Director, Product Management, Performance Advertising

About the Role:

We are immediately hiring a Director of Product Management, Performance Advertising to join our growing team in Redwood City or New York on a hybrid schedule.

This foundational hire will lead PubMatic’s product efforts to build platform level performance advertising and measurement capabilities that power functionality across PubMatic’s product portfolio. In addition to building out core capabilities, the Director will collaborate across the product team to build customer facing functionality powered by the underlying platform functionality.

As the product leader for Performance Advertising, this person will both set product strategy as well as own execution of their roadmap. As the programmatic ecosystem is becoming more performance focused, this role provides an experienced product manager with the opportunity to have an enormous impact and accelerate business growth.The ideal candidate will have a track record of demonstrated success in building and taking to market advertising optimization capabilities.

They will understand programmatic advertising from both the buy and sell side, including what motivates buyers and sellers of advertising with respect to technology decision making. They will have a full spectrum of product management skills. This includes defining vision, setting strategy, evangelizing their products, assessing competition, and collaborating with engineering, operations, and marketing to drive the successful delivery and adoption of their platform.

What You'll Do:

As a senior member of the product management team, you will be responsible for product vision, product strategy, and execution of your product portfolio:

• Product Strategy: Driving the product strategy and vision for PubMatic’s performance advertising capabilities, aligning with the company's objectives and market trends.
• Product Roadmap: Define and prioritize the product roadmap based on a well-reasoned point of view of where PubMatic can generate competitive advantage, customer feedback, market analysis, and business goals
• Product Development: Support product development process, working closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment. Expect to roll up your sleeves.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster strong collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success to ensure seamless execution and alignment with business objectives.
• Market Research and Analysis: Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and customer insights to identify opportunities, inform product decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Customer Engagement: Collaborate with sales and customer success teams to understand customer needs, gather feedback, and develop customer-centric product offerings.
• Product Launch: Drive successful product launches, coordinating with marketing and sales teams to ensure effective go-to-market strategies and enablement.
• Performance Tracking: Define and track key product metrics, analyze performance data, and make data-driven decisions to optimize advertiser outcomes.

We'd Love for You to Have:

• 5+ years in product management with extensive experience in programmatic advertising, ad optimization and measurement
• Understanding of optimization and measurement across web, mobile in-app and CTV
• Proven track record of successfully driving product strategy and leading the development of innovative, market-leading products.
• Passion for applying machine learning and AI to advertising
• Deep knowledge of product management methodologies, processes, and tools.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven mindset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to travel to support client meetings and events - domestic and international
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; MBA or advanced degree preferred

Additional Information:

Return to Office: PubMatic employees throughout the globe have returned to our offices via a hybrid work schedule (3 days “in office” and 2 days “working remotely”) that is intended to maximize collaboration, innovation, and productivity among teams and across functions.

Benefits: Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide, including paid leave programs and holidays, healthcare, dental and vision plans, traditional and Roth 401(k), pre-tax commuter benefits, physical and financial wellness programs, reimbursement for mobile, discretionary time off in the US, fully stocked pantries, as well as in-office catered lunches 5 days per week.

Diversity and Inclusion: PubMatic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don’t just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About PubMatic:

PubMatic is one of the world’s leading scaled digital advertising platforms, offering more transparent advertising solutions to publishers, media buyers, commerce companies and data owners, allowing them to harness the power and potential of the open internet to drive better business outcomes.

Founded in 2006 with the vision that data-driven decisioning would be the future of digital advertising, we enable content creators to run a more profitable advertising business, which in turn allows them to invest back into the multi-screen and multi-format content that consumers demand.