Product Manager/ Product Owner (Linear TV)
Posted 1 day ago by HMG America
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: HMG America LLC is seeking a Technical Product Owner / Senior Business Analyst for the role of Product Manager/Product Owner (Linear TV) to lead the development and implementation of enterprise Linear TV Advertising platforms. The position focuses on translating complex ad sales workflows into scalable software solutions while collaborating with engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of linear TV advertising models and experience in ad tech or media systems. This role is remote and targets professionals with a strong background in linear ad tech or media networks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle, requirement gathering, and system analysis for linear TV ad tech applications.
- Drive configuration, integration, and deployment of complex Linear Ad Tech vendor platforms or custom internal software layers.
- Translate complex linear TV workflows into technical user stories and system specifications.
- Partner with engineering and architecture teams to ensure seamless data flow between ad sales planning tools and downstream systems.
- Act as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for linear advertising workflows, guiding IT delivery teams and business stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Deep structural understanding of Linear TV advertising models (Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Local/Spot TV).
- Proven experience building or implementing systems for Traffic & Billing (T&B) and Order Management Systems (OMS).
- Experience with Inventory Management, Yield Optimization, and EDI parsing.
- Familiarity with linear broadcast and addressable standards (e.g., SCTE-35, SCTE-130) and API-driven system integrations.
- Mastery of writing technical requirements and managing product backlogs in Jira/Azure DevOps.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
HMG America LLC is the best Business Solutions focused Information Technology Company with IT consulting and services, software and web development, staff augmentation and other professional services. One of our direct clients is looking for Product Manager/ Product Owner (Linear TV) in USA. Below is the detailed job description.
Title: Product Manager/ Product Owner (Linear TV)
Location: USA
Analyst to drive the development, configuration, and implementation of our enterprise
Linear TV Advertising platforms.
In this role, you will not operate campaigns or manage ad sales. Instead, you will act as
the system architect and product builder who translates complex linear ad sales, ad
ops, and planning workflows into scalable software solutions. You will bridge the gap
between media business operations and engineering teams to build, customize, or
implement mission-critical systems.
Product Ownership & BA Lifecycle: Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle,
requirement gathering, and system analysis for linear TV ad tech applications
(Order Management, Traffic, Billing, Inventory Management).
System Implementation: Drive configuration, integration, and deployment of
complex Linear Ad Tech vendor platforms or custom internal software layers.
Workflow Translation: Translate complex linear TV workflows-including
Upfront/Scatter sales, rate card management, proposal creation, log
orchestration, and makegoods-into technical user stories and system
specifications.
Integration & Architecture: Partner with engineering and architecture teams to
ensure seamless data flow between front-end ad sales planning tools, CRM
platforms, and downstream Traffic & Billing (T&B) or Master Control systems.
SME Collaboration: Act as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for linear
advertising workflows, guiding both IT delivery teams and business stakeholders
through system migrations and upgrades.
You must fit into at least one of the following three hiring archetypes:
1. Ad Tech Vendor Alumni: Product Managers, Product Owners, or Systems BAs
from leading linear ad tech software providers.
networks. who explicitly built, customized, or owned proprietary linear ad tech
platforms and internal tools.
3. IT Consultancies / Integrators: Technical Consultants or Enterprise BAs from
companies who spent years dedicated to the Media vertical implementing
enterprise linear ad sales/ops software.
Linear TV Domain Mastery (Non-Negotiable): Deep structural understanding
of Linear TV advertising models (Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Local/Spot TV).
Key Workflow Knowledge: Proven experience building or implementing
systems that handle:
o Traffic & Billing (T&B) and Order Management Systems (OMS)
o Inventory Management, Yield Optimization, and Stewardship
o EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) parsing, Log Verification, and As-Run
log processing
standards (e.g., SCTE-35, SCTE-130) and API-driven system integrations.
Agile Product Delivery: Mastery of writing technical requirements, managing
product backlogs in Jira/Azure DevOps, and defining precise acceptance criteria.