Technical Program Manager (l6) - Ads Decisioning & Optimization

Netflix Netflix · Big Tech · Los Gatos, CA +2 · Engineering Operations

Netflix is seeking a Technical Program Manager with Ads domain experience to drive high-impact cross-functional programs in the Ads space. This role involves leading complex programs, defining technical strategies, managing roadmaps, and ensuring successful delivery of technical solutions, including ads decisioning systems and ML optimization engines.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead multiple complex cross-functional programs, in collaboration with product, engineering, design, and data science, that deliver technical solutions.
  2. Provide deep domain expertise to form sound technical strategies with engineering partners.
  3. Drive clarity and engagement with cross-functional partners to align roadmaps and weigh in on relative priority.
  4. Work to decompose requirements into technical execution plans with measurable milestones, effectively optimize scope and schedule, manage cross-functional dependencies, and proactively manage risks.
  5. Leverage the insights and experience from this work to influence the improvement of underlying technologies, architectures, and operations.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of technical program management experience
  • Ad tech expertise
  • Experience driving scaled delivery of ads decisioning systems and ML optimization engines
  • Experience driving large-scale software projects
  • Experience managing the definition of technical strategies
  • Experience building long-term scalable solutions
  • Deep understanding and point of view on product growth and discovery solutions
  • Highly skilled in orchestrating multiple programs
  • Ability to create partnerships with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to identify gaps in solutions
  • Ability to debate technical approaches
  • Ability to weigh in on product vs. technology tradeoffs
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to clearly articulate business impact and technical constraints
  • Self-starter
  • Ability to bring organization and direction to 0 to 1 problem spaces

What the JD emphasized

  • Ad tech expertise driving the scaled delivery of ads decisioning systems and ML optimization engines.
  • Proven experience driving large-scale software projects, managing the definition of technical strategies, and building long-term scalable solutions
  • Highly skilled, experienced, and enjoys orchestrating multiple programs with many moving parts and creating partnerships with cross-functional teams
  • Self-starter who enjoys tackling 0 to 1 problem spaces and quickly bringing organization and direction

Other signals

  • ads decisioning systems
  • ML optimization engines
  • product growth and discovery solutions