Product Manager

FatTail is growing and we are seeking a talented and driven individual to join our product management team.

As a product manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and success of product operations.

You will work closely with product and cross-functional teams to design and implement brilliant solutions.

As your domain knowledge and skills develop under the product team’s guidance, you’ll grow into owning features and components of the platform.

You will be challenged to build consensus, influence product strategy, evangelize the platform, and demonstrate leadership through a track record of delivering great software.

We are excited to bring on the next product hero!

As a FatTailer, you will live our Core Values, and bring a natural curiosity and a passion for making really excellent things for the AdBook+ platform.

We expect our whole team to self-lead and prioritize as distributed team members
– frequent communication and participation will be key indicators of your engagement at FatTail.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace and building a diverse team.

At our core we believe deeply in diversity and inclusiveness as being fundamental parts of a healthy team.

We aim to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work.

  How you will be successful: First and always: possess an insatiable appetite for user and market knowledge.

Challenge assumptions and your own biases, question the status quo, re-imagine solutions, and develop insights through research and analysis Collect and distill needs from users, support, sales, marketing, design, and elsewhere; translate these into a cohesive and actionable development opportunities optimizing business impact, user value creation, and technical feasibility Make high-quality contributions to all forms of product documentation at all stages including: user stories, acceptance criteria, functional specs, mockups, prototypes, reproduction steps, business goals, measurement and success KPIs, product roadmaps, release notes, training, stakeholder presentation material, etc.

Work closely with the product team in driving key business and product initiatives through all stages of the software lifecycle – from ideation to deprecation with a focus on design, build, and launch Study the digital ad tech market and competitive landscape; work with the product team to continuously refine product strategies and philosophies Begin by helping to organize, prioritize, and manage individual development tasks, and grow over time into owning features and components.

Manage projects relentlessly against scope and delivery while embracing an agile solution design and delivery methodology Work with cross-functional teams to facilitate and drive the success of all product related initiatives.

Pivot seamlessly from technical, to client-facing, to stakeholder discussions as the day’s schedule demands.

Understand and clearly articulate priorities, design considerations, and tradeoffs What are we looking for?

Highly passionate about building, launching, and iterating on great solutions 2 years or more working in a product management role Truly exceptional problem solving and analytical skills Ability to build strong relationships, develop trust, demonstrate leadership, and work brilliantly with colleagues and clients Strong verbal and written communication skills with exacting attention to detail and demonstrated experience in engaging and influencing clients and stakeholders Strong organizational and time management skills with an intuitive ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously Command of MS Office suite Comfort and familiarity with development tracking, support ticketing, and wiki tools (Atlassian suite or similar), ideation and diagramming tools (Balsamiq, Lucid Chart, etc.) wireframing and prototyping tools (FIGMA, InVision, etc.), and project tracking tools (MPP, Smartsheet, etc.)   Bonus points for: Product management experience with enterprise/SaaS platforms Experience working in an agile/scrum environment Prior experience working in digital media, ad tech, or with revenue and operations management systems Strong data analysis skills; Excel ninja  UI/UX design background Technical background; ability to write the occasional SQL query or macro MS in computer science or MBA   Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits Office parking, snacks, coffee, occasional meals and events On the job training and support for extracurricular learning opportunities Highly collaborative company culture with smart, friendly, helpful, respectful, and driven colleagues Opportunity to make a significant, visible impact that is felt by the entire organization and our clients Opportunity to learn about the industry and technologies that fund the internet    Location & Distributed Work FatTail headquarters are located in Calabasas, CA.

Although we have a physical office which some employees are choosing to return to, we strive to embrace a distributed but highly collaborative team using tools like Slack and Zoom.

The FatTail team spans nine time zones, and our goal is for team members to feel like they are working together in the same room, even if they’re thousands of miles apart.

If not working from the headquarters office or greater Los Angeles area, this role should be filled by a US-based employee.

Contact:  Please reach out through LinkedIn or submit your resume and a brief intro to productjobs@fattail.com About FatTail: FatTail (www.fattail.com) was founded in 2001 and found its niche building ad operations solutions for digital publishing companies.

Over the last 15 years, FatTail has grown organically to develop the leading order and revenue management platform for advertising sales.

We’ve forged deep, long-standing relationships with our clients, earning a stellar reputation as a trusted and valued partner in the ad tech space.

FatTail has developed a similarly strong working culture internally.

An equal focus on the development of people has led to great careers, a tight-knit community of hard working and trusting colleagues, and in turn company success with remarkably low turnover.

We love what we do, and with an incredible team behind a leading solution in a rapidly growing market, we couldn’t be more excited about the future.

  What’s “FatTail” you wonder?

Prior to FatTail, our founders built financial trading systems. “Fat tail” is a term traders use to describe an asset pricing distribution curve with “fat” tails representing higher than average price volatility and therefore trading opportunity.

Thematically, we’ve adapted the concept to have two-fold meaning in our platform: to provide a system to measure and act on such opportunities as well as one which identifies volatility and works to mitigate operational risks.

New for 2022, FatTail is excited to be launching three new products to extend our product suite: AdBookPortal, AdBookPSP, and the Deals Marketplace.

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