Head of Product - Xsolla Advertising, Data & Infrastructure

Xsolla

5h•$200,000 - $275,000

About The Position

We are looking for a Head of Product who is strategic, entrepreneurial, and a natural bridge-builder between technical and commercial teams to join our Advertising & Rewards division. The best candidate will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and exceptionally dynamic setting and is excited to spearhead the evolution of our advertising ecosystem into a 360-degree advertising suite while building out our data and infrastructure capabilities. Strong product leadership and analytical skills are essential, along with experience in ad tech, rewarded advertising, and gaming. The ability to balance short-term execution with long-term product strategy â while communicating fluently with both engineers and commercial stakeholders will be key to your success in this role. If you're passionate about shaping the future of performance advertising and monetization in gaming and love building innovative ad products that deliver meaningful value to both advertisers and publishers, we would love to hear from you! Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game. For more information, visit xsolla.com.

Requirements

10+ years of product management experience within ad tech, gaming, and/or rewarded advertising.
3â4 years of leadership or people management experience.
Proven track record of bringing new ad products to market and owning the full product lifecycle.
Deep understanding of the ad tech ecosystem, rewarded advertising, and the needs of both advertisers and publishers.
Experience with conversion optimization, audience development, A/B testing, and targeting algorithms.
Proficiency with JIRA, Productboard, and other product lifecycle management tools.
Strong analytical mindset; comfortable with data platforms, experimentation, and KPI ownership.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present clearly to both technical and business audiences.
Strong knowledge of key players, competing companies, and complementary technology partners, with the ability to advise on buy vs. build decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience building both backend and frontend product features.
Background in design or UX â design experience a plus.
Familiarity with data infrastructure or analytics productization in a gaming context.

Responsibilities

Serve as a product leader across the Ads organization, driving and accelerating feature releases with a hands-on, execution-focused approach.
Create and maintain product roadmaps, feature backlogs, and product documentation including PRDs, user stories, use cases, user flows, logic flows, and functional specifications.
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and user stories using tools like JIRA and Productboard.
Anticipate bottlenecks, manage escalations, make tradeoffs, and balance business needs against technical and resource constraints.
Conduct ongoing competitive analysis to continuously identify opportunities to improve user experience and differentiate our offerings in the ad tech space.
Collaborate with executive leadership â including the General Manager, Head of Operations, and Product/Engineering Leadership â to identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and differentiation.
Work closely with engineering and design teams to ensure high-quality execution and iteration.
Partner with the Operations team to productize back-end tools for delivery, analytics, and insights.
Work with data teams to productize ROI-positive targeting techniques and bring data-driven features to market.