Product Manager (Commercial)

Blis; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in ad tech is seeking a Product Manager (Commercial) to join their innovative team in London. This role involves developing training programs, collaborating with various teams, and enhancing customer engagement. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in the programmatic industry and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in the programmatic industry.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills.
• Understanding of programmatic media components.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of Blis’ training academy.
• Partner with technical product and marketing teams.
• Build relationships with commercial leaders.

Skills

Presentation skills

Creative mindset

Client engagement

Job description

Product Manager (Commercial)

London/UK Based

We’re seeking a brilliant, creative and curious Product Manager with commercial experience to join an ambitious and customer-obsessed product team. This position presents a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in commercial product management as you apply your market knowledge to influence the Blis platform and help internal, and external, users of all levels to understand how they can extract the most value from it.

This is a global role that sits within the, primarily UK-based, Blis product & product marketing team and you will be working collaboratively with experts across every aspect of our platform and the wider industry. The Junior Product Manager, Commercial will have a direct impact on the success of our business and work at the leading edge of innovation in the ad tech industry.

The position is full-time, based provisionally in London with some flexibility. We’ve embraced flexible working and expect this to continue indefinitely, but regular onsite visits will be required for both meetings and training sessions, with occasional travel to international Blis markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of Blis’ training academy, leading the development and delivery of platform education to help customers and colleagues understand how to gain maximum value from Blis’ platform.
• Partner closely with the technical product and product marketing teams to a) feed into the product roadmap based on your experience working with customers & colleagues and b) support the go-to-market of new platform features.
• Build strong relationships with commercial leaders across the business to identify and deliver against areas of need for further platform training.
• Build tools and analytics to measure the success and drive continuous improvement of academy programmes.
• Support the ongoing identification, evaluation and development of complementary product partnerships relating to data and measurement.
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan.

Skills and Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in the programmatic industry: this could be at a media agency, publisher or ad tech platform.
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills: the ability to take complex topics and make them simple and digestible is key.
• Creative and innovative mindset: the habit of thinking proactively about the ways a solution could improve to better meet the needs of its customers.
• An understanding of the core components of programmatic media and the businesses in market providing competing solutions.
• Experience working with clients, listening to challenges and educating on how your business/platform can provide solutions.

About us

Blis is the geo-powered advertising tech stack. We’ve built a radically different omnichannel advertising solution structured on geography, not identity. Audience Explorer is our powerful audience planning platform delivering actionable intelligence & insight to advertisers.

With Blis, advertisers can plan unified audiences with data from premium partners, connected by geo. Buy audiences using smart cookieless technology that can double performance and halve costs. Measure the audience, not just the channel, with patent-pending omnichannel measurement technology.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most successful companies, as well as every major media agency.

As an equal opportunity employer, we treat all our employees and job applicants fairly and equally. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and take all reasonable steps to create a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We don't condone or tolerate any form of harassment, by employees or by others who do business with us.

Our Values - B.L.I.S.
Brave

We're leaders not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad – and we don’t pass the buck.

Love our clients

We're client obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive

We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions driven

We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!