Mobile Product Manager

The Technical Product Manager will own the product lifecycle from ideation to management, ensuring success through feedback-driven iteration. They will make recommendations to iterate the offering based on feedback, analysis, and performance data. Effective communication, multitasking, and adaptability to new technologies are crucial, as is the ability to navigate challenges in a fast-paced, agile environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate must possess extensive knowledge in the Ad Tech space and have knowledge of at least one programming language relevant to mobile app development for both iOS and Android platforms.Responsibilities include gathering product requirements from existing and potential customers as well as internal stakeholders, writing requirement documents and agile product backlogs, and monitoring the implementation of each product project. The TPM will work with team members to establish and communicate good estimates of delivery timing, and deploy the right people to make sure each project is executed well and that we are using all of our resources optimally.Playwire is a fast-paced business with an ever-expanding portfolio of products designed to increase the digital advertising revenue for our customers and to take the weight of advertising management off those customers' shoulders. The product and technical development teams are speedy and agile; if you enjoy working with a smart team that faces new project challenges on a weekly basis, then Playwire might be a great home for you.Essential Functions:Deliver against and support the vision, strategy, and roadmap for assigned product(s) in alignment with strategic company goals.Develop mobile app products and solutions that help app publishers to monetize their audience through display and video advertising. Examples of solutions include monetization SDKs for iOS (Native), Android (Native), Unity, and React Native.Establish metrics to ensure the products are launched on schedule.Work closely with the SVP of Product and VP of Software Engineering to maintain the schedule for technical development.Develop detailed feature requirements and strategic roadmaps.Communicate with developers to understand the effort and resources needed for each project, using video chat, text chat, email, and documentation tools.Prioritize and communicate user and technical product requirements to various engineering teams.Stay in daily communication with developers and designers to make sure projects are executing on expected timelines, and to quickly recognize problems when they occur.Keep stakeholders apprised of project progress and expected releases.Maintain scope of projects, preventing scope creep from threatening release dates or project coherency.Recognize miscommunication between stakeholders and developers, or areas where requirements might need to evolve due to surprises or oversights, and rectify those situations.Keep the customer service and marketing departments apprised of upcoming features.Requirements:2 years of Technical or Product experience in the Ad Tech spaceExtensive knowledge of at least one programming language relevant to app development for both iOS and Android.Experience working with APIs, either integrating a third-party API or creating your own when necessary.Knowledge of display advertising Demonstrated communication skills in various forms of writing and spoken communication, particularly communication regarding technical mattersExperience writing marketing and technical product requirementsExperience working in an agile environment, applying agile project management principles and tools.Capability to identify and mitigate development and implementation risksExperience working in a team using Agile development and project management practices.Nice to haves:Exposure and/or experience with App and OTTExperience in business process mapping Online Audio and Video Media,Technology, Information and Media,Advertising Services