Minimum qualifications:* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience* 10 years of industry experience within a media, pay TV, and/or technology organization* 5 years of experience in creating content distribution agreements with media companies and content distribution platformsPreferred qualifications:* MBA, JD, or equivalent advanced degree* Experience initiating and successfully driving new business opportunities in the media and digital space; experience shaping agreements and relationships with a diverse set of partners* Analytical and critical thinking skills as they relate to contractual, technical, and financial matters.
Comfort with analytics, modeling, and presentations.* Familiarity with the advertising ecosystem and business models* Have developed relationships with industry leaders, companies, and organizations in the pay television/multichannel video programming distributor spaceAbout the jobAs a Strategic Partner Manager on the Content Partnerships team at YouTube, you’ll have a unique opportunity to create long-lasting relationships with your portfolio of partners, and to apply and hone business skills in an entrepreneurial environment.
You’re comfortable working on complex content agreements with partners, as well as working cross-functionally with colleagues across multiple disciplines, to ensure our partners are positioned for success on YouTube and to provide the best possible experience for our users.The mission of our team is to make YouTube the preferred platform for viewers by enabling delightful, ubiquitous content experiences for entertainment partners by driving meaningful business growth and distribution.
We are responsible for sourcing and driving business opportunities with media and entertainment companies for distribution on YouTube’s subscription video platforms.As a member of this team, your primary responsibility will be to develop business opportunities with media and entertainment companies for carriage of their subscription and linear channels on YouTube and YouTube TV, our streaming pay-TV channels offering.
You will work closely with YouTube’s Product, Engineering, Strategy, Operations, and Legal teams to resolve complex business issues, develop business strategies, inform product vision, and operationalize our plans through optimal partnership structures.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.Responsibilities* Create major distribution partnerships with linear, subscription-supported video on demand and premium subscription/channels providers* Participate in all aspects of new business development, including evaluating potential channel partners within the media and entertainment industry through content analysis, market demand/appeal, competitive positioning agreement sourcing, financial analysis and modeling, term sheet drafting, and long-form drafting* Collaborate with key teams across YouTube and Google to ensure excellent execution* Work cross-functionally to engage marketing, sales, product partnerships, product, engineering and other cross-functional teams on large projects that drive the YouTube and YouTube TV subscription channels business* Contribute to the refinement of YouTube’s strategy.
Prepare communications documents, including presentations for senior management and to the broader organization