Senior Technical Product Manager, Basis Technologies

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Takes full responsibility and measures themselves in terms of the success of the product
• Experience writing detailed product and technical specifications
• Capable of working with engineers about technical design tradeoffs including platforms, frameworks, scalability and performance
• Experience with entire development cycle or projects, and doing so in a fast-paced workplace
• Resourceful, self-reliant, and does not monopolize the resources of the existing product team
• Strong knowledge and experience with Relational Databases and SQL
• Passionate about problem solving and engaging the team to arrive at a solution

Desirable

• Defining the "what" (as opposed to the "how") and manage the delivery of the "what"
• Taking responsibility for devising and executing winning product plans to create great Platform features and inspire others to do it with you!
• Creating the roadmap for Platform, and support the creation of Application roadmaps by collaborating with the Product Managers of the Applications that are built on the Platform
• Helping to maintain Platform roadmap and relevance for the internal monitoring, control, and business intelligence systems of the Platform
• Defining useful feature specifications that support both the Application functionality, as well as the Operational and Technical considerations of the Platform
• Being hands-on to improve the definition of the feature, perform proof-of-concept testing and/or provide data where necessary to support recommendations
• Helping identify and execute on technology evolutions to improve Platform capabilities
• Working with external partners at a technical level to identify new functionality and/or efficiencies, and manage the delivery of those enhancements
• Collaborating very closely with Engineering, QA and Operations teams
• Providing clarity to other teams on the roadmap and our plans
• Communicating features clearly in writing as well as verbally, erring on the side of clarity
• Collaborating with Engineering on their feedback on feature scoping and development capacity
• Working with QA continuously to enhance the type and coverage of Platform validation
• Ensuring new features can be managed and configured by the Operations team to support feature adoption and success with customers
• Supporting cross-functional efforts on the continuous and varying scaling needs of the Platform that arise from growth in the business
• Collaborating with stakeholders on product development, and lead the conversation in product trade-offs among stakeholders
• Being clear on task prioritization, logical sequences, and communicating those with internal stakeholders
• Taking written positions on important issues: tough design choices, product decisions, etc
• Creating monthly product reports, compiling updates/data from all key sources
• Knowing the Business
• Gaining a deep understanding of online advertising economics, and Basis’s business model in particular
• Understanding the business and how each Platform solution contributes to our success