Job Description

Who We Are

Venatus is an award-winning, global ad-tech platform that connects advertisers to the exclusive audiences of 250+, world renowned gaming and entertainment publishers. We are tech-first. We are gamers. We are the difference makers. Because when it comes to helping the world’s most recognisable brands such as EA, Nintendo and Rovio produce outstanding advertising campaigns, our in-house creative team alongside our direct and programmatic ad-sales have an unrivaled track-record.

Our investment from leading private equity firm, LivingBridge makes this an exceptionally exciting time to join the company. Venatus has ambitious growth and expansion plans, launching new products and opening even more international offices. London is our HQ with regional offices in New York, LA, Canada, Sydney, Seoul and the Philippines.

Why you should work with us

Venatus is an extremely ambitious company and we pride ourselves on our open and supportive culture. Our talented employees stay loyal to our business due to the regular learning opportunities and experience of working directly with industry experts. We empower people to succeed, welcoming innovative ideas and ways of working that will ultimately help the business grow. We offer a fluid approach to hybrid working, giving employees the freedom to produce their best work, wherever they are. Joining Venatus is a play for the top. You’ll be challenged in positive ways, learn rapidly and develop a career in one of the most captivating industries in the world. You will be able to develop both professionally and as an individual, carving a career path that engages and excites you.

What We’re Looking For

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Senior Ad Tech Product Manager to join us as a core part of the Venatus Product team.

Our Product team sits at the intersection between our business and technical teams and owns defining the solutions we build to serve the users of our best-in-class advertising technology platform around the world.

This is a critical role on our team that reports directly to our CPO.

Responsibilities:

Translating Product strategy requirements from our CPO and leadership team into Epics
Own overall organization and maintenance of product documents for one or more complex technical applications
Build and maintain Product Roadmap in line with business priorities
Perform user story mapping
Grooming of our product backlogs for one or more of our team squads
Attending daily standups and other agile ceremonies as the product representative as needed
Presenting regular reports to the Product team leadership on your areas of responsibility

Requirements:

4+ years working as a tactical product professional (Product Owner, Business Analyst, Product Manager) where you had a senior role in building one or more of the following types of adtech products:

A header-bidding product incorporating Prebid.js/Prebid Server and Google Ad Manager
A data solution integrating SSP and advertising partner data

Demonstrated experience in all of the following competencies:

Functioning as the internal subject matter expert (SME) for a dedicated product or subset of product functions
Researching and articulation of new features in the form of Epics
Researching and documenting impact of planned new feature development on an existing application
Serving as the product representative in an agile team
Business-level verbal and written English

Strongly desired:

Holder of one or more industry-standard product management professional certifications: CSPO, PMI-ACP, AIPMM etc
Experience authoring briefs and directing external consultants for targeted tasks like design projects
Knowledge working with our specific toolset: JIRA/Confluence
Experience mentoring or onboarding other product team members
Ability to understand and incorporate technical integration documents from external partners and applications (APIs etc) and data sources when needed for in-house applications

Compensation & Benefits:

A competitive salary and excellent career opportunities in a growing, international company
Team building and training sessions
Option to buy and sell annual leave allowance

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We understand that the best ideas are born from the collaboration of diverse minds, spanning all races, religions, ethnicities, genders and orientations. We are dedicated to making Venatus a safe, happy place to be, allowing everyone to feel comfortable and confident in order to produce their best work. We employ a range of talent that represents the diverse creativity of our industry and we are proud of our growing teams of employees who share these values.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the application process, please let us know by emailing [email protected]