Regional Product Lead, YouTube Product and Sales Activation (Japanese, English)

Google

Tokyo, JapanPosted Aug 6, 2026

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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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 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 with e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, or omnisales landscapes, regarding how video influences the modern consumer journey.

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 Google Customer Solutions (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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