Senior Product Manager, Optimization Team

We’re MiQ, a global programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so you will be too. No matter the role or the location, we’re all united in the vision to lead the programmatic industry and make it better.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our optimization team, which sits within our optimization team and builds solutions to help our traders deliver in their roles. At the intersection of strategy and product management - this role will play a pivotal part in defining how we expand our optimization tools and will give the right candidate an opportunity to be involved in industry leading innovation and experimentation.

Th Senior Product Manager will work with a team of data scientists, developers and fellow product managers to define and co-own the product vision and strategy around our programmatic trading optimisation suite. They will be tasked with building on our existing capabilities by identifying the optimal product expansion strategy and development plan across our platform  which supports the  broader MiQ managed service proposition.

This is a smaller experimental team within MiQ’s central product team and you will have a unique opportunity to shape the team and its focus, with the support of our global product directors, one of whom you will report into. You will also have support from a team of talented product managers with varying degrees of experience as well as development tech leads and data science tech leads, who have already built the foundation of MiQ’s broader product portfolio. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

Deliver on our Roadmap

• An expert with agile practices and the end-to-end design, develop, deploy cycle of product management
• Co-lead the scoping, planning, and prototyping of our system wide features and development frameworks

Measuring and reporting on success

• Work with our experience design and product analysts to define, collect and analyse metrics that inform the success of the product while monitoring key adoption and retention metrics
• use these insights to inform product delivery and shape product development strategies

Strategy & Vision

• Co-drive and shape our unified platform product vision, through a strong understanding of upcoming marketplace changes, and collaborating with the wider central product team

Followership

• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills across a range of stakeholders, departments, partners and stakeholders will help you get traction and continue to drive product success at scale.

Lead & Guide

• Opportunity to manage a team of junior product managers as the team grows
• Leading growth and development while sustaining a culture of healthy debate within your team as well as across key stakeholders in the business.
• Ensuring the squad understands their product objectives and what success looks like for their product and roles.

Innovation

• Lean into emerging technologies and industry changes, in collaboration with product leads to elevate the future-proofing components of the product.

Human centered design

• Ensure an inclusive, high quality design culture is maintained in your product development by collaborating closely with the experience design team to deliver excellent user experience.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of advertising technology experience is essential, preferably an Agency, brand, or buy-side experience within a product management role. Trading experience is highly preferred but not essential as long as you demonstrate a strong understanding of programmatic trading.
• In depth knowledge of the programmatic landscape, the data and technology that underpins it.
• Experience working with global commercial markets
• A fail fast and learn mentality in experimenting with new concepts and industry opportunities.
• Detail-oriented with an ability to prioritize projects/tasks simultaneously and to completion
• Alignment with MiQ's core values
• A can-do attitude to provide energy, drive, and enthusiasm

What’s in it for you:
MiQ is incredibly proud to foster a welcoming culture. We do everything possible to make sure everyone feels valued for what they bring. With global teams committed to inclusion, we’re always moving towards becoming an even better place to work. Our values are so much more than statements. They unite MiQers in every corner of the world. They shape the way we work and the decisions we make, and they inspire us to stay true to ourselves and to aim for better. Our values are there to be embraced by everyone, so that we naturally live and breathe them.

What are our core values? To discover these, follow the link below to explore what life is like at MiQ and gain insights into our company culture and the values that shape how we work: https://www.wearemiq.com/life-at-miq

Benefits:

Every region and office has specific perks and benefits, but every person joining MiQ can expect:

• A hybrid work environment
• New hire orientation with job specific onboarding and training
• Internal and global mobility opportunities
• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Bonus and performance incentives
• Generous annual PTO, paid parental leave, with two additional paid days to acknowledge holidays, cultural events, or inclusion initiatives
• Employee resource groups designed to connect people across all MiQ regions, drive action, and support our communities