Strategic Partner Manager, YouTube, Health, Learning and Kids

Toronto, ON, Canada March 16, 2026 Google Custom Ats
  • Manage and grow partnerships with a portfolio of creators and media companies and develop new partnership opportunities.
  • Support partners to understand and adopt YouTube products or features to grow their channels and audience; execute against key distribution and product adoption metrics.
  • Analyze and track metrics to identify trends and highlight issues to ensure performance growth.
  • Work with teams across the YouTube Business Organization and cross-functional teams (Product, Business, Marketing, Policy, Comms, Legal, and others) to resolve business issues and scale opportunities.
  • Implement projects, including workshops, events and other initiatives to share best practices with partners and peers.

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
  • Experience managing agreements or partnerships.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in negotiating agreements and effective execution of those agreements.
  • Experience in Project management, using project execution frameworks, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple time-sensitive projects at the same time.
  • Ability to achieve product adoption, content and growth goals for external partners.
  • Ability to analyze data to create insights that are actionable for external partners.
  • Excellent communication skills, including presentation, facilitation of small and large events, writing and delivery.

As a Strategic Partner Development Manager, you will provide guidance on partner business plans, drive product adoption, negotiate agreements and secure content for coverage. You will build a network of partners to engage in programs, surface unique cross-Google activations and represent YouTube at events.

You will be working with cross functional teams to resolve partners issues and educate partners on policies and best practices. You will engage creators for pilots and beta testing and develop pitch resources.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun and we do it all together.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is CAD 124,000-127,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Please note that the compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in business development, partnerships, management consulting, or investment banking.
  • Experience managing agreements or partnerships.
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