Product Manager, Ad Sales Execution

Product Manager, Ad Sales Execution Versant Media Englewood Cliffs, NJ Job Details Full-time $120,000

• $150,000 a year 19 hours ago Benefits Retirement plan Qualifications Media sales Ad delivery systems (technically supported) Full Job Description Company Description VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment
• home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. Our unique combination of content, technology and services enriches the cultural fabric, igniting passions, sparking conversations, and connecting people to what they love most. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks
• including USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Golf Channel
• with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands such as Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine.

Together, these businesses reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional experiences across every screen and service. VERSANT is an industry-changing media company fueled by innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. With a strong foundation and a forward-looking vision, VERSANT empowers creativity, embraces change, and drives connection in an ever-evolving world. Job Description The Product Manager will be responsible for overseeing the product lifecycle for technology that supports the execution of ad sales and marketing campaigns across Versant's inventory. This role will be expected to understand and drive best practices across ad sales and marketing delivery workflows. As Versant and the industry at large evolves, the candidate is expected to strategize how linear and digital execution of campaigns will converge to drive revenue for the company and provide a pristine experience for Versant's customers. The role will partner closely with Product and Engineering, as well as Sales, Marketing, Programming & Operations teams to deliver to company strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain a strong relationship with the user base, ensuring customer satisfaction during all interactions. A deep understanding of the operational workflow to deliver linear logs to broadcast, from traffic and scheduling down to reconciling what went to air. Subject matter expert on how applications in the content supply chain integrate with ad sales and marketing tools. Drive thought leadership and strategic direction on all existing products, with alignment to a destination architecture and rationalization of legacy capabilities Develop multi-year product roadmaps with accountability to short term, mid-term, and long-term execution and deliverables Build highly reliable, available, scalable, and performant products, and continuously measure and monitor KPIs to drive improvement to the development process and run state of all products Translate business requirements into technical product strategies, technical specifications, and designs Work with a ticketing system to track, categorize, prioritize and communicate status to the business. Identify and manage defects and work with vendors and engineering teams to resolve and implement solutions. Understand how issues impact the business and escalate critical issues when necessary. Identify new opportunities and services to enhance the systems platform and drive more productivity/efficiency. Support and troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and proactively implement sustainable corrective actions. Provide systems support to meet established SLAs during business hours, with occasional evenings and weekends as needed and during special events. Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum 5 years of experience in Ad Sales, traffic, promo scheduling or equivalent role System experience in Ad Sales pitch to pay stack and marketing execution platforms

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Self‑starter with a strong sense of ownership and the initiative to move work forward independently Curious and innovative mind set to streamline processes and automate where possible Proven track record of team project execution and systems implementations Project Management and prioritization skill sets Effective balancer of being both collaborative and decisive, avoiding analysis-paralysis and over-architecting while still exhibiting productive listening and partnership Strong knowledge of the pitch to pay lifecycle including sales planning, order fulfillment, inventory, ad operations, trafficking, order optimization, pacing and delivery reconciliation Technical background

• experience setting up system integrations, troubleshooting ad tech issues, and system configuration Experience within a media company a huge plus Strong interpersonal skills Bachelor's degree

Additional Requirements:

This role will require intermittent on-site collaboration. Limited travel (