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Full-Time

VP – Product Marketing

Posted on 10/23/2024

StackAdapt

StackAdapt

1,001-5,000 employees

Programmatic advertising and digital marketing platform

Consumer Software
Entertainment

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Open to candidates located anywhere in North America.

Category
General Marketing
Growth Marketing
Growth & Marketing
Requirements
  • Proven marketing leader who has built and scaled world-class product marketing teams through creative strategies, great communication, strong partnerships, and engaging culture
  • At least 10 years of experience in a people leadership position has given you a strong set of leadership skills, and a deep understanding of how to build a performance oriented culture
  • Confident in scaling go-to-market (GTM) motions, supporting revenue teams to drive growth and personally owning ambitious revenue targets
  • Prior leadership and working experience in ad tech and martech with deep expertise in digital advertising, data, and marketing automation solutions
  • Domain expertise in building strong categories with compelling messaging, positioning and data-driven storytelling.
Responsibilities
  • Drive global product marketing strategy, collaborating with product, revenue, marketing and executive teams to create successful go to market motions.
  • Own product messaging, positioning, value propositions and differentiators to drive exponential growth in each vertical and region.
  • Build a successful launch process for all new products, solutions and features, enabling internal teams and driving the narrative of innovation externally.
  • Deeply understand the programmatic industry, market trends, and jobs to be done, including client pain points, usage and buying behavior, and the partner ecosystem
  • Subject matter expert in identifying market opportunities and connecting customer needs to StackAdapt’s product offerings.
  • Enable revenue teams and advertising technology teams with the assets, tools and resources to win every opportunity we engage with.
  • Educate the industry and internal revenue teams on StackAdapt’s unique value and how we win at scale.
  • Educate revenue, product management, marketing teams and strategic partnerships about the competitive landscape and competitor offerings.
  • Own and and scale the StackAdapt Academy, our online platform for educating and upleveling industry professionals
  • Partner with CMO and executive leadership to build the category and expand into adjacent markets
  • Provide input and strategy into product roadmap, strategy, and pricing based on market and customer research finding, industry analyst interactions and competitive findings.
  • Nurture and leverage relationships with industry relationships and thought leaders to evangelize our brand.
  • Define team’s strategy, budget, hiring and OKR’s to build and measure team results.
  • Grow successful customer reference and customer advisory board programs
  • Craft engaging audience-specific content, including case studies, solution briefs, web content, presentations, data sheets, whitepapers and sales playbooks that can be utilized globally.
  • Conduct ROI/TCO analysis and develop content to help customers make the business case for StackAdapt
  • Gather competitive intelligence on our key competitors and develop differentiation materials for the field and for external consumption.
  • Support the team in setting clear goals and key results. Ensure that those are communicated and visible across the company and progress is shared regularly.

StackAdapt specializes in programmatic advertising, which uses software to automate the buying of digital ads. The company provides a platform that enables businesses to run display, video, and native advertising campaigns efficiently. Its main product is a Demand Side Platform (DSP) that allows advertisers to purchase digital ad space in real-time, ensuring that ads reach the right audience at the right moment. StackAdapt differentiates itself from competitors by not requiring monthly minimums, giving clients the flexibility to adjust their advertising budgets based on market conditions. The company also offers a Creative Studio to help clients enhance their ad content for better results. Known for its expertise in native advertising, StackAdapt has the largest scale in the industry with numerous integrations and partnerships. The goal of StackAdapt is to empower agencies and brands to maximize their digital advertising efforts through a comprehensive and flexible platform.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$900K

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

10%

1 year growth

16%

2 year growth

39%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Recognition as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada highlights StackAdapt's strong company culture and employee satisfaction.
  • Strategic partnerships, such as with Throtle for healthcare audience targeting, demonstrate StackAdapt's ability to deliver highly relevant and timely content.
  • Expansion into Chinese language media buying across APAC opens new markets and growth opportunities for the company.

What critics are saying

  • The highly competitive programmatic advertising market requires continuous innovation to maintain a competitive edge.
  • Rapid expansion and new hires, such as the appointment of a new CMO and VP of Client Services, could lead to integration challenges and strategic misalignments.

What makes StackAdapt unique

  • StackAdapt's no monthly minimums offer unparalleled flexibility for brands and agencies, setting it apart from competitors with rigid pricing models.
  • The company's extensive native advertising integrations and partnerships with 50 supply partners provide unmatched scale and reach in the industry.
  • StackAdapt's Creative Studio offers specialized services to optimize ad content, enhancing campaign performance beyond what standard DSPs offer.

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