
Director, Product – AdTech
KAYAK
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Concord • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Partner closely with technical, business and legal teams to shape strategy and deliver sustainable growth through ad monetization.
- Track and influence the metrics that represent success for your business unit
- Set quarterly goals for the team and uncover measurable impact to drive business outcomes
- Keep a pulse on industry trends, competitors, and emerging technologies to inform innovation.
- Collaborate with business and product design teams to identify opportunities and solve for partner and traveler needs across all segments.
- Conduct hands-on analysis of large, complex datasets to uncover insights that maximize partner ROI and user engagement.
- Partner with senior leadership on translating business and customer needs into actionable product improvements.
- Define go to market launches and communication to drive engagement for new products and services
- Influence with communication and ensure delivery on big bets
- Cultivate and sustain a diverse, high-performing team
Requirements
- Proven experience in a product leadership role, managing a high performing team
- Knowledge of auction theory, bidding and pacing strategies, dynamic pricing models or machine learning concepts related to auctions or marketplaces
- Experience with the following:
- Championing a product vision and being accountable for its success.
- Structuring work around clear goals and measurable impact
- A/B testing, data analysis & visualization, and statistic modeling
- Working with industry ads standards, ranking algorithms, and incrementally testing
- Strong track record of collaborating with technical and data science teams.
- High attention to detail and fluency interpreting and using data to make decisions
- Ability to independently pull data from SQL and other databases is a must.
- BS/BA, MBA or similar experience
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to facilitate working across different cultures and timezones
Benefits
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and well-being:
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to HeadSpace
- Company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
- No meeting Fridays
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- Competitive retirement and health plans
- Free lunch 2 days per week
- Fun quarterly events such as boat trips, arcades, ski trips, Thursday happy hours, and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisA/B testingstatistical modelingSQLauction theorybidding strategiesdynamic pricing modelsmachine learningdata visualizationranking algorithms
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipattention to detailgoal settingproblem solvinginfluenceteam managementinnovationcultural awareness
Certifications
BSBAMBA