Product Lead, Deal and Payment Systems, YouTube

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 2 years of visual design experience in UX/UI design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in a product management role.
• Experience building and launching successful design systems.
• Experience conceptualizing and designing systems that blend AI automation with human oversight to solve complex problems.
• Experience working with Television, Over-the-Top (OTT), or Media Entertainment companies.
• Familiarity with financial systems and payment processing.
• Excellent organizational and investigative skills.

About The Job

At the heart of YouTube’s business operations lies the Deal and Payment Systems team. We deliver innovative tools, automated workflows, and data-driven insights to ensure billions of dollars are paid to YouTube partners accurately and on time. Our work directly enables YouTube’s most critical business functions, from high-stakes negotiations to ensuring the integrity of partner payments.

You will operate as a Product Manager, driving the strategy, ideation, and execution for products foundational to YouTube's financial operations. In this role, you will not only enhance our existing systems but also build new capabilities from the ground up. You will use your product expertise, design sense, and business acumen to collaborate with Engineering, UX, and Business teams to solve tests.

You will own a strategy for several key initiatives like building and implementing a new Design System, overhauling the notification system in our flagship payment management tool, exploring ways to automate payment audit processes and leading the exploration of AI solutions to enhance payment accuracy.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $123,000-$176,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Own the product goal and roadmap for your areas of responsibility, ensuring alignment with overall team and company goals.
• Work closely with Engineering, UX/UI, Payment Operations, and other business stakeholders to bring your product goal to life.
• Translate business needs and user insights into clear, actionable requirements for both systems and people.
• Define a long term goal for your products and create a clear and actionable roadmap to get there.
• Articulate concepts clearly and influence stakeholders and peers to adopt your goal.