Business Analyst, YouTube

About the Role

This position can be based at the Los Angeles, CA office or Playa Vista campus. Applicants residing in Los Angeles County with arrest or conviction records will be considered per local Fair Chance employment laws.

By applying, candidates may indicate a preferred working location from New York, NY; San Bruno, CA; or Los Angeles, CA.

Overview

YouTube's Business Segment Go-to-Market team shapes service models supporting Business Development, Creator and Consumer Success, and Partner Engineering to foster growth and enhance customer value. Collaborating across Business, Product, and Marketing, the team focuses on optimizing impact and cost-efficiency in servicing partners and consumers. Activities include innovating service models, defining success metrics, managing frontline change, and piloting new service frameworks.

The YouTube Business Central Strategy and Operations Team leads global strategic initiatives to propel growth and health of the YouTube creator and partner communities. Their expertise spans global strategic planning, incentive design and execution, and regional business operations across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Key Responsibilities

• Break down complex and unclear business challenges using quantitative frameworks and diverse data sources to generate impactful insights.
• Lead analytical projects such as the YouTube Market Risk Report and Business Reviews.
• Create objective, data-driven analyses to inform regional Strategy and Operations teams on critical business issues.
• Promote innovative analytical approaches to unlock insights, enhancing continuous improvement in data utilization for ecosystem health.
• Develop and sustain executive dashboards and visual dashboards that translate detailed data into strategic stories for Americas leadership.
• Detect and measure new growth opportunities within the creator ecosystem by analyzing market trends and partner performance to support strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or scientific field such as Business Analytics, Statistics, Data Science, Finance, or Economics, or commensurate experience.
• Minimum two years of experience in management consulting, sales operations, business strategy, or corporate advisory roles.
• At least two years practicing data analysis, modeling, and SQL in an industry environment.

Preferred Experience

• Background in advertising, consultative sales, business development, or digital media sectors.
• Expertise with experimental design methods such as A/B testing to evaluate program and incentive effectiveness in regions.
• Capability to independently lead complex projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, effective people management, self-motivation, and relationship building.
• Documented success in creating and scaling automated self-service analytical tools empowering stakeholders.

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated annual salary ranges from $100000 to $141000 USD, supplemented by a 15% target bonus, equity packages, and benefits. Actual pay depends on skills, experience, and education.

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Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or criminal history consistent with applicable laws. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.