Principal Product Manager, Content Monetization

What you'll do

• Define and execute the MSN monetization strategy across premium brand products, sponsorship, and new measurement capabilities
• Partner with finance to build credible forecasts and track delivery against plan
• Identify and close gaps before they become surprises
• Partner with MSN editorial leadership to align commercial strategy with editorial direction
• Coordinate across engineering teams to sequence technical investments (ad serving, data infrastructure, format development) against commercial roadmap

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree AND 15+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in ad monetization, ad product management, or platform economics, with at least 5 years in a senior or leadership role
• Deep understanding of the programmatic advertising ecosystem
• Experience building and shipping premium ad products (sponsorships, branded content, high-impact placements) and working with sales teams to bring them to market
• Demonstrated ability to own a revenue target and deliver against it
• Comfortable presenting financial performance to senior leadership and making tradeoffs between short-term yield and long-term positioning
• Track record of operating independently across multiple teams (engineering, sales, editorial, finance)
• Solid product sense for ad formats and user experience
• Experience at a large-scale content or media platform dealing with editorial trust, ad quality perception, and brand safety
• Familiarity with audience data infrastructure: identity resolution, match rates, first-party data activation, and privacy-compliant targeting at scale
• Experience managing through a platform transition (e.g., migrating ad products across surface redesigns, consolidating demand across legacy and new experiences)
• Exposure to gaming monetization, video ad products, or cross-surface attribution

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