VP/Director of Product Management, Samba TV
Bridge
$180-240k
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
Be an early applicant
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-240k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create data at the heart of TV, powering a more scientific approach to advertising and a better viewing experience for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate a highly strategic mindset with a compelling vision for platform evolution driven by the transformative potential of AI and agentic technologies in a rapidly changing industry
- Proven experience in Product Management leadership, ideally with a significant focus on architecting and implementing AI-powered customer-facing platforms, data products, or enterprise software featuring agentic workflows
- Deep understanding of the advertising technology (AdTech) or marketing technology (MarTech) landscape, with specific expertise in the application of AI/ML to data platforms, audience management, measurement, planning, and activation to create intelligent and automated user experiences
- Experience defining and managing complex product roadmaps and prioritizing development efforts across initiatives
- Exceptional ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Data Science, and Design teams to deliver cutting-edge technical products
- Demonstrated success in translating sophisticated AI and automation capabilities into remarkably intuitive user experiences and workflows that demonstrably empower users
- Strong familiarity with advanced data visualization techniques and tools
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to champion a bold vision for agentic product experiences
What the job involves
- Samba TV is seeking a VP/Dir of Product Management to lead the strategy, development, and execution of our core customer platform, Bridge
- Bridge serves as the front-end platform for our Insights, Audience, and Measurement products
- This platform is critical to Samba's vision of unifying our core functions and providing a holistic view of the virtuous life cycle of growing a brand
- The Director will be responsible for ensuring Bridge evolves into a scalable, multi-tenant interface that simplifies data access, streamlines workflows, and integrates disparate product capabilities into a single user-facing tool
- Define and aggressively execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Bridge platform, with a strong focus on integrating AI-powered optimization and agentic workflows
- Spearhead the unification of user experiences and workflows within Bridge across Audience, Measurement, Data Licensing, and Semasio, leveraging intelligent automation and proactive assistance as core principles
- Champion a revolutionary user experience (UX) in Bridge, moving decisively beyond traditional form-based interactions by deeply incorporating AI-powered optimization features and agentic capabilities. Directly supervise the UX Lead for Bridge to realize this vision
- Drive the development of intuitive self-service capabilities for clients and internal teams (like the Measurement Science and Programmatic Consulting teams), leveraging AI to enhance data access, automate report generation, and insight discovery
- Collaborate closely with Engineering teams to ensure appropriate staffing and technical feasibility for ambitious Bridge initiatives
- Ensure Bridge is architected to inherently support the strategic shift towards always-on audiences and insight-led activation
- Evaluate and recommend advanced technologies for data visualization within Bridge
- Proactively engage with key stakeholders across GTM functions (Sales, Account Management, Agency Development, Brands) to deeply understand their needs for insights, automated reporting, and audience activation, ensuring Bridge surpasses their expectations
- Develop and maintain comprehensive product documentation and playbooks for Bridge functionality, to empower internal teams and clients
Our take
Samba TV is improving the TV viewing experience by employing analytics to better personalise adverts and recommendations. With a scientific and algorithmic approach to how smart TVs work, the company enables TV businesses to better capture and serve consumers - an offering which has attracted the likes of Disney.
In recent years, Samba TV has focused on making artificial intelligence and machine learning central to its offerings, in part through the acquisition of Disruptel. This has enabled heightened content recognition and non-intrusive ad unit development, both of which enable it to deliver more value.
Moving forwards, Samba continues to partner and integrate with a wide range of companies to expand its product offering and market reach. Its 2022 expansion into Australia suggests that the company has its sights set on becoming a global force to be reckoned with.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2018
$7.5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2017
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $45.7m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness
- Health Coverage
- Volunteer Days
- Stock Options
- Unlimited PTO
- Team & Company Events
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashwin Navin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded i/o ventures and BitTorrent, serving there as President. Experience as an Analyst for Epoch Partners, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.
David Harrison
(CTO Emeritius)Previously served as Senior Engineer for BitTorrent, and has experience as a Research Engineer for EECS at UC Berkeley and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
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