Director, Engineering, YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences jobs in United States
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Google · 16 hours ago

Director, Engineering, YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$294K/yr - $414K/yr
date15+ years exp

Google is seeking a Director of Engineering for YouTube Ads Surfaces and Experiences. This role is responsible for defining the ad experience framework across all of YouTube's surfaces, optimizing user journeys, and implementing new experiences using Generative AI.

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Responsibilities

Partner closely with Product Management leadership to define the outlook and opportunities for how Ads are presented across different formats on YouTube
Own the end-to-end user journey and format optimization for YouTube Ads, building distinct, effective user experiences across all key surfaces
Take responsibility for the overall planning, execution, and success of complex technical projects

Qualification

Full stack engineeringDistributed systemsTechnical innovationAds experienceProject leadershipTechnical depthTeam motivationEmotional intelligence

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
15 years of experience in engineering
Experience leading full stack engineering, distributed systems teams, or quality teams
Experience with technical innovation
Experience working within Ads

Preferred

Experience leading complex projects with multiple partners and stakeholders
Experience establishing 'big picture' strategy and providing detailed technical recommendations
Ability to inspire and motivate engineering teams to work together as a cohesive and highly productive unit, demonstrating excellent emotional intelligence
Passion for technology and technical depth to uncover root causes of complex technical problems and provide guidance on solving them

Benefits

Bonus
Equity
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Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 1998
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

Google has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (9682)
2022 (11626)
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2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$26.1M
Key Investors
Andy Bechtolsheim
2004-08-19IPO
1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M
1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

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Sundar Pichai
CEO
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Thomas Kurian
CEO - Google Cloud
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