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Summary

We are currently looking to add another product manager to our Revenue team. As a Product Manager, Ad Delivery, you will be driving the efforts for Revenue Product, with particular focus on Ad Delivery, to ensure the highest, sustained monetization of any platform in the free, ad-supported TV space. In particular, you will be working on the core ad flow, such as projects around how we make ad requests, and how we decide what ads will be shown to users. This role will report to the Senior Director, Product - Revenue.

Responsibilities

This is a critical role with a wide range of responsibilities, including:

• Finalizing product initiatives with a completed Charter that includes clear definition of goals, risks / dependencies / assumptions, overall approach, requirements with acceptance criteria, and includes a solution design (defined by an architect/engineer) that meets the requirements.
• Triaging ad tech issues efficiently, driving resolution with the appropriate resources including independent QA/troubleshooting when possible, and helping communicate status/results to stakeholders.
• Developing and maintaining a healthy, productive, working relationships across the core Revenue Product/Program/Engineering teams, as well as Ad Operations, Revenue/Sales Leadership, and Monetization.
• Defining and managing the product goals, strategies, and roadmap plans for Ad Delivery and ensuring their prioritization on the all-up Revenue Product Roadmap.
• Becoming a strong, contributing member of the Revenue Product Management team through product ideation discussions, alignment to the operational cadence, helping others succeed, and improving how we operate.
• Becoming the subject matter expert on the entire Ad Delivery workflow, including the step-by-step functions that occur, the logic applied, the role/impact of non-technology operations, how internal/external systems are used, and the related system and business KPIs.
• Developing a solid understanding of how the business operates and how it is performing both currently and historically.
• Becoming an expert on the industry standards and activities that impact the Ad Delivery area for Pluto TV, including a deep understanding of IAB standards (VAST, OpenRTB, VMAP, etc).

Qualities / Experience We’re Seeking

We believe the right individual will have the following skills and experience in order to be successful in this role:

• At least 2 years of commercial experience in a product manager role, particularly with demonstrated leadership in the management of a product (or portfolio of products) through the software development lifecycle, from conception to launch to ongoing performance measurement and optimization.
• Experience with digital advertising, preferably in TV or streaming video. Understanding of ad-supported video on-demand and/or video streaming technologies, either through working for an ad-supported media company, DSP, SSP, or ad network (particularly with video advertising), is preferred.
• Adept at tailoring communications depending on the circumstance, whether the audience is technical, non-technical, or executive.
• Intellectual curiosity and passion for identifying key problems that are faced by the business, by the market and by current technologies.
• Track record of results when working collaboratively and being dependent on others.
• Comfort analyzing data to identify trends, to diagnose problems, and to find solutions.

Citizenship

Citizens of Pluto TV have the privilege of entertaining millions of people. We are entrepreneurs looking to revolutionize the future of TV. While our planet is small, our ambition is boundless. The stakes don’t get much higher. 

Becoming a Citizen is hard work. We need self-starters that thrive in changing environments, who treat company resources like their own, and who deliver seemingly impossible outcomes at warp speed. It’s the only way we stay ahead of the giants looking to take the opportunity we have earned. We are selective but once chosen, you’re in.

Why You Should Become a Citizen of Pluto TV

As stated, becoming a Citizen is hard work but the rewards of citizenship are plentiful. Work with the smartest people on some of the most complex projects of your life, while profoundly impacting both Pluto TV and the broader world of entertainment. Share in the epic quest to define the future of television as we know it. Big commitment, big impact, lasting change.

As a Citizen, you will enjoy generously-sponsored medical benefits, a generous vacation policy, 401K retirement plan, social and team events, and more!

We’re an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

At Viacom and PlutoTV, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Viacom is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.