Head of YouTube Marketing (Japanese, English)

Whether you're on a consumer product (like Gmail, Search, Maps, Chrome, Android) or a business product (Google Ads, AdSense, Google Marketing Platform, Analytics), you take part in a complete marketing experience as you lead every facet of the product's journey. From determining positioning, naming, competitive analysis, feature prioritization and external communications, you help shape the product and help it grow a consumer base.

• Oversee/Own all marketing for YouTube in Japan, and drive decisions on the allocation of the Japan YouTube marketing budget and team resources to maximize impact.
• Influence and lead cross-functional collaborations, and anticipate and proactively resolve potential collisions between global product roadmaps and local Japanese market needs, guiding and mediating between teams to find mutually beneficial solutions.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of Japanese users, local market insights, culturally-nuanced messaging, and the creator landscape to drive the product marketing strategy.
• Serve as a trusted and visible spokesperson for YouTube in Japan, and clearly articulate YouTube's value and strategy to internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Lead and guide a team towards business goals, set and communicate individual and team priorities that support organizational goals; and provide coaching to support each team member for their development.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience in marketing, working across one or more marketing fields (i.e. growth, product marketing, brand marketing, social).
• 5 years of experience with people management.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently, as this role requires interactions with local stakeholders in Japan, as well as the regional/global stakeholders in other countries.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Stock options
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.