Product Manager, Ad Serving (Ads)

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We recently launched a new ad-supported tier to offer our members with more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point, while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach audiences that are deeply immersed.

The Ads Platform team builds the advertising systems and integrations that power the delivery of ads using our world class content delivery ecosystem. We deliver ads in a manner that’s thoughtful of our members’ viewing experience and drives great outcomes for advertisers. 

Our team is new and yet faced with the ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the Connected TV advertising space that’s rapidly growing, we seek to build unique value propositions that differentiate Netflix from other ad-supported streaming services.

We are looking for a Product Manager in the advertising space who is excited to join us on this journey.

This PM will be responsible for ad serving and decisioning on our Ads platform. In this role they will:

•  Shape the product vision, strategy and roadmap for the next-generation ad server supporting connected TV, live events and other channels. 

• Manage products from concept to launch, delivering features iteratively to solve the business challenges before you.

• Operate with an agile mindset, willing to rapidly prototype, test and improve our product offering.

• Create strong partnerships with Netflix product teams, establishing continuous feedback loops to better understand their problems. 

• Define how we will measure the success and effectiveness of our products, and drive the execution and continuous evaluation of those metrics.

• 7+ years of Product Management experience with a proven record of successfully launching and scaling platforms.

• Proven track record of successfully managing Ad Tech products throughout the product development lifecycle, CTV experience is a plus.

• A comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the ad tech stack, including both supply-side and demand-side technologies. 

• Demonstrated hands-on experience in designing and building ad-serving or Supply-Side Platform products. 

• A solid understanding of industry standards, including the OpenRTB and VAST protocols. 

• Clear understanding of technical architectures of high-scale distributed systems.

• Proven ability to work across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• A track record of analyzing customer feedback, market trends and competitor offerings to identify opportunities for product innovation.

• A curious mindset and a willingness to adapt and adjust in a fast-paced rapidly changing environment.

• Experience in managing integrations with industry-leading ad servers, SSPs, and DSPs is a plus.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $240,000 - $725,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

See more detail about our Benefits here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.