Full job description
The Trade Desk is seeking a Principal Product Manager, Core Platform to lead the vision, roadmap, and execution of core platform capabilities for Ventura OS, a Connected TV platform. The role involves defining platform primitives, policies, and integrations to enable scalable, compliant, and high-quality experiences across devices and partners. Responsibilities include working with OEMs, ODMs, and SoC partners, defining platform standards for onboarding, authentication, consent, data handling, and OS-level enforcement, and leading privacy and compliance efforts. Candidates should have 8+ years of product management experience in platforms, operating systems, or ecosystem products, strong hardware-software ecosystem knowledge, and ability to translate regulatory requirements into platform capabilities. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, paid sick and vacation time, paid holidays, stock purchase plans, and variable incentives. Base salary range is $166,200 to $304,700 USD. Location: San Jose, California.
What you'll do
- Own the vision, roadmap and execution for core platform capabilities, including overall system-level UX, setup, settings, profiles, privacy, and compliance
- Own the vision and definition of platform requirements including hardware, memory, performance, security, etc.
- Work with OEM, ODM, and SoC partners on platform requirements, hardware/software integration, performance, and roadmap alignment
- Define platform standards for onboarding, authentication, consent, data handling, and OS-level enforcement
- Lead Ventura TV OS privacy and compliance from a product perspective, partnering closely with legal, policy, engineering, and data teams
- Define certification requirements and validation processes to ensure devices meet Ventura TV OS quality, performance, privacy, and compliance standards
- Drive cross-functional execution from concept through launch, balancing technical feasibility, compliance needs, and ecosystem requirements
Requirements
- 8+ years of product management experience, ideally in platforms, operating systems, devices, or ecosystem products
- Experience working with OEMs, ODMs, SoC vendors, or complex hardware-software ecosystems
- Strong understanding of how hardware, OS, and platform services come together at scale
- Proven ability to translate regulatory, privacy, and compliance requirements into clear platform capabilities
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and deeply executional levels in highly cross-functional environments
Tech stack
Connected TVplatformsoperating systemshardware-software integrationprivacycompliance
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependentsRetirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company matchShort and long-term disability coverageBasic life insuranceWell-being benefitsReimbursement for certain tuition expensesParental leaveSick time of 1 hour per 30 hours workedVacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours through the first year and 160 hours thereafterAround 13 paid holidays per yearEmployee Stock Purchase Plan with discounted stock purchaseVariable compensation-based incentives and commissions depending on roleEligibility for stock-based compensation grants based on company and individual performance