Technical Program Manager 6 - Ads Demand & Inventory Management

Since launching our ad-supported tier in 2022, the momentum has been unstoppable—we reach over 94 million global monthly active users! As we enter our fourth year, our ambition is massive, and we are just getting started.

Our Team

The Ads Platform team builds the advertising systems and integrations that power the delivery of ads using our world-class content delivery ecosystem. We deliver ads in a manner that’s thoughtful of our members’ viewing experience and drive great outcomes for advertisers. Our team is new and yet faced with the ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the Connected TV advertising space that’s rapidly growing, we seek to build unique value propositions that help us differentiate from the competition and become a market leader in record time.

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager with Ads domain experience to drive high impact cross-functional ads programs. This role requires strong collaboration with product, engineering, data science, business, peer technical program managers and senior leadership to drive, execute, track and deliver high impact strategic programs in the Ads space.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple complex cross-functional programs, in collaboration with product, engineering, design, and data science, that deliver technical solutions.

• Provide deep domain expertise to form sound technical strategies with engineering partners.

• Drive clarity and engagement with cross-functional partners to align roadmaps and weigh in on relative priority.

• Work to decompose requirements into technical execution plans with measurable milestones, effectively optimize scope and schedule, manage cross-functional dependencies, and proactively manage risks.

• Leverage the insights and experience from this work to influence the improvement of underlying technologies, architectures, and operations.

• Craft clear communication of progress toward goals, reporting status to stakeholders and leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of technical program management experience

• Ad tech expertise building and scaling media planning, campaign management, forecasting, and inventory management systems. 

• Proven experience driving large-scale software projects, managing the definition of technical strategies, and building long-term scalable solutions

• Deep understanding and point of view on product growth and discovery solutions

• Highly skilled, experienced, and enjoys orchestrating multiple programs with many moving parts and creating partnerships with cross-functional teams

• Able to identify gaps in solutions, debate technical approaches, and weigh in on product vs. technology tradeoffs

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate business impact and technical constraints tailored to the audience

• Self-starter who enjoys tackling 0 to 1 problem spaces and quickly bringing organization and direction

• Exemplify theNetflix culture by understanding, advocating, and demonstrating its values.