Kurt Wilms
Senior Director of Product Management at YouTube
- Role
- Senior Director of Product Management at YouTube
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kurt Wilms
I am a seasoned leader and entrepreneur who has led major product areas for one of the largest platforms on the Internet (YouTube), founded a successful startup and sold it to Google (fflick), designed and implemented many core features and algorithms of a hyper growth startup (Digg), and invest in & advise multiple startups and companies.I currently lead teams responsible for YouTube\'s Living Room efforts including smart TVs, game consoles, set top boxes, and smart displays & speakers. This is the fastest growing screen for YouTube, with over 1 billion hours of content watched everyday.Previously, I\'ve led teams responsible for YouTube\'s live video efforts (millions of hours streamed daily), was the PM site lead for our YouTube office in Paris, and led a team of world class product managers responsible for the core viewer experience across YouTube mobile apps (1+ billion iOS & Android devices) and web (1+ billion unique monthly users).I have a very strong technical background, enjoy leading teams of all sizes, and most of all building innovative products that people love to use.
Experience
Senior Director of Product Management
Jan 2011 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
I currently lead teams responsible for YouTube\'s Living Room efforts including smart TVs, game consoles, streaming sticks, set top boxes, and smart displays & speakers. This is the fastest growing screen for YouTube, with over 1 billion hours of YouTube content watched daily.Previously, I\'ve led teams responsible for YouTube\'s live video efforts (millions of hours streamed daily), was the PM site lead for our YouTube office in Paris, and led a team of world class product managers responsible for the core viewer experience across YouTube mobile apps (1+ billion iOS & Android devices) and web (1+ billion unique monthly users).
Education
University of Minnesota
B.S., Computer Science
Skills
- Python
- Start-Ups
- Product Management
- Big Data
- Scalability
- Entrepreneurship
- Data Mining
- Php
- Linux
- User Experience
- Mysql
- Distributed Systems
- Sql
- Hadoop
- Product Design
- Recommender Systems
- Git
- Internet Strategy
- Information Architecture
- User Interface Design
- Collaborative Filtering
- Social Networking
- Early-Stage Startups
- Consumer Internet
- Virtual Reality
- Product Strategy
- Technical Leadership
- Strategic Leadership
- Social Software
- Online Communities
- Enterprise Architecture
- System Architecture
- Information Retrieval
- Rapid Prototyping
- Web Mining
- Data Analysis
- Growth Strategies
- Rapid Growth
- Internet Product Development
- Idea Generation
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