Staff Product Manager, Ad Inventory

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

 The Product team uses creativity, research, insights, and operational excellence to steer our product vision across Snap Inc. This team of Designers, Scientists, and Product Managers works in a highly collaborative environment to build the products and experiences that innovate and improve the performance of Snap's advertising platform and user experiences. Together these teams drive value and success to our customers and bring our community together in new and special ways.

We’re looking for a Staff Product Manager to join the Ad Marketplace team. 

What you'll do:

• Own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and execution for Ad Inventory products, driving healthy growth while balancing complex trade-offs across users, advertisers, and Snap's business.

• Optimize the user-ad experience, serving as the internal voice for ad inventory and forecasting products across the organization.

• Build new Ad Marketplace products and structures that improve overall monetization of ad inventory, including AI-powered and data-intensive solutions.

• Define, manage, and execute a long-term roadmap which includes AI powered and data intensive products.

• Solicit ideas and feedback, gather requirements, write specs, create wireframes and workflows, and coordinate cross-functionally.

• Partner closely with cross-functional leaders across Content, Growth, and Ad Format to drive cohesive product strategy and execution.

• Leverage A/B testing, deep-dive analysis, and experimentation to make informed product decisions and communicate results clearly across a matrixed organization.

• Stay current on the advertising industry to ensure Snap's product portfolio continues to meet customer needs.
   

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep expertise of marketplace technologies and familiarity with auction mechanics.

• Strong system-level thinking across users’ organic experience, advertiser objectives and company goals, with the ability to connect levers across the full delivery stack. 

• Proven ability to collaborate strategically across all levels of an organization – from executives to engineering, data scientists, designers, product managers and other cross-functional partners.

• Revenue-focused leadership with a track record of driving growth in optimization advertising products.

• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data and experimentation to inform product decisions.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders across a complex, matrixed organization.

• Ability to drive projects from strategy through to completion, balancing tactical execution with long-term vision.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree or equivalent relevant experience

• 8+ years of experience in consumer, digital advertising products, or marketplace products

• Experience with marketplace technologies and familiarity with auction mechanics.

• Experience working on a complex landscape where managing multiple trade-offs are required 

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, economics, or related field

• Experience with ad and/or marketing technology at a top-tier digital ad platform

• Advanced quantitative degree (e.g. statistics, engineering, finance, math)

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