Senior Product Manager

About the Position

We are seeking a results-driven Senior Product Manager to own key commercial and technical areas of Verve’s core programmatic Marketplace. In this role you will lead cross-functional product execution alongside engineering, yield, commercial, and operations teams. You will be responsible for moving product initiatives from intake to structured execution, driving measurable improvements in our marketplace performance, publisher yield, and DSP spend velocity. Depending on your background and expertise, you will take ownership of one of our core exchange focus areas.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Execution: Own feature discovery, product requirements (PRDs), user stories, and clearly define the acceptance criteria.
• Commercial Prioritization: Apply prioritization models to prioritize your team's backlogs based on revenue impact, margin protection, and operational efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner directly with Tech Leads and Engineering Managers to transition squad priorities from technical hygiene to commercial ROI.
• Performance Analytics: Monitor exchange KPIs to identify revenue challenges, new feature issues, or new growth opportunities.
• Product Release Management: Lead release cycles across cross-functional teams, ensuring clear documentation, enablement, and internal communication.

Requirements

• Experience: 2+ years (Product Manager) or 4+ years (Senior Product Manager) of hands-on product management experience in Programmatic Advertising (SSPs, Ad Exchanges, DSPs, or Ad Servers).
• Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of OpenRTB protocols, RTB auction mechanics, supply chain transparency, and digital ad formats.
• Operational Experience: Demonstrated experience using structured prioritization frameworks (e.g., RICE) and Agile development methodologies.
• Analytical Skills: Strong ability to interpret high-volume bidstream insights into tangible feature plans.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to Have

• Mobile apps monetization SDK
• Platform insights and analytics dashboards
• Mobile / web ad server technologies
• Campaign management UI/UX experience

About the Company

Verve has created a more efficient and privacy-focused way to buy and monetize advertising. Verve is an ecosystem of demand and supply technologies fusing data, media, and technology together to deliver results and growth to both advertisers and publishers–no matter the screen or location, no matter who, what, or where a customer is. With 30 offices across the globe and with an eye on servicing forward-thinking advertising customers, Verve’s solutions are trusted by more than 90 of the United States’ top 100 advertisers, 4,000 publishers globally, and the world’s top demand-side platforms. Learn more at verve.com.

Verve provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.