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YouTube Overhauls Product Teams for AI, Opens Voluntary Buyouts

Three product groups will report directly to CEO Neal Mohan under a structure set to begin Nov. 5.

Overview

  • YouTube launched a Voluntary Exit Program offering severance to eligible U.S. employees in Mohan’s direct-reporting organization starting immediately.
  • The reorganization creates Viewer Products, Creator & Community Products, and Subscription Products, each reporting to the CEO.
  • Johanna Voolich will lead Viewer Products and Christian Oestlien will lead Subscription Products, with a search underway for the Creator & Community Products lead.
  • Company statements say no roles are being eliminated as part of the changes, which take effect on Nov. 5.
  • Mohan framed AI as YouTube’s “next frontier,” with coverage noting similar AI-driven workforce shifts across tech, including Amazon’s plan to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs.