Director, Product Management

Director, Product Management

Los Angeles, CA

New York City, NY

Hybrid Schedule (M/F remote, T/W/TH in-office)

At Magnite, we cultivate an environment of continuous growth and collaboration. Our work impacts what millions of people read, watch, and buy, and we’re looking for people to help us tackle that responsibility with creativity and focus.  Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI) is the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform. Publishers use our technology to monetize their content across all screens and formats including CTV / streaming, online video, display, and audio. Our tech fuels billions of transactions per day!

The team:

The Director, Product Management will lead the prioritization, design, and execution of our DV+ product and features at Magnite, Inc. DV+ is our sell-side platform (SSP) for enabling digital publishers to monetize their online advertising inventory, specifically display, video, native, mobile, audio, DOOH, etc. You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, Sales, Operations, and Marketing to bring leading-edge products to market. In this role, you will lead various teams through ideation, prioritization, execution, go-to-market, and adoption. We are looking for someone who can operate at both the strategic and feature detail level, has a passion for understanding and improving existing technologies to pave the way for innovative breakthroughs with a strong drive to action and results, and can build and grow product teams.

In this role, you will:

• Work with customers and colleagues across Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, Project Management, Sales, Operations, and Marketing to assess the technical feasibility of features, prioritize among different options, manage product roadmaps, develop product specifications, and drive GTM strategies.

• Conceptualize the strategy for your product area.

• Improve and lead the feature request and prioritization process.

• Collaborate with Engineering and other product managers on features and functionalities to be included in each release and build and grow teams that can effectively do the same.

• Surface technical and scope trade-offs required to allow the organization to make informed decisions.

• Define, develop, and execute the roadmap and performance metrics for the DV+ platform.

• Work with Engineering to plan sprints and longer-term roadmaps.

• Collaborate with product teams and engineers to bring solutions to market on time and within budget.

• Ensure effective GTM planning with Commercial and Operations teams, including producing necessary supporting documentation and training.

• Represent Magnite externally with customers and partners and at industry events and conferences.

• Build and grow teams that operate through detailed analysis to make informed, data driven suggestions and decisions.

• Build and grow teams and frameworks that ensure successful dialogue with engineering teams to develop product specifications, data flows, and progress tracking.

• Coach and mentor junior team members and guide them in their growth and development.

We’re looking for someone with:

• 8+ years of experience in software product management working in complex cross-functional environments on large-scale, enterprise platforms.

• Experience in digital media and ad tech, including the online video, CTV, display, and mobile advertising spaces, both from a sell-side and buy-side perspective, and industry standards, is a strong plus.

• Strong domain expertise in one or more areas of ad tech, such as SSP, DSP, DMP, etc.

• 5+ years experience leading and managing teams.

• Proven experience driving all elements of the product development lifecycle. Comfortable with roadmap development and writing detailed product requirements documents that explain both the technical and business problems to be solved. 

• An ability to understand and operate in the technical details.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a high degree of comfort in interacting with data (business intelligence, SQL, and advanced spreadsheet skills).

• Past demonstrated success managing complex products and integrations in medium to large organizations.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for growing new lines of business and making informed decisions with many different stakeholders across the organization.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of the organization, ranging from detailed product documentation for Engineering to executive-level presentation skills to developing Sales training materials, as well as externally with customers and partners.

• Relevant degree(s) and/or related work experience. Technical background is a requirement.

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience indicating strong technical and business background.

Total Rewards Include

Comprehensive Perks and Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family from day one

• Generous time off  

• Holiday breaks and quarterly wellness days

• Equity and employee stock purchase plan

• Family-focused benefits and parental leave 

• 401k retirement savings plan with employer match

• Disability and life insurance

• Cell phone subsidy

• Fitness and wellness reimbursement

Company Culture

We believe collaboration is essential to success. Magnite’s hybrid schedule includes two days worked remotely (Monday and Friday) and three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). Our offices provide catered lunches, beverages, snacks, training and development, and office events to support your work week.  We also understand you have appointments, families, hobbies, and other commitments. Magnite strives to maintain a healthy work/life integration for all employees so you can bring your best every day - both at work and at home.

• Community service and volunteer events

• Company-matched charitable contributions

• Wellness coach and mental health support

Magnite Invests in You

• Career development initiatives and a career growth framework

• Culture and inclusion programs

• Bonusly peer-to-peer recognition program

About Us

The world's leading agencies and brands trust our platform to access brand-safe, high-quality ad inventory and execute billions of advertising transactions each month. Anchored in bustling New York City, sunny Los Angeles, mile-high Denver, historic London, and down under in Sydney, Magnite has offices across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.

In California, the base salary range for this position is: $180,000 - $200,000 in addition to an annual variable bonus based on performance and company equity (NASDAQ: MGNI). 

In New York, the base salary range for this position is: $180,000 - $200,000 in addition to an annual variable bonus based on performance and company equity (NASDAQ: MGNI). 

For Los Angeles-based applicants:

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

The material job duties of this specific job position for which Magnite reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship include:

• Having access to the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets including data related to customers, clients, vendors, business partners, or suppliers 

• Work with cross teams  to access datasets, databases, formulas, algorithms, tools, products, prototypes, systems applications, and technologies in any stage of development 

Magnite is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Our DEI Commitment: To establish Magnite as a thought leader by diversifying voices within Magnite, cultivating a culture in which employees feel safe as their authentic selves, and by investing in strategies to support Magnite’s local communities.

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