Senior Manager – Amex Ads Product

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Product Manager to own the roadmap for Amex’s advertising systems, including ad serving, order management, and self-service. You will identify and launch ad placements across display, native, sponsored listings, and email, and lead new capabilities across Amex Travel, Resy, and the Amex App.

You’ll collaborate with product, technology, marketing, control management, and legal teams to translate business requirements into engineering-ready features, manage the backlog, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 4+ years of product development, product management, and/or strategy experience.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to understand complex technical systems, identify issues, and develop effective solutions.
• Strategic mindset with ability to work in white space and ambiguity, identify growth opportunities and define execution plans.
• Experience leading complex projects end-to-end.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to engage and inspire internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for Amex’s new advertising systems, including ad serving, order management, and self-service.
• Identify, design, and launch advertising placements and formats including display, native, sponsored listings, and email.
• Lead development and deployment of new advertising capabilities across Amex Travel, Resy, and the Amex App.
• Collaborate with product, technology, marketing, control management, and legal teams.
• Translate business requirements into features and user stories for engineering teams.
• Track capability delivery, prioritize engineering effort, and manage the active backlog.
• Lead regular standups with technology owners and provide technology leadership updates on progress and blockers.
• Help resolve technology issues and identify opportunities to automate processes.
• Assess external technology solutions to fill internal capability gaps.
• Own end-to-end third-party lifecycle management for new vendors.
• Establish compliance and risk processes and controls.
• Lead the New Product Approval process for new capabilities.

Skills

Product Management

Advertising Systems Development

Agile Methodology

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Own the product roadmap for Amex’s new advertising systems, including ad serving, order management, and self-service
• Identify, design, and launch advertising placements and formats including display, native, sponsored listings, and email
• Lead development and deployment of new advertising capabilities across Amex Travel, Resy, and the Amex App
• Collaborate with product, technology, marketing, control management, and legal teams
• Translate business requirements into features and user stories for engineering teams
• Track capability delivery, prioritize engineering effort, and manage the active backlog
• Lead regular standups with technology owners and provide technology leadership updates on progress and blockers
• Help resolve technology issues and identify opportunities to automate processes
• Assess external technology solutions to fill internal capability gaps
• Own end-to-end third-party lifecycle management for new vendors
• Establish compliance and risk processes and controls
• Lead the New Product Approval process for new capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years of product development, product management, and/or strategy experience
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to understand complex technical systems, identify issues, and develop effective solutions
• Strategic mindset with proven ability to work in white space and ambiguity, identify new growth opportunities, and define a clear execution plan
• Experience leading complex projects end-to-end
• Strong detail orientation and highly organized
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
• Strong collaboration and relationship management skills with ability to engage, align, and inspire internal and external partners
• Customer-centric mindset with strong business acumen, ensuring scalable monetization and performant advertising while upholding a superior customer experience
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with ads experimentation with proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Preferred: expertise in advertising and/or Commerce Media Networks, including product strategy for ads, marketplaces, and/or multi-sided platforms
• Preferred: ability to develop and execute product vision, strategy, and prioritized backlog
• Preferred: technical understanding of product development
• Preferred: experience managing digital ad products and leading technology scrum teams in an agile environment
• Preferred: experience translating business requirements into actionable technical specifications and ensuring high-quality technology deliverables
• Preferred: experience interfacing with American Express product owners and technology teams
• Preferred: experience with JIRA

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product management and development, with a strong focus on advertising systems and capabilities. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, and translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Product Management
• Advertising Systems Development
• Agile Methodology
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Engagement

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Product Development
• Technical Specifications
• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Advertising Strategy

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Detail Orientation
• Customer-Centric Mindset

Industry Keywords

• Advertising
• Commerce Media Networks
• Digital Ad Products
• Third-Party Lifecycle Management
• Compliance Processes

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• JIRA