Product Manager II, YouTube Shorts Effects and AI

Google

Mountain View, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounts Receivable, Adobe Premiere, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Brand Strategy, Cost Modeling, Cross-Functional, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Final Cut Pro, Leadership, Localization, Market Entry Strategy, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Product Development, Product Documentation, Product Management, Product Marketing, Product/Service Launch, Research Skills, Team Player, Technical Delivery, Technical Editing, Technical Presentation, Trend Analysis, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), YouTube
LOCATION
Mountain View, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in consumer product management.
  • 3 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering and UX/User Experience Researcher (UXR) teams to define user-facing product requirements and launch features.
  • Experience with Generative AI (model quality, costing, responsibility, performance, etc).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
  • 3 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
  • Experience automating workflows with Generative AI.
  • Experience with identifying product market fit of new features and products.
  • Experience in driving go-to-market strategy for new products and features.
  • Knowledge of short form video creation and creative tools in general (e.g., CapCut, InShot, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro).

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.

As a Product Manager for YouTube Effects, you will shape the future of creative expression for millions of creators worldwide. You will own the end-to-end roadmap for the effects experience in the shorts camera and editor, spanning traditional Augmented Reality (AR) to Generative AI capabilities. You will lead the strategy for both first-party and branded effects. You will partner with brands to create iconic branded effects, and pioneer agentic workflows to scale production of first-party effects. You will work at the intersection of product, marketing, and culture supercharging key cultural moments with some of YouTube's most innovative creative tools.

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 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: $163000 - $237000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Own core effects experience which covers both user-facing features across shorts camera and editor, and technical capabilities (object segmentation, face mesh, audio, Generative AI transformations, etc).
  • Lead first-party and branded effects strategy. Co-own the roadmap of new capabilities (inc. Generative AI) and partner with brands to create iconic branded effects.
  • Define and lead strategy to scale production of first-party effects, including defining agentic workflows to identify trends and automate effect creation. Partner with marketing to empower internal teams to develop high quality, hyper localized, and culturally relevant effects.
  • Partner with Marketing and Go-to-Market teams to supercharge trends and key cultural moments with effects, and lead new improvements for in-product effect activations.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V