Product Manager (Ad-Tech)
Posted Today by SoTalent
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role as a Product Manager (AdTech) involves leading the modernization and replacement of a critical integration and workflow platform for advertising campaign delivery. The position requires defining the product scope, direction, and roadmap while collaborating with technical and business stakeholders. The role is focused on enhancing operational efficiency and scalability within the advertising technology sector. It is a 10-month fixed-term contract based in London, UK, with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the product definition and roadmap for a large-scale integration and platform modernisation initiative.
- Apply deep knowledge of advertising and media workflows to guide capability rationalisation and prioritisation.
- Partner with CX teams to understand the operational and user-experience impact of platform change.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and delivery leads to shape scope, sequencing, and delivery approach.
- Translate architectural assessments into a clear, technically coherent product backlog.
- Lead vendor and solution evaluations, assessing technical fit, scalability, and integration complexity.
- Balance operational risk with long-term simplification, resilience, and platform sustainability.
- Define success metrics, milestones, and clear handover points into BAU product ownership.
Key Skills:
- Proven Product Management experience in platform modernisation, replacement, or large-scale integration programmes.
- Strong technical understanding of integration platforms, APIs, messaging, and data flows.
- Relevant experience within AdTech, media, or broadcast environments, particularly campaign delivery or operational platforms.
- Comfortable operating in early discovery, ambiguity, and complex technical decision-making.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to make trade-offs in technically complex environments.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Product Manager (AdTech) – 10-Month Fixed Term Contract
London, UK | Hybrid
Role Overview
This role provides time-bound Product Management leadership to drive the modernisation and replacement of a critical integration and workflow platform that underpins advertising campaign delivery. The focus is on defining the scope, direction, and roadmap for a future-state integration platform, working closely with technical and business stakeholders during early discovery and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the product definition and roadmap for a large-scale integration and platform modernisation initiative.
- Apply deep knowledge of advertising and media workflows to guide capability rationalisation and prioritisation.
- Partner with CX teams to understand the operational and user-experience impact of platform change.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and delivery leads to shape scope, sequencing, and delivery approach.
- Translate architectural assessments into a clear, technically coherent product backlog.
- Lead vendor and solution evaluations, assessing technical fit, scalability, and integration complexity.
- Balance operational risk with long-term simplification, resilience, and platform sustainability.
- Define success metrics, milestones, and clear handover points into BAU product ownership.
Experience & Skills
- Proven Product Management experience in platform modernisation, replacement, or large-scale integration programmes.
- Strong technical understanding of integration platforms, APIs, messaging, and data flows.
- Relevant experience within AdTech, media, or broadcast environments, particularly campaign delivery or operational platforms.
- Comfortable operating in early discovery, ambiguity, and complex technical decision-making.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to make trade-offs in technically complex environments.
Why This Role
This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of advertising technology platforms, working at the intersection of product strategy, architecture, and delivery while influencing long-term operational efficiency and scalability.