YouTube Tech Internal and Executive Communications Manager

As a member of the Global Communications & Public Affairs team, you will work cross-functionally to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders; devise specific communications materials and campaigns based on understanding of journalists' interests; engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators and other opinion formers; develop print and web-based material supporting these campaigns; and counter misinformation that might interfere with our business and ability to serve our users. We're looking for great communicators who can understand complex issues and explain them in person and also via well written, simple blog posts, FAQs, video scripts and more.

As a leader, you will keep your team on track with the overall strategy, giving them direction when it comes to specific product and business area decisions. You will also provide direct communications support for senior executives.

We’re looking for a communications leader to join YouTube’s Internal and Executive Communications team. In this role, you’ll be a strategic partner to YouTube's executive leaders, leading a team that focuses on creative and strategic communications in specific product areas and across the company. You will help leaders across Product, Engineering, UX and Trust and Safety communicate the company’s strategy to their teams and the wider Google audience. You should be a great communicator, who can understand complex issues, break them down, and coach executives to then communicate them. Your work ensures alignment across YouTube's product and engineering organizations through strategic storytelling and high-impact internal events.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership (including the VP of Engineering, VP Product Leads, and other VPs), collaborating across teams and geographies to share information, build communications resources, and provide advice that reflects an understanding of their business.
• Lead the end-to-end production and content strategy for major tech and leadership forums, All Teams and key team meetings, including managing significant production budgets and event agencies.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team. Foster a collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.
• Lead proactive and reactive communications plans for sensitive topics, including reorganizations and leadership transitions.
• Build robust partnerships with internal stakeholders across the company to develop and align on internal and external messaging.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of relevant media/journalism, government, or communications experience.
• 2 years of experience supporting executive-level communications.
• Experience in people management, supervision, or team leadership role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing a high-performing team with a collaborative leadership style.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments, with an ability to work well across teams and functions.
• Demonstrated ability to advise executives on internal topics, ranging from sensitive employee issues to organizational change management to speeches.
• Skilled at building strong relationships with and influencing executive leaders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.