Sr. Product Manager (Ad Tech) - (Remote - US)

Mediavine is seeking a Sr. Product Manager (Ad Tech) with significant experience in publisher facing ad technologies to join our Product team. This role will be responsible for helping to drive revenue opportunities and will work closely with our Head of Product, Director of Product Partnerships and Identity and the Ad Tech Engineering team.

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 10,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.

Mission & Culture

We are striving to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflect the industries we serve and the world we live in. The unique experiences and perspectives of our team members is encouraged and valued. If you are talented, driven, enjoy the pace of a start-up like environment, let’s talk!

Position Title & Overview:

The Ad Tech, Sr. Product Manager will serve as a critical bridge between technical execution and product strategy, ensuring the successful operation of our ad management platform. The ideal candidate has a strong background in ad technology and product management as well as a research, analysis and data driven approach to a product lifecycle.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Create new features, capabilities and strategies, to drive revenue for more 10,000 publishers
• Partner closely with individual contributors, engineering leadership, and organizational stakeholders to align product strategy to company goals
• Monitor performance metrics and identify opportunities for optimization, driving initiatives to improve ad monetization across our platforms
• Define and track KPIs for ad tech initiatives
• Stay up-to-date with evolving ad tech standards, protocols, and best practices to ensure the platform remains competitive and innovative
• Availability to travel up-to on-site locations for team retreats, industry events/conferences and the annual all hands events approximately 20% of the time

Requirements

Location:

• Applicants must be based in the United States

You Have:

• 7+ years of progressive product management experience with a recent focus within ad tech
• Strong context on the industry landscape and critical players in the ad tech ecosystem
• Proven track record of launching successful ad tech products or features
• Experience with data analysis, reporting, and interpreting ad metrics
• Excellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical contributors and stakeholders
• A strong understanding of on page technologies like: Prebid, Display ads, video, browser APIs and page render performance
• Understanding of header bidding, ad serving, OpenRTB, ad tracking, and performance measurement
• Experience with a research and validation oriented approach to a product lifecycle
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills
• Availability to travel up-to on-site locations for team retreats, industry events/conferences and the annual all hands events approximately 20% of the time

Nice to have:

• Experience with ad optimization algorithms, and machine learning
• Knowledge of advertising industry regulations and data privacy standards

Benefits

• 100% remote 
• Comprehensive benefits including Health, Dental, Vision and 401k match
• Generous paid time off 
• Wellness and Home Office Perks 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave 
• Inclusive Family Forming Benefits 
• Professional development opportunities 
• Travel opportunities for teams, our annual All Hands retreat as well as industry events

Mediavine provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We strongly encourage minorities and individuals from underrepresented groups in technology to apply for this position.

At Mediavine, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range.  Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. The base salary range for this role at the time of posting is $145,000 - $165,000 USD/yr.