Business Analyst, YouTube

Note: By applying to this position you may share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; San Bruno, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or scientific discipline, such as Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, Finance, Economics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a management consulting, sales operations, business strategy or corporate advisory role.
• 2 years of industry experience in data analysis, modeling, and SQL.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or a digital media environment.
• Experience in experimental design (A/B testing) to measure the efficacy of regional programs and incentive structures.
• Experience in separately managing complex projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and people management skills, with the ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships.
• Proven track record of designing, deploying, and scaling automated self-service tools that empower stakeholders to perform independent analysis.

About the role

YouTube Biz Segment GTM is responsible for designing and delivering service models for our Business Development, Creator and Consumer Success, and Partner Engineering teams to drive sustainable partner growth and customer lifetime value. The team works closely with Business, Product, and Marketing leaders to optimize impact and cost-to-serve across partner and consumer segments. Core capabilities include innovating and aligning on partner and consumer service models—who we serve, what service is provided to achieve growth, how the service is provided and incentivized—defining measures of success (impact, productivity, ROI), enabling change management with frontline teams, and developing pilots to test new frontline models.

The YouTube Business Central Strategy and Operations Team leads global, cross-functional, strategic initiatives to drive the growth and health of the YouTube creator and partner ecosystem. Core capabilities include strategic planning and business operations, incentives design and operations, and business strategy and operations for the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.

In this role, you will deliver analytics work within the Americas Strategy and Operations team. You will work closely with Business Operations, Segment Go-to-Market, and Product Activation functions to solve business, financial, and strategic problems. You will also partner closely with the AMER Partnerships leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Deconstruct complex, ambiguous business problems into structured quantitative frameworks, synthesizing disparate data sources to communicate high-impact findings.
• Lead investigative projects, like the YouTube Market Risk Report or Business Reviews.
• Establish an unbiased, data-driven factbase to provide deep insights through exploratory analysis, empowering the regional Strategy and Operations teams to form unified perspectives on critical business challenges.
• Advocate the adoption of innovative investigative methodologies and tools to unlock actionable insights, driving continuous improvement in how YouTube leverages data to support creator and partner ecosystem health.
• Design and maintain executive-level data visualizations and automated dashboards that translate granular data into clear, strategic narratives for the AMER leadership team.
• Identify and quantify emerging business growth opportunities within the creator ecosystem by analyzing market trends and partner performance metrics to inform long-term regional strategy.

Pay

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $100,000 - $142,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits.