Principal Product Manager

Quantcast•San Francisco, CA

4d•$210,800 - $245,000

About The Position

At Quantcast, the Principal Product Manager owns zero-to-one macro-bets and major architectural shifts. Operating as a senior individual contributor, this role navigates extreme ambiguity, defines strategic direction for major experimental product lines, and advises the Executive Leadership Team on adtech trends. The position serves as a strategic hub across Product and Go-To-Market functions, crafting company-level narratives intended to drive step-function growth. The role aligns product, commercial, and senior leaders around product strategy; communicates strategy and product status across the organization; engages clients and represents Quantcast externally; and defines one-year strategic direction for major product lines. It also takes accountability for complex, cross-team initiatives from inception through commercial outcomes, identifies structural process improvements, and develops relationships across the adtech ecosystem.

Requirements

B.S./B.A. or equivalent experience.
10–12 years of experience in a technology-driven company, preferably in adtech, as a Product Manager; alternatively, 5+ years of experience with an M.B.A. or equivalent.
Exceptional public speaking and narrative-building skills, with the ability to align executive, commercial, and engineering stakeholders around a product vision.
Proven track record taking complex, high-ambiguity concepts from discovery to commercial success.
Ability to balance short-term commercial goals with long-term technical health, privacy shifts, and adtech ecosystem changes.
Deep understanding of data, algorithmic capabilities, and using AI workflows to accelerate discovery and execution.
Ability to establish frameworks and processes that improve the quality and velocity of peer Product Managers without direct management authority.
Rigorous analytical and root-cause analysis skills for resolving systemic business bottlenecks and navigating organizational ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in performance marketing, attribution and measurement, and insights.
4–5 years of client experience in a B2B, B2C, or B2B2C environment.
Product Management certification.

Responsibilities

Align with Product Managers, Commercial, and senior leaders to drive strategy for assigned products.
Communicate product strategy and status to the broader organization, author company-level narratives, and persuade the Executive Leadership Team.
Meet with clients to deepen understanding of the marketplace and target markets, and represent Quantcast credibly externally.
Define the one-year strategic direction for major product lines and macro-bets.
Identify areas needing ownership and take accountability for complex, cross-team architectures from inception through transformative commercial outcomes.
Identify structural process improvements for senior leadership and act as a force multiplier for the product organization.
Grow, maintain, and utilize a broad adtech network and build strategic relationships with external vendors and partners.