Principal Product Manager, Ads Retail Lead

Mountain View, CA (Hybrid)

$143K/yr – $304K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive a retail advertising product area by defining strategy, roadmaps, and success metrics, while partnering with cross-functional teams to optimize advertiser performance and end-to-end user journeys.

  • Own product area and roadmap to deliver monetization experiences.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Design, Data Science, Research, and Product Marketing to translate needs into scalable products.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the product strategy for retail and product advertising experiences, identifying opportunities to connect consumers with relevant products while delivering measurable value for advertisers.
  • Own a key advertising product area, including customer insights, product vision, roadmap prioritization, requirements definition, and end-to-end execution from concept through launch and optimization.
  • Lead initiatives that improve product discovery, shopping, and purchase-related user journeys through innovative advertising and monetization experiences.
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Design, Data Science, Research, and Product Marketing to translate advertiser and user needs into scalable advertising products and platform capabilities.
  • Develop a deep understanding of advertiser objectives, consumer behavior, auction dynamics, measurement frameworks, and industry trends to inform product investment decisions.
  • Define success metrics, establish experimentation strategies, and leverage data-driven insights to optimize advertiser performance, user engagement, and business outcomes.
  • Navigate ambiguity, influence across organizational boundaries, and drive alignment among stakeholders to deliver impact in a fast-moving environment.
  • Serve as the product lead for your area, shaping long-term strategy while collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring innovative advertising solutions to market.
  • Evaluate emerging trends in digital advertising, retail media, commerce, and AI-powered recommendations to identify new opportunities for growth and differentiation.
  • Communicate product vision, strategy, and results effectively with senior leaders, partners, and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product management including experience advertising in retail or consumer products
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years experience in product management including experience advertising in retail or consumer products OR equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
  • 6+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
  • 6+ years experience disrupting a market for a product, feature, or experience (e.g., competitive disruption, taking the place of an established competing product).
  • Experience leading product teams building products in advertising, privacy, conversational AI, generative AI, or transferrable skills.
  • Experience building consumer products leveraging Machine Learning or Large Language Models.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing requirements and deadlines.
  • Proven ability to collaborate and contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.
  • Experience with data analytics and experimentation tools. Working knowledge of SQL and coding skills (Python, Javascript).
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Redmond, Washington, US
237K employees (11,715 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$143K/yr – $304K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$1M
Last Raise
$1M
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jan 2020
    Post IPO Equity
  • Sep 1981
    Series Unknown • $1M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.3B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$5.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.6%
Direct
56.9%
Referral
7.3%
Social
0.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~225.8K

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Principal Product Manager, Ads Retail Lead

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