Product Manager, YouTube XR, Gaming Discovery

Product Manager, YouTube XR, Gaming Discovery at Google

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 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 XR and Gaming Discovery at YouTube, you will help viewers find videos they want to watch and get more value out of their time with YouTube. You will leverage YouTube’s industry-leading AI and machine learning technology to improve recommendations for millions of gaming viewers, and build new discovery systems that bring the best of YouTube into XR, including both VR headsets and AI-powered AR glasses.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we 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

• Identify high-impact opportunities using data to better match viewers with great gaming and XR content.
• Define and execute on a new initiative to understand and recommend beloved gaming shorts.
• Own the product strategy and roadmap for XR discovery.
• Lead a revamp of the XR home feed and XR content recommendations.
• Drive a regular cadence of experiments to grow XR engagement by improving content 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 products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc).
• Experience with ML discovery or content recommendations systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• 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 and interest in Gaming and XR.
• Excellent data analysis and modeling skills.

Key skills/competency

• Product Management
• XR (Extended Reality)
• Gaming Content
• AI/Machine Learning
• Content Recommendation Systems
• Product Strategy
• Roadmap Development
• Data Analysis
• Cross-functional Leadership
• User Engagement