Senior Product Manager

Verve is a global ad-tech company that owns and operates a fully integrated advertising stack, spanning demand, supply, and data. While most companies in our space specialize in one layer of the ecosystem, we own the DSP, the SSP, and the data and identity infrastructure that connects them. This means our technology works end to end, in real time, every time a user opens an app or loads a screen.

We reach 2.5 billion consumers across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Our platform processes billions of signals daily, enabling advertisers to plan and execute campaigns with precision and publishers to manage and monetize their inventory effectively. As the digital advertising landscape shifts away from walled gardens and third-party identifiers, Verve is focused on building the infrastructure that supports a more open, accountable internet. That is what drives the work we do.

About the Position
We are seeking a results-driven Senior Product Manager / 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.

Position 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 you 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 prior 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

What Success Looks Like
● Clear, commercially prioritized backlog in Jira driven by business ROI rather than reactive tech tasks.
● Delivery of high-impact exchange features that unblock buyer spend, improve yield, or streamline publisher onboarding.
● Seamless cross-functional alignment between Engineering Tech Leads, Product Leadership, Commercials teams and Yield Ops.

Position 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.
● Optional skills (A plus): Mobile apps monetization SDK, Platform insights and analytics dashboards, mobile / web ad server technologies, Campaign management UI/UX experience.

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.

Verve does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from external recruiting agencies or search firms for this role. Any resumes submitted without a signed agreement in place will be considered the property of Verve, and no fee will be owed for any resulting hire.