About IAB Tech Lab:

The IAB Technology Laboratory (Tech Lab) is a non-profit research and development consortium that produces and provides standards, software, and services to drive growth of an effective and sustainable global digital media ecosystem. Comprised of digital publishers and ad technology firms, as well as marketers, agencies, and other companies with interests in the interactive marketing arena, IAB Tech Lab aims to enable brand and media growth via a transparent, safe, effective supply chain, simpler and more consistent measurement, and better advertising experiences for consumers, with a focus on mobile and TV/digital video channel enablement. The IAB Tech Lab portfolio includes the DigiTrust real-time standardized identity service designed to improve the digital experience for consumers, publishers, advertisers, and third-party platforms. Board members include AppNexus, ExtremeReach, Google, GroupM, Hearst Digital Media, Integral Ad Science, Index Exchange, LinkedIn, MediaMath, Microsoft, Moat, Pandora, PubMatic, Quantcast, Telaria, The Trade Desk, and Yahoo! Japan. Established in 2014, the IAB Tech Lab is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco and representation in Seattle and London. Learn more about IAB Tech Lab here: https://www.iabtechlab.com/

Position Description:

The IAB Tech Lab is looking for a Senior Product Manager at IAB Tech Lab to manage Industry Working Groups leading the development of technical standards and software for digital advertising across multiple digital platforms and media. This role is a broad product management role and successful candidate will be matched to specific products based on interest, experience and Tech Lab needs. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead Technical Working Groups to create technical specifications and guidelines
• Work with other Product Owners across Tech Lab to resolve cross dependencies of specifications.
• Work with Engineering to assess technical feasibility for recommending specifications and tools
• Work with Engineering to develop product requirements and detail technical design for software tools and utilities
• Work with Marketing for distribution of new and enhanced products and specifications.
• Socializing the foundational concepts of Ad Technology to both IAB Tech Lab staff and IAB Tech Lab members.
• Evangelize the technical standards at industry forums 

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining open source code repositories to support shared industry efforts
• Developing compliance process for technical standards
• Developing FAQs for standards and manage support questions queue
• Managing industry working group details in CRM systems
• Manage projects in JIRA or other software project management systems

Experience requirements and qualifications:

• 4-7 years of Product Management experience in digital advertising industry or closely related environment
• In depth understanding of Product Management process
• Experience and knowledge of working with web technology. Working with mobile platforms – iOS and Android is nice to have
• Experience communicating complex technology to company leadership and other audiences. This should include experience both in person and through the creation of documentation and delivering content over web conferences
• Experience or knowledge of collaborative standards setting, and internet privacy and security are considered a plus.
• Project Management experience a plus.
• Experience or knowledge of working with CRM systems like Salesforce desirable
• Experience or knowledge of JIRA or other software project management systems desirable
• Technical knowledge of github management a plus 

More specifically, this individual must possess many, if not all, of the following characteristics:

• Intellectual curiosity and drive to understand complex and emerging technology.
• Professional confidence in a variety of networking situations.
• Clarity in communication, and the tools to make themselves understood by a wide range of audiences.
• Readily develop credibility in technical work environments.

Additional Information:

IAB is an equal employment opportunity employer in accordance with federal, state, and local law.  This position requires the final candidate to successfully pass an E-Verify check.