Sr Product Manager, Scibids

About DoubleVerify

DoubleVerify is a pioneering market leader known for its cutting-edge technology that impeccably authenticates the quality of digital media, thus optimizing ad performance for globally renowned brands. DoubleVerify (DV) offers media transparency and accountability to deliver the highest level of impression quality, ensuring maximum advertising performance. Since its inception in 2008, DV has been instrumental in helping hundreds of Fortune 500 companies optimize their media investments and in forging a more robust advertising industry. To learn more about us, please visit doubleverify.com.

About Scibids AI

Scibids AI is DoubleVerify's performance optimization solution that uses artificial intelligence to enhance advertising campaigns. The technology integrates with major demand-side and social media platforms to optimize campaigns in real-time, using client-defined KPIs. Scibids operates with the best interest of the advertiser and is agnostically available on every major buying platform.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to build and own Scibids' SSP integration strategy.. This is an opportunity to define how Scibids' AI optimization extends upstream into the supply layer working with SSP partners to create new optimization models. This role sits at the intersection of supply-side infrastructure, AI-powered optimization, and DV's verification data. You'll be defining new product categories around dynamic curation with significant room to shape the vision, technical approach, and go-to-market strategy. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of programmatic supply-side mechanics, comfort with high ambiguity, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through launch.

Job Responsibilities

• Product Vision: Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Scibids SSP integrations, defining what we build, how we partner, and how we go to market. Align SSP strategy with broader Scibids and DV objectives.

• Product Development: Define and develop new SSP optimization models. Manage development from concept ideation through release, including PRDs, requirements, and UAT.

• Competitive Intelligence: Understand the SSP curation and supply path optimization landscape monitor competitors, identify gaps where Scibids can innovate, and drive changes needed to maintain competitive positioning.

• Partnership Liaison: Lead integration partnerships with SSP platforms scoping technical requirements, negotiating data access, and driving joint development timelines. Act as the primary product contact for SSP business development.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate across the DV organization working with Verification and Measurement product teams to embed quality signals (brand safety, IVT, viewability, attention) into supply-layer optimization, and with Commercial and Product Marketing teams to structure go-to-market releases and create compelling narratives.

• Metrics & Measurement: Define success metrics and measurement frameworks for SSP optimization performance. Use data to build the business case for scaling across additional SSP partners and use cases.

Minimum Qualifications

• Work Experience: A minimum of 4 years of product management experience, with at least 2-3 years in ad tech or programmatic platforms.

• Supply-Side Expertise: Strong understanding of SSP, exchange, and/or curation mechanics e.g. bid requests, Deal IDs, auction dynamics, header bidding, and supply path optimization.

• Curious & Fast Learner: Able to ramp up quickly on new technical domains and synthesize complex information from engineering, commercial, and client stakeholders.

• Technical Proficiency: Ability to engage with API-level integration design, data pipelines, and technical architecture discussions. Familiarity with programmatic data flows (OpenRTB, log-level data, impression-level signals).

• Humble & Data-Driven Decision Making: Focused on outcomes over ego. Experience defining and tracking product metrics in data-sparse or early-stage environments.

• Stakeholder Influence: Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across organizations. Comfortable navigating cross-functional dependencies across engineering, commercial, product marketing, and operations.

• Communication & Team Player: Skilled at presenting complex technical concepts to diverse audiences SSP partners, senior leadership, and clients. Comfortable providing and receiving direct feedback.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience on the supply side of ad tech (SSP, exchange, publisher ad ops, or curation platforms)

• Exposure to AI/ML-powered optimization or algorithmic bidding products

• Experience building products in greenfield / 0-to-1 environments

Join DoubleVerify and be at the forefront of defining how AI-powered optimization extends into the supply layer. Your expertise, strategic vision, and ability to build from scratch will be critical in shaping a new product category. If you are ready to lead this initiative with direct impact on company growth, we encourage you to apply.

The successful candidate's base salary will be determined based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications for the role, level, skills, experience, location, and internal equity considerations.

The estimated salary range for this role based on the qualifications set forth in the job description is between [€51,000 - €92,000]. This role may also be eligible for bonus or commission (as applicable), equity and benefits.