Senior Product Manager

Company at a Glance

OpenX is focused on unleashing the full economic potential of digital media companies. We do this by making digital advertising markets and technologies that are designed to deliver optimal value to publishers and advertisers on every ad served across all screens.

At OpenX, we have built a team that is uniquely experienced in designing and operating high-scale ad marketplaces, and we are constantly on the lookout for thoughtful, creative executors who are as fascinated as we are about finding new ways to apply a blend of market design, technical innovation, operational excellence, and empathetic partner service to the frontiers of digital advertising.

We are looking for a Poland-based Senior Product Manager for OpenX’s team in Krakow, Poland. You will own the creation and maintenance of the product backlog, define requirements, track KPIs, and lead every aspect of the product development lifecycle. Critical to success in this role will be building and maintaining communication loops between local engineering teams, customers, stakeholders, marketing, project management, and commercial teams across time zones.

The ideal candidate is a person who takes ownership, dives deep into topics, and thinks independently. Lastly, this person knows how to succeed in a startup environment and is always willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.

What we offer:

• Employment contract (19 550 - 23 000 PLN gross/monthly) or B2B (156-184 PLN net/hourly)
• Experienced Team (50% of the company are senior developers!)
• Challenges at work that are difficult to find anywhere else!
• Solving important problems in a scale
• Joining a company that is growing and scaling
• Flexible working hours & remote work option

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of a product development roadmap for OpenX’s ad exchange data features.
• Manage products throughout its life cycle.
• Defining experiments to validate the POCs of business problem solutions.
• Establish metrics to measure effectiveness and drive improvements.
• Building relationships with clients, stakeholders, and other teams.
• Building consensus and driving execution.
• Stay abreast of market trends to identify opportunities for improvement and incorporate new product features on an ongoing basis.
• Providing source data for product marketing communication by defining communication objectives.
• Providing information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product plans, reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
• Maintaining product and market knowledge base, contributing to the creation of training materials.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 + years of Product Management experience in advertising or related industry.
• Analytic or technical background with a proven ability to work in high-scale data environments.
• Experience in a fast-paced agile development environment.
• Proven ability to deliver high impact product functionality to stakeholder teams. Understanding of relevant issues in ad quality, data and user privacy.
• Experience in advertising technology with a broad understanding from publisher through advertiser client’s needs.
• Experience with external partner management and delivering on contractual agreements.

Our benefits (on employment contract):

• Annual performance bonus
• Tax-deductible system due to copyright protection: 75%
• Private health care for you and your family (covered by OpenX)
• Private life and travel insurance
• MultiKafeteria program 
• Training: access to the LinkedIn learning platform and Tech workshops 
• Holiday Allowance
• Pension scheme (PPK from PZU)
• Additional paid day off 
• Free parking lot 
• Access to peer to peer recognition platform
• Monthly work-from-home allowance and one-time payment when you join us to help you set up your home office
• We celebrate team members' important personal milestones (vouchers, gifts)

OpenX VALUES

Our five company values form a solid bedrock serving to define us as a group and guide the company. Our values remind us that how we do things often matters as much as what we do.

WE ARE ONE

We are one team. There are no exceptions. We are a group of strong and diverse individuals unified by a shared mission. We embrace challenges and win together as a team. We respect and care about our colleagues and cultivate an inclusive culture

WE ARE CUSTOMER CENTRIC

We innovate on behalf of our customers. We understand, respect, and listen carefully to our customers. We build great products to solve our customers’ problems. We manage our customers’ expectations clearly and honestly. We are a trusted partner to all of our customers - we act with integrity at all times. We care.

OPENX IS OURS

We are all owners of OpenX

We all have a voice to improve OpenX

We stake our personal and professional reputations on the excellence of our work

We are not interested in just "doing our jobs"; we take ownership to drive results

WE ARE AN OPEN BOOK

We understand and respect what each of us does. We are eager to teach and share what we know with others, both internally and externally. We are eager to learn from others and we ask questions internally and externally. 

WE EVOLVE FAST

We take responsible risks and own and learn from our mistakes. We recognize and repeat success. We actively seek out and provide constructive feedback. We adapt quickly and embrace change. We tackle growth and learning with real urgency. We are endlessly curious.

OpenX TRAITS

Our three traits capture what makes a great team member at OpenX.

HUMBLE

Ideal team players are humble and demonstrate integrity. They put the team's success above their own, share credit generously, and value collective achievements. They are self-assured, open to coaching, and committed to continuous learning.

DRIVEN

Ideal team players are results-driven and motivated. They are curious, always seeking more to do, learn, and take on. As proactive problem-solvers, they take initiative without needing external motivation. They continuously think about the next steps and opportunities for improvement.

SMART

Ideal team players are smart and possess the intellectual acumen to understand the complexities of our organization and industry. They are interpersonally intelligent, good communicators, and exemplify sound judgment in their interactions across the company to foster a collaborative environment.

OpenX is committed to equal employment opportunities.

It is a fundamental principle at OpenX not to discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, gender identity/transgender status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, and other protected characteristic as established by law.

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Effective Date: November 21, 2024