
APAC YouTube Product Specialist, Product and Sales Activation (Japanese, English)
at Alphabet
Posted 15 hours ago
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- Tokyo
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- Japan
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Google's APAC YouTube Product Specialist will help develop go-to-market strategies for YouTube Commerce products and act as a technical advisor to Google Customer Solutions sales teams across APAC. The role requires fluency in Japanese and English to support the Japan market and APAC partnerships, and involves driving cross-functional collaboration to accelerate growth and optimize video-driven campaigns. It serves as the primary feedback loop between Japan/APAC advertisers and Global Product Leads to influence the global product roadmap and ensure a unified One APAC strategy across Product, Sales Activation, Marketing, and gTech. The candidate will use data-driven insights to uncover market roadblocks and opportunities, and communicate concepts effectively through storytelling and presentations.
APAC YouTube Product Specialist, Product and Sales Activation (Japanese, English)
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience managing or advising on YouTube/Video campaigns designed to deliver both Performance and Branding metrics.
- Ability to communicate in Japanese and English fluently to support the Japan market and APAC partnerships.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with the eCommerce, Consumer Packaged Goods, or Omnisales landscapes, regarding how video influences the modern consumer journey.
- Experience in a Go-To-Market (GTM), Product Management, or Sales Activation role.
- Experience with sectors like tech or advertising, demonstrating execution and a collaboration within the APAC region.
- Experience in influencing stakeholders and cross-functional partners to adopt new strategies.
- Experience leading multi-layered, global initiatives across time zones and departments along with excellent storytelling and presentation skills, distilling technical concepts into narratives.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to use data (e.g., Data-Driven Attribution, Incremental measurement) to uncover market roadblocks and growth opportunities.
About the job
Google Customer Solutions (GCS) sales teams are trusted advisors and competitive sellers who maintain a relentless focus on customer success by bringing the best Google has to offer to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are the backbone of our communities. As a member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with company owners and make a real difference in their businesses by helping them grow. Together, we help shape the future of innovation for customers, partners, and sellers...and we have fun doing it.Responsibilities
- Develop Go-To-Market strategies for YouTube Commerce products (Video Action, Discovery, and beyond).
- Act as a co-pilot for GCS Sales teams to unlock and accelerate business growth by providing technical expertise for pitches and driving the performance of data-backed YouTube strategies across the YouTube ecosystem.
- Drive operational excellence and market intelligence by staying ahead of video trends and dismantling systemic roadblocks in the seller workflow.
- Serve as the primary feedback loop between Japan/APAC advertisers and Global Product Leads to influence the global product road map.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration across regional teams like Product and Sales Activation (PSA), Marketing, and gTech to ensure a unified "One APAC" strategy.
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