As a Strategic Partner Development Manager, you will cultivate relationships with potential partners, lead discussions, and evaluate business opportunities for YouTube in India. You'll manage a portfolio of public figures and agencies, defining, executing, and analyzing performance metrics to recommend improvements. This role involves developing industry relationships, managing project initiatives (workshops, events), and guiding partners towards goals, including maximizing watch time, audience growth, and community interaction. You will collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, business, operations, finance, and legal teams. Responsibilities include developing creative strategies to enhance client relationships, measuring performance, streamlining workflows, and identifying new opportunities. You'll need to negotiate content-licensing agreements and advocate for product or process improvements.