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Netflix

Streams shows, films and live events worldwide

Product Manager - Ads Data Foundations

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 4/18/27
$440k - $725k/yr
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Los Angeles, CA, USA+2 moreMore locations: Los Gatos, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA
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ProductTechnical Product Management
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About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of Product Management experience focused on data infrastructure, event-driven systems, warehouse/lake architectures, and large-scale distributed data pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver a comprehensive roadmap and vision for a large-scale data lakehouse serving diverse customer groups.
  • Deep understanding of the advertising data ecosystem and familiarity with data privacy and governance.
  • Proven ability to partner with highly technical teams across application programming interfaces, backend systems, and internal tools.
  • Proven experience working with cross-functional teams, including Data & Insights, Design, Engineering, Data Science, and other Product teams.
  • Familiarity with legal compliance and the evolving landscape of advertising regulations worldwide.
Responsibilities
  • Define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Ads Data Foundations, including data product capabilities that support nearly 25 ads teams.
  • Partner with Ads Product & Technology teams to understand business needs and translate them into durable platform investments.
  • Prioritize and manage the product roadmap, balancing near-term delivery with long-term strategic planning to provide scalable and flexible data solutions.
  • Establish clear requirements and governance for data accuracy, lineage, freshness, access controls, and compliance.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to privacy, data sharing, retention, compliance, and data misuse.
  • Define success metrics for dataset adoption, data quality, system reliability, and downstream business impact.
  • Develop expertise in the advertising data ecosystem, including low-latency, high-accuracy datasets, privacy, governance, and compliance with global advertising regulations.
  • Work with the Netflix Data Platform team to ensure Ads data platform needs are represented.

About the company

Netflix runs a subscription streaming service for TV series, films, documentaries, games and live events, watched by members around the world. Its catalog mixes licensed titles with originals it commissions in dozens of countries, from Korean dramas like Squid Game to stand-up specials and live sports. Members watch on smart TVs, phones, computers and game consoles, and a recommendation system shapes what each profile sees first. Netflix earns most of its revenue from monthly membership fees, including a lower-priced plan with ads sold through its own advertising technology. Netflix was founded in 1997 as a DVD-by-mail rental service and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Los Gatos, California

Founded

1997

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What believers are saying

  • Growth is steady: July 2026 results showed second-quarter revenue up 13% to $12.6 billion, with a 33.4% operating margin.
  • Advertising is scaling fast: in July 2026, Netflix forecast ad revenue roughly doubling to about $3 billion this year.
  • Pay aims high: Netflix's culture memo says it pays each person's personal top of market for role and location.

What critics are saying

  • Cuts are on the table: Puck reported in October 2026 that Netflix is weighing layoffs of about 5% of staff.
  • The performance bar is unforgiving: managers apply a keeper test, asking whether they would fight to keep each employee.
  • YouTube draws more TV viewing: figures reported in October 2026 put it at 14.2% of TV time, Netflix at 7.8%.

What makes Netflix unique

  • Scale is its moat: Netflix passed 325 million paid memberships by the end of 2025, serving nearly a billion viewers.
  • Non-English shows carry real weight: they drew over a third of Netflix viewing in the first half of 2026.
  • It owns its ad technology: the in-house Netflix Ads Suite has run in all 12 ad-tier countries since mid-2025.

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Benefits

  • Free lunches
  • Up to 12 months' maternity and paternity leave
  • Unlimited vacation days, within reason
  • Open working hours (at the California office)
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Mobile phone discounts

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Fortune
Oct 27th, 2026
Netflix cut 1,000 jobs and its content chief; opinion says dignity in firings matters

Netflix cut roughly 1,000 jobs last week and replaced chief content officer Bela Bajaria, who spent nearly a decade helping build the streaming service into a global entertainment powerhouse. Peter Rice, her successor, was himself abruptly dismissed from Disney in 2022 by then-chief executive officer Bob Chapek, who was fired months later. A Fortune commentary argues that corporate America is treating departing staff too coldly. It cites Columbia Business School research finding that layoffs seen as unfair weaken the commitment of remaining employees. A 2023 study of Airbnb's layoffs found that staff who saw the process as unfair reported less trust in management, lower job satisfaction, and more cynicism. The author says respect, honest communication, and a chance to say goodbye cost little and may pay off as artificial intelligence reshapes work.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 26th, 2026
Chamath calls Netflix "a dormant subscription" as $20B content bill outweighs $14B debt

Netflix shares fell after its October 20 third-quarter report, when it guided fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street's estimates and cut its 2026 ad revenue outlook to about $2.7 billion from $3 billion. The stock was already down 26% in 2026. Investor Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of Social Capital, called Netflix "a dormant subscription" and said $14 billion of debt financed its content library. YouTube, he argued, creates content far more cheaply. The debt looks manageable. Netflix ended September with $15.3 billion of gross debt and $8.2 billion of cash, and expects about $12 billion of free cash flow this year. The bigger risk is a content bill of about $20 billion this year, paid before anyone watches. YouTube pays creators a share of revenue only after it comes in.

NPR
Oct 24th, 2026
AI-found PHP2SHELL flaw leaks, hackers pounce as French protests resume and Netflix downsizes

Websites are going offline after hackers exploited a vulnerability in part of the internet's architecture, called PHP2SHELL. AI discovered the flaw, and security researchers rushed to fix it. The news leaked, however, and hackers swooped in. In France, authorities deployed large numbers of police as another wave of protests began. Netflix is regrouping after releasing its latest quarterly earnings this week.

IGN
Oct 23rd, 2026
Xbox reportedly asked Netflix for $800 million for 7-year movie and TV exclusivity deal.

Xbox reportedly asked Netflix for $800 million for 7-year movie and TV exclusivity deal. Pay more. Xbox reportedly asked Netflix for $800 million for a seven-year deal that would have given the streamer exclusive adaptations based on its games. Details on the behind-the-scenes dealings between the two entertainment giants came from a Puck report. The site stated that Netflix, interested in pursuing movie and TV adaptations for some of Microsoft's biggest games, began its offer at $500 million. What exactly the deal would have yielded outside of the promise to exclusively-licensed Xbox titles for adaptations is unclear, but for Microsoft, it was worth a lot more than what Netflix was willing to offer. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and her team countered the offer at a staggering $800 million. Following a round of shakeups at Netflix from last week, the deal is said to be completely off the table. It's unclear what exactly led to the deal breaking down, though Puck suggested the exit of Bela Bajaria, who served as content chief until being fired recently, played a role. Now, the site said that Xbox is "pursuing smaller deals with more partners." Who those partners are is a mystery for now. While Xbox and Netflix were unable to secure a long-term exclusivity deal, both entertainment entities do have plans to work together in the future. A live-action movie and animated series based on Gears of War, for example, have been in the works for some time. In 2024, Netflix announced it was building a Minecraft animated series, and just last month, plans for an animated Diablo series were confirmed. Xbox shared a statement with Puck: "We have received record-breaking interest in our IP; Netflix is a valued partner and we are excited for the forthcoming release of our Minecraft and Diablo animated series together, among other adaptations." Netflix announced layoffs impacting around 1,000 staff earlier this month. A few high-profile executives, including Bajaria, were fired just days later. The list also included head of film Dan Lin, who reportedly recently clashed with Barbie director Greta Gerwig about the release of her upcoming Netflix film, Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. Whether Xbox can find partners for more movie and TV adaptations remains to be seen, but considering its newly established entertainment division, XP, was announced just weeks ago, it definitely seems like something the company wants to keep in mind going forward. In the meantime, you can check out what IGN thought of a few other recent video game adaptations. Capcom's Street Fighter movie, for example, received a 6/10 review, while its Resident Evil movie managed to earn an 8/10. What's the worst video game movie of all time? Follow IGN deals on X. Don't miss a second of the best tech, gaming and more deals this Black Friday by following IGNDeals on X.

NPR
Oct 23rd, 2026
Possible Love' offers four of the year's best performances in Lee Chang-dong's class-conscious drama

Lee Chang-dong's new drama, Possible Love, follows two couples who meet during the filming of a documentary. It opens in select cinemas Friday and begins streaming on Netflix on November 6. It is the director's first film in eight years, since the thriller Burning. Inspired by a 2009 incident in which a Korean car factory laid off one-third of its workforce, it is set in an industrial town two years after a similar tragedy. Sul Kyung-gu plays Ho-seok, a laid-off welder who has become an alcoholic. Jeon Do-yeon plays his wife, Mi-ok, who agrees to be interviewed by Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong), an aspiring filmmaker. Zo In-sung plays Ye-ji's husband. The film examines class, power and documentary ethics. The reviewer calls its four lead performances among the year's best.