Director, AI-Powered Search Monetization

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 327,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Healthcare

401(k)

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Director of Product Management, Search Monetization, to own strategy and execution for monetization across Yahoo Search, including AI-powered experiences like Scout. This senior individual contributor role requires deep expertise in sponsored search, optimization, and driving new ad products while safeguarding user experience.

The role partners with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and external partners to deliver scalable monetization solutions and novel advertising

Qualifications

• 9+ years of Product Management or equivalent experience, including monetization at scale.
• 5+ years of direct experience with search advertising or related performance advertising products.
• Proven success improving monetization products through optimization, experimentation, and data-driven decisions.
• Experience with programmatic advertising marketplaces and external ad platforms.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with large-scale product metrics and experiments.
• Technical fluency to work with engineers and data scientists on ML models and ranking/decisioning systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution for monetization across Yahoo Search and emerging AI-powered experiences.
• Improve search revenue and RPM while maintaining strong user experience and ad relevance.
• Define scalable monetization models for AI-powered search experiences and invent new ad formats.
• Modernize ad optimization with ranking, learning, and experimentation capabilities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, Design, and external partners to launch new monetization features.

Skills

Product strategy

Monetization

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Experimentation

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a Director of Product Management, Search Monetization, to own strategy and execution for monetization across Yahoo Search, including AI-powered experiences like Scout. This senior individual contributor role requires deep expertise in sponsored search, optimization, and driving new ad products while safeguarding user experience.

The role partners with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and external partners to deliver scalable monetization solutions and novel advertising