[Remote] Product Manager, Ad Buying Experience

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pandora, part of SiriusXM, is at the forefront of audio entertainment and advertising solutions. They are seeking a Product Manager to drive innovation and enhance the Ad Buying Experience across their platforms, focusing on streamlining workflows and integrating new business opportunities.ResponsibilitiesTrack and anticipate market trends in ad technology, programmatic buying, and platform integrations to ensure SiriusXM Media’s Ad Buying Experience evolves ahead of customer and industry needsTranslate stakeholder goals from Advertisers, SiriusXM Ad Revenue Organization, Ad Product Marketing, Finance, and Analytics into clear product requirements and actionable priorities that drive adoption, efficiency, and revenue growthWork with manager/teammates to help define and drive the product vision and roadmap for key components of SiriusXM Media’s ad buying buying ecosystem — including planning, campaign management, reporting, billing, and partner integrations — ensuring cohesive experiences across internal and third-party systemsLeverage data and insights to guide product decisions, validate feature impact, and inform roadmap prioritization in alignment with broader business objectivesServe as the subject matter expert for your product area — articulating the what and why of key initiatives, writing detailed requirements, and driving clarity across technical and non-technical audiencesChampion integration excellence, ensuring seamless interoperability between SiriusXM’s proprietary systems and external ad tech partners, enabling scalable, data-driven buying experiencesCollaborate across teams including go-to-market, design, engineering, QA, sales, ad operations, and finance to design, create, and launch ad buying platform features that deliver operational efficiencies, support revenue growth and deliver key results for org/company objectivesSkills3-5 years software product management experienceVery familiar with the tools and operational workflows of the digital and/or broadcast ad buying industries from pre-sale through post-sale including planning, trafficking, optimization, billing, and revenue recognitionExperience using buy side or sell side ad systems, proprietary or 3rd partyExperience working with engineering and QA teams in building and launching ad technology features end-to-endStrong analytical background and proficiency in assessing the value of features to inform roadmap priorities and being able to justify the approach to stakeholdersCuriosity; you help uncover the 'why' for the challenges that are being investigatedDetermined; able to use unorthodox, non traditional approaches to get the job doneSelf-motivated; able to own projects and work independently with limited guidanceA problem solver that thrives on solving complex business and technical issuesExcellent spoken and written communication skills, confident and capable in bringing groups together, elicit feedback, and synthesize information into clear communications and action plansTakes direction from senior level IC PMsMust have a legal right to work in the U.SBenefitsThis role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentivesCompany OverviewPandora is an ad-supported audio entertainment streaming marketplace that provides internet radio and recommendation services. It is a sub-organization of Sirius XM. It was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.pandora.com/.