Product Manager

AppNexus is an internet technology company that enables and optimizes the real-time sale and purchase of digital advertising. Our powerful, real-time decisioning platform supports core products that enable publishers to maximize yield; and marketers and agencies to harness data and machine learning to deliver intelligent and customized campaigns. Headquartered in New York City, AppNexus employs over 1000 professionals in offices spanning five continents.

We are looking for Product Managers (PM) to lead end-to-end product management efforts on one or more products. As a PM at AppNexus, you will help define the product strategy, develop the roadmap, identify requirements, collaborate with development on implementation, and then take it to market. This role reports to a Director of Product Management and offers excellent growth prospects to star performers. Developing innovative, industry-changing products is the heart of our business at AppNexus, and this is a fantastic opportunity to join the team that sits on the front lines.

The AppNexus Product Management team is dedicated to one overarching goal: powering the advertising that powers the Internet. Our Product Managers are strategic thinkers with an eye on the next big thing. They engage deeply with customers, partners, and field organizations to identify market opportunities and break complex problems down into actionable roadmaps. Serving as the critical bridge between our technology and our business, the Product Management team touches nearly every part of the organization - from our Sales and Services teams to Engineering, Marketing, and Design. Product Managers are encouraged to experiment, fail fast, think creatively and holistically, build, and do whatever it takes to create game changing advertising technology innovations. * Lead the full product lifecycle for one or more products or services covering concept, specification, design, launch, and enhancement phases * Conduct market research and engage with customers, prospects and partners to identify market needs and opportunities * Collaborate with business development, sales, services, engineering, ad operations, and other stakeholders to understand product gaps * Consolidate, rationalize, and prioritize market requirements into product roadmaps * Help define go-to-market strategy and timeline for product features and enhancements * Define success metrics * Design functional specifications and make feature, resource, and timeline tradeoff decisions * Collaborate closely with engineering leaders and their teams through all stages of product development * Take on "Product Owner" role on a scrum team * Act as the key product evangelist and expert for external users as well as internal teams

**About your skills:** * 1-3 years of experience building large scale, enterprise level software in a product focused role; online advertising is a plus * Experience as a product owner or leading teams of engineers to develop and ship new technologies * Strong technical and analytical background * Strong knowledge of front end technologies (web development tools, java script, flash) * Ability to manage products in fast-paced, agile environment * Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively with business and technology leaders within a company and with external customers/partners * Knowledge of digital measurement and verification products and big data / reporting technologies (hadoop, hive, sql) is a plus * BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent hands-on software development experience indicating strong technical background is a plus * MBA and/or experience collaborating with sales, business leaders preferred **More about you:** * You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others * You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen * You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem * You believe in not only serving customers, but also empowering them by providing knowledge and tools