
Shashank Kaushal
Google/YouTube Leader: Strategy to Scale Your Career Growth

Michigan's Ross School of Business

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True professional growth happens when you learn how to master complex corporate systems while maintaining your authentic personal perspective. My career is anchored in driving global operational excellence and scaling cross-functional impact. As a Senior Program Manager at Google, I lead global vendor operations for YouTube's Trust and Safety division, a role that requires balancing high-stakes strategic alignment with international operational execution. This analytical foundation was further built through executive education at Michigan Ross, which provided me with deep organizational insights and structured problem-solving methodologies. Parallel to my corporate career, I own a professional portrait photography business. Navigating both a highly analytical tech environment and a deeply creative, human-centered business gives me a unique vantage point. I know how to help you synthesize your technical expertise with a compelling leadership presence, allowing you to successfully manage major career transitions and scale your organizational influence.
Shashank’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Director
100+ people coached for Career Coaching
Shashank has helped clients get into these companies:
As your coach, I offer a unique perspective built upon over 18 years of professional experience and a decade dedicated to empowering others through coaching. My background is rooted in leadership and high-impact operations at companies like Google and YouTube, where I focused on building, scaling, and optimizing high-performing global teams. My qualification comes from a track record of driving results, from managing vast vendor operations in critical functions like Trust & Safety to personally designing and launching a multimillion-dollar sales acquisition program. I specialize in coaching individuals across all stages—from early career professionals to senior leaders—who are serious about achieving their next level of professional success. I guide clients to shift their perspective, moving beyond simply performing their role to strategically managing their career trajectory. I help you master critical skills: translating complex experience into compelling leadership narratives, navigating challenging corporate environments, and mastering the influence needed for promotion. If you are seeking to maximize your professional impact, achieve strategic clarity in a fast-paced world, or make a high-value career move, I provide the proven frameworks and structure to secure transformative growth.
Shashank can help with:
Career Planning
General Exploration
Interview Prep
Leadership
Resume Review
Skill Building
Why do I coach?
Coaching is the one part in our life where we can get the support we need. Once you are out of school there is rarely an opportunity to have someone in your corner who can help you navigate the complexity of being an adult in this present day. Most of us don't know that a coach could help and some don't believe that they can benefit from having a coaching relationship. Some truly believe they don't deserve a coach. You do! I coach to help professionals unlock sustainable career progression and position themselves for high-impact leadership roles. I focus on equipping you with the strategic tools necessary to manage senior stakeholder relationships, optimize your daily performance, and confidently direct your own career path. Our sessions are co-designed partnerships. We focus on figuring out ways through the obstacles and beliefs we have built restricting you from unlocking your executive presence, establishing high-performance operational systems, and creating a cohesive strategy that integrates your professional ambitions with your personal life. My goal is to ensure you possess the clarity, framework, and momentum needed to execute your highest goals.
Work Experience

Sr. Manager, Youtube Trust & Safety, Global Vendor Operations
YouTube
November 2021 - Present
Oversee a global network of vendor partners and their management teams, providing strategic direction for operations involving 1,000+ content moderators. Lead a team of YouTube Trust & Safety content moderators to ensure operational excellence and compliance across key content verticals. Drive operational excellence and team performance by restructuring incentive models and implementing new training and quality standards for all content moderators. Orchestrate significant improvements in content moderation quality and efficiency by developing and implementing new performance standards adopted across all vendor teams. Direct cross-functional alignment and secure buy-in from executive stakeholders to scale operations in response to evolving policy landscapes. Spearhead the redesign of vendor management workflows, resulting in more agile and compliant operational processes. Team Building, Problem Solving and +3 skills

Americas Product Lead, Measurement and Attribution, Google Consumer Sales
July 2019 - November 2021
Drove GTM strategy for Measurement and Attribution products across the Americas, impacting a portfolio with an ARR of $XXXM. Guided sales leadership and their teams to consistently exceed key product adoption and performance objectives. Pioneered initiatives that empowered sales teams with scalable resources and data-driven insights, increasing product adoption by XX% across the region. Influenced the product roadmap and user experience by synthesizing sales and customer feedback into actionable insights for the product team. Scaled Google's Measurement and Attribution products across multiple sales teams across Google Americas Managed online to offline (O2O) revenue attribution products for mid market and scaled customers with a $XX M ARR Team Building, Problem Solving and +3 skills

Head of Outbound Scaled Acquistion Sales, North America, Google Marketing Solutions
July 2016 - June 2019
Led an outbound sales team focused on acquiring mid-market advertisers and was responsible for $XXM in new annual revenue. Built and scaled a high-performing acquisition team, overseeing 4 vendor managers and 120 vendor agents across the Americas. The team consistently exceeded revenue targets and was established as a top global acquisition arm. Directed strategy and operational planning for acquisition growth across the Americas, launching multiple sales operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Architected a new vendor management model, driving a 15% increase in agent productivity and XX% more efficient scalability across the Americas. Secured buy-in from senior stakeholders for new operational initiatives, including a machine learning-powered lead generation program that resulted in significant new customer acquisition. Team Building, Problem Solving and +3 skills

Business Head: North India
Nine Winds Media
January 2011 - July 2011
Business Development, Brand film associations, Social Media optimization for Brands, Search Engine Optimization, Online Media Buying, Online-Mass Media-BTL Strategies for brands. Problem Solving and Negotiation

Head of Sales- Digital Marketing
Nine Winds Media
October 2010 - January 2011
Business Development, Recruiting, Marketing films online, Sales pitches and conceptualizing online marketing plans for films. Problem Solving and Negotiation

Marketing Account Manager
Nine Winds Media
April 2010 - October 2010
Business Development, Marketing films online, Sales pitches and conceptualizing online marketing plans for films Problem Solving and Negotiation

Assistant Producer
Bloomberg
August 2009 - March 2010
Producing and reporting news features with in depth analysis about general and stock market news. Researching, conceptualizing, scripting, directing and editing feature and discussion shows.

Web Producer
Bloomberg
July 2009 - August 2009
Managed the website content. Wrote SEO Business stories. Uploaded Video. Wrote stock recommendations. Updated the website with market and news developments. Transcribed interviews and edited content which was put on the website.

Reporter
NDTV
2007 - 2009
Education

Michigan's Ross School of Business
Distinguished Leadership Certificate, Enterprise Executive Program
2018 - 2018

Michigan's Ross School of Business
Distinguished Leadership Certificate, Leading High Performing Teams
2018 - 2018
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