Responsibilities
- Develop go-to-market strategies for YouTube commerce products (e.g., video action, discovery, and beyond).
- Act as a co-pilot for Google Customer Solutions (GCS) Sales teams to unlock and accelerate business growth by providing technical expertise for pitches and driving the performance of data-backed YouTube strategies across the YouTube ecosystem.
- Drive operational excellence and market intelligence by staying ahead of video trends and dismantling systemic roadblocks in the seller workflow.
- Serve as the primary feedback loop between Japan/Asia-Pacific (APAC) advertisers and global product Leads to influence the global product road map.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across regional teams like Product and Sales Activation (PSA), Marketing, and gTech to ensure a unified one APAC strategy.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of experience in advertising, marketing technology, management consulting, or product management.
- 4 years of experience managing or advising on YouTube/video campaigns designed to deliver performance and branding metrics.
- Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to support the Japan market and APAC partnerships.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in a Go-to-Market (GTM), product management, or sales activation role.
- Experience with sectors like tech or advertising, demonstrating execution and a collaboration within the APAC region.
- Experience with e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, or omnisales landscapes, regarding how video influences the modern consumer journey.
- Experience in influencing stakeholders and cross-functional partners to adopt new strategies.
- Experience leading multi-layered, global initiatives across time zones and departments along with excellent storytelling and presentation skills, distilling technical concepts into narratives.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to use data (e.g., data-motivated attribution, incremental measurement) to uncover market roadblocks and growth opportunities.