumer products from conception to launch.
• Experience developing and launching products/technologies within AI/ML.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• 2 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales, finance, and other stakeholders.
• 1 year of experience in software development or engineering.
• Experience with Content Recommendations, Large-scale Online Experimentation and Analysis, Machine Learning, Embeddings, Recommendation Models, Large Language Models (LLMs), Large Model Evaluations.
• Experience working with engineering and research teams on ML projects.
• Understanding of the short-form video landscape, User-Generated Content (UGC) platforms, and internet culture.

About the job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.

In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

This role focuses on improving the quality of the Shorts ecosystem by making improvements to the recommendations algorithms that help connect viewers with content from creators.

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

• Understand markets, competition, and user requirements in-depth.
• Launch new products and features, test their performance, and iterate quickly.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, marketing, legal, UX, and other teams on cutting-edge technologies.
• Develop solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions.
• Work with machine learning engineering teams to establish quality programs that help improve the Shorts recommendations algorithms.