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Refinery89

Vice President of Product

AdTechprogrammaticproduct managementleadershippublisher monetisationRTBheader biddingPrebid.jsprivacyidentity solutionsproduct strategyroadmapdata-drivenexperimentationproduct analyticsSpanishEnglishMadrid

Key details

Salary

Not specified

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Vp

Years experience

10+

Location

Madrid, Spain

Full job description

Vice President of Product role at Refinery89 to lead product vision and strategy for an AdTech platform focused on publisher monetisation. Requires 10+ years in AdTech product management with leadership experience in SSP, DSP, or similar platforms. Responsibilities include defining product roadmap, leading product teams, partnering with engineering, driving innovation in programmatic advertising technologies such as RTB, header bidding, ad serving, and privacy solutions. Must have strong commercial acumen, data-driven decision making, and excellent communication skills. Role based in Madrid with hybrid work model. Fluent English required; Spanish preferred.

What you'll do

  • Define and own overall product vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap aligned with commercial objectives
  • Lead and develop the Product organisation establishing world-class product management practices
  • Partner with Engineering leadership to define technology roadmap ensuring scalability and innovation
  • Own portfolio-level product prioritisation balancing customer value, technical investment, commercial opportunity, and operational capacity
  • Drive innovation across core AdTech platform including ad serving, header bidding, yield optimisation, identity solutions, privacy technologies, and publisher monetisation products
  • Work closely with Commercial and Publisher Success teams to understand customer needs and validate product opportunities
  • Establish clear product KPIs and success metrics using data and experimentation to guide investment decisions
  • Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Data, Commercial, Operations, and Leadership for alignment and delivery
  • Represent Product at executive level contributing to company strategy, organisational planning, investment decisions, and long-term direction
  • Stay ahead of developments in global AdTech ecosystem and translate changes into strategic product opportunities
  • Build relationships with strategic publishers, technology partners, and industry stakeholders
  • Foster a product culture centered on ownership, customer value, technical excellence, experimentation, and data-driven decision making

Requirements

  • 10+ years of Product Management experience within the AdTech industry
  • Proven leadership experience within an SSP, DSP, publisher technology platform, ad exchange, monetisation platform, or equivalent AdTech company
  • Deep expertise in programmatic advertising including RTB, header bidding (Prebid.js), ad serving, inventory management, auction mechanics, and publisher monetisation
  • Experience defining product strategy and leading Product organisations through growth and platform evolution
  • Proven success partnering with Engineering leadership to build and scale technical software platforms
  • Strong understanding of product operating models, product discovery, roadmap management, experimentation, and product analytics
  • Commercially minded with ability to connect product investments to customer outcomes and revenue growth
  • Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing Product Managers
  • Strong analytical mindset using product metrics, experimentation, and data for decision making
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with executive leadership experience
  • Strong understanding of Privacy Sandbox APIs, post-cookie identity solutions (UID2, RampID), consent management, and privacy landscape
  • Experience within publisher-side monetisation environments preferred
  • Fluent English required; Spanish is a strong plus
  • Based in Madrid or willing to relocate with regular in-person collaboration at Madrid HQ

Tech stack

RTBheader biddingPrebid.jsad servinginventory managementauction mechanicsPrivacy Sandbox APIsUID2RampIDconsent management

Benefits

Immediate startWork From Home policy with up to 40 remote working days per year or Hybrid modelPrivate health care with a top Spanish insurance companyOffice located in the center of Madrid (Cuatro Caminos) in newly refurbished 800m² officesExperienced international team with Dutch workplace culture emphasizing transparency, efficiency, ownership, and direct communicationLeadership role with significant influence over product strategy, technology direction, and company growthOpportunity to shape a leading European publisher monetisation platformCollaborative environment with Product, Engineering, Data, and Commercial teams

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