Technical Product Manager - (Remote - US)

Mediavine is seeking an experienced Technical Product Manager with a strong technical background to join our Engineering team.

About Mediavine

Mediavine is a fast-growing advertising management company representing over 10,000 websites in the food, lifestyle, DIY, and entertainment space. Founded by content creators, for content creators, Mediavine is a Top 20 Comscore property, exclusively reaching over 125 million monthly unique visitors. With best-in-class technology and a commitment to traffic quality and brand safety, we ensure optimal performance for our creators.

Mission & Culture

We are striving to build an inclusive and diverse team of highly talented individuals that reflect the industries we serve and the world we live in. The unique experiences and perspectives of our team members is encouraged and valued. If you are talented, driven, enjoy the pace of a start-up like environment, let’s talk!

Position Title & Overview:

The Technical Product Manager will serve as a vital bridge between technical execution and product strategy, ensuring the successful delivery of features and projects for our ad management platform, including the Data & Analytics and SRE teams that support it. This role focuses on translating complex technical requirements into actionable tasks while managing cross-functional relationships with engineering leadership and key stakeholders. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of both technology and product management, fostering innovation, ensuring project alignment with strategic goals, and driving optimal outcomes through collaboration.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and execution of technical projects within our product lifecycle process. Define clear project milestones, timelines, and dependencies, and ensure on-time delivery
• Partner closely with individual contributors, engineering leadership, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of technical product strategy with broader company goals. Facilitate discovery sessions and regular updates to maintain transparency
• Work with engineering teams to break down complex technical features into detailed, actionable requirements. Lead refinement sessions, ensuring clarity and completeness of requirements before development begins
• Define and track KPIs for features and technical projects. Use data-driven insights to monitor feature performance, recommend iterations, and drive continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain a high-level view of priorities that balances long-term technical goals with immediate business needs, while remaining agile to pivot based on industry changes and stakeholder input. Ensure alignment of short-term actions with broader objectives without compromising adaptability
• Identify and address technical risks that may impact project timelines, quality, or performance. Work with engineering teams to proactively solve potential roadblocks
• Continuously assess opportunities with our teams to optimize our infrastructure and support its growth. Collaborate with SRE and Data teams to implement scalable solutions and monitor platform health
• Work closely with the Director of Innovation, other PMs and stakeholders to explore emerging technologies and assess their impact on our business, fostering a culture of experimentation and technical advancement
• Required travel on an as needed basis, for our annual All Hands Retreat, Team Retreats/Meetings and/or industry events/conferences (approx. 15%)

Requirements

Location: 

• Applicants must be based in the United States

You Have:

• 7+ years of product management experience with a focus on technical products, including defining, launching, and optimizing product and services experience
• 5+ years of experience as a technical product manager 
• Ad Tech industry experience and familiarity with Ad Technologies like Open RTB, Prebid and GAM, a plus
• Experience with HubSpot integrations, a plus
• Engineering experience in JavaScript/Node, a plus
• Experience writing SQL queries, a plus
• Experience with Snowflake, a plus
• Familiarity with data systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS), or SRE practices, a plus
• Current experience partnering with engineering teams on complex technical projects 
• Demonstrated skill and experience with engaging and leading in discussions including architecture, APIs, data flows, and infrastructure
• Experience efficiently communicating findings and progress to cross-functional teams, senior leadership with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to understand complex systems, identify interdependencies and can recognize how platform components interact with each other, while anticipating downstream effects of product decisions
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of technical features and initiatives
• Proficiency in project management tools (Jira) and understanding of Agile methodologies
• Proven ability to conduct thorough research and be an innovative thinker, which involves anticipating, identifying, defining, and solving complex problems
• Excellent communication skills demonstrated by active listening, collaboration and an openness to ideas and concepts presented by others
• Availability to travel to on-site locations for team retreats, leadership meetings and the annual all hands events approximately 15% of the time

Benefits

• 100% remote 
• Comprehensive benefits including Health, Dental, Vision and 401k match
• Generous paid time off 
• Wellness and Home Office Perks 
• Up to 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave 
• Inclusive Family Forming Benefits 
• Professional development opportunities 
• Travel opportunities for teams, our annual All Hands retreat as well as industry events

Mediavine provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

We strongly encourage minorities and individuals from underrepresented groups in technology to apply for this position.

At Mediavine, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility and qualifications. The base salary range for this role at the time of posting is $145,000 - $165,000 USD/yr.