Director of Product Management - Advertising Sales Systems

Hearst Television is looking for a Director of Product Management, Advertising Sales Systems, based at our office in Charlotte, North Carolina. You will oversee the strategic direction, development, and management of advertising sales platform and systems. In this role, you will lead integration efforts across platforms and ensure that systems are optimized to meet business goals. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, finance and operations, to ensure cohesive and effective system functionality and integration. This position reports to the Vice President, Ad Operations and Information Services.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision, tenets, principles, requirements, and priorities for the suite of Hearst Television’s Advertising Sales systems.
• Drive integration strategies to ensure seamless connectivity between various platforms and systems.
• Responsible for multiple roadmaps within product domain and resolve any priority conflicts or trade-offs within those roadmaps.
• Drive alignment to a common product vision across a diverse set of stakeholders including Product, Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Finance/Accounting.
• Oversee system testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance to ensure optimal performance.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers effectively.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.
• In person attendance is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in advertising systems product management, sales stewardship systems, and integration.
• Strong understanding of video advertising technologies and sales processes.
• Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams and projects.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Ability to think strategically and drive innovation.
• Experience with CTV digital advertising
• Experience with Streaming TV business models and ad monetization
• Related military experience will be considered

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefits programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits:

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.