Senior Product Manager (Video & Ads)

Location: Greater Los Angeles area; hybrid role with regular on-site presence at the client's office at least 3 days a week. Working hours must align to PST.

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an Agentic Customer Experience partner delivering AI-native solutions for consumer and entertainment brands across retail, CPG, sports, and media.

What you will do

• Own the operational health of video and advertising backlogs across two squads, including grooming, ticket hygiene, user stories, sprint tracking, release readiness, and delivery reporting.
• Coordinate video player, encoding and pipeline, video analytics and observability, casting, cross-device continuity, and ad insertion vendors; evaluate technical tradeoffs and hold partners accountable.
• Translate product direction into accurate product specifications and track risks, blockers, releases, and delivery progress.
• Drive video and ads roadmap and strategy discussions, including opportunity identification, initiative sizing, prioritization, and business-case development.
• Build relationships with client stakeholders across product, engineering, ad operations, and business teams; lead discovery, requirements gathering, feedback synthesis, and success-metric definition.
• Own product areas from problem definition through launch and lead development of user-facing features.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience on a digital product team.
• Strong understanding of video streaming technologies, content delivery networks, encoding, playback optimization, and digital video advertising.
• Strong product instincts, including leading roadmap conversations, identifying gaps, and challenging decisions when needed.
• Experience coordinating with external technical vendors or partners and holding them accountable to commitments.
• Clear and precise written communication for tickets, PRDs, and product updates.
• Track record of taking products from concept to launch.
• Curiosity about the business rationale behind products, not only backlog execution.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with ad insertion platforms or DAI/SSAI workflows.
• Experience with video analytics, QoE, or observability platforms such as Mux or Conviva.
• Ability to analyze product data and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including with senior client leadership.
• Experience taking products from concept to launch as the directly responsible product manager.
• Familiarity with third-party streaming platforms, analytics tools, and player integrations.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards, internationalization, and content rights management.
• Working knowledge of AI productivity tools, prompt engineering, AI-assisted research or ticket writing, and LLM tools for synthesis and planning.
• Prior consulting or embedded client engagement experience and comfort operating in a matrixed environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Embedded work on a product used by tens of millions of sports fans, with exposure to live streaming, video delivery, and digital advertising technology.
• Growth opportunities toward greater ownership, broader scope, and increased responsibility.
• Training budgets and mentorship focused on Agentic AI expertise and future-of-work skills.
• Flexible paid time off and customizable extended health and dental benefits.
• Inclusive, safe, and respectful work community with flexible remote, in-office, and blended arrangements.