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Moloco

Director of Product Management, Next Gen Ads

ad techpublisher monetizationprogrammaticAImachine learninggenerative AIconversational AIprivacyproduct leadershipSSPad exchangesad serversLLMrecommendation systems

Key details

Salary

$240K – $340K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Director

Years experience

5+

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Full job description

Moloco is hiring a Director of Next Gen Publisher Monetization to lead the development of monetization systems for AI-powered, conversational, and next-generation web environments. The role involves defining monetization strategies, designing new ad formats, partnering with publishers to transition to AI-native monetization, developing AI-powered yield optimization systems, ensuring privacy-safe monetization frameworks, representing the company in industry discussions, and building and leading a team. Candidates should have 8+ years of ad tech or publisher monetization product leadership experience, proven experience with SSPs, ad exchanges, or ad servers, strong knowledge of programmatic ecosystems, and passion for AI-driven content monetization. Preferred qualifications include a technical degree, experience with privacy-first systems, startup experience, and familiarity with AI/LLM technologies. The position is full-time, on-site in Menlo Park or San Francisco, CA, with a salary range of $240,000 to $340,000 USD and a competitive benefits package.

What you'll do

  • Define Moloco’s vision and roadmap for monetization on AI chat and next-generation web surfaces
  • Design new ad and sponsorship formats tailored for conversational, contextual, and intent-rich environments
  • Partner with leading web publishers to transition from traditional display monetization to AI-native monetization models
  • Work with data science and engineering to build AI-powered yield systems optimizing monetization dynamically across AI-driven interactions
  • Define frameworks for privacy-safe signal use and explainable monetization in AI contexts
  • Represent Moloco in defining open, independent monetization in the era of AI-driven content and chat
  • Hire, mentor, and lead a team driving innovation at the intersection of ad tech, AI, and publisher economics

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in ad tech or publisher monetization product leadership
  • Proven experience building or leading publisher monetization platforms (SSPs, ad exchanges, or ad servers)
  • Deep understanding of ad serving, auction dynamics, and programmatic ecosystems
  • Passion for emerging AI surfaces: chat, generative experiences, and intelligent content interfaces
  • Strong communication and strategic leadership skills across technical, commercial, and industry stakeholders
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (preferred)
  • Experience designing contextual and privacy-first monetization systems (preferred)
  • ex-founder and experience building product from zero to 1 (preferred)
  • Understanding of AI/LLM technologies, content generation, or recommendation systems (preferred)
  • Familiarity with open web monetization challenges and the role of independent ad tech in an era of walled gardens and AI platforms (preferred)

Tech stack

AImachine learningprogrammatic advertisingSSPad exchangesad serversAI chatgenerative AILLMrecommendation systems

Benefits

Competitive benefits packageInnovative benefits that empower employees to take care of themselves and their familiesInclusive work environmentOpportunities for growth and learning

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