Xandr is dedicated to one overarching goal: powering the advertising that powers the Internet. This role is part of the DSP Product team that drives forward product features and strategic initiatives which span all aspects of our DSP business. Our Product Managers are strategic thinkers with an eye on the next big thing and work together with the entire company to make that a reality. Product Managers have skills and expertise based on product management and commercial experience and are expected to have deep industry knowledge. We engage deeply with customers, partners, and field organizations to identify market opportunities and break complex problems down into actionable roadmaps. Serving as the critical bridge between our technology and our business, we touch nearly every part of the organization - from our Sales and Services teams to Engineering, Marketing, and Design. We are encouraged to experiment, build, fail fast, and think creatively and holistically in order to create game changing advertising technology innovations.
About the job:
Participate in the full product life-cycle for a designated product area, including research, scoping, prototyping, validation, productionalization, and roll-out
Manage product performance to set goals and KPIs
Work directly with engineering teams to build product
Conduct market research and engage with customers, prospects and partners to identify market needs and opportunities
Articulate and contribute to product strategy
Consolidate, rationalize, and prioritize market requirements into a product plan
Collaborate closely with engineers through all stages of product development, offering business context and insights, providing clear and consistent priorities, working through tradeoffs, and communicating plans and requirements effectively
Contribute to product roll out efforts with marketing, sales and other client facing teams to create collateral including white papers, case studies, demos, training material, etc.
Act as the key product evangelist and guide for external users as well as internal teams
2+ years of experience in a product focused role for an enterprise technology product or 2+ years of relevant analytics work experience and a business or quantitatively oriented degree
Experience managing products and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
Detail-oriented with strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with business and technology leaders within Xandr and at customer/partner organizations
Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering teams in a highly technical environment
Experience collaborating with a broad range of other functions, such as comvices, etc.
Strong domain expertise in ad technology, strategies, and trends preferred