Associate Director, Product Management - Gen AI

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Associate Director, Product - Gen AI to lead the discovery, development, and scaling of Generative AI-powered products for media buyers and sellers. In this role, you will drive the product strategy, roadmap, and execution while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, data science, design, and go-to-market teams. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of AI product development, hands-on experience in a Generative AI startup, and a strong background in product management.

What You'll Do:

As a member of our product management team, you'll be responsible for creating the vision, strategy, design, and execution of your area in our product portfolio:

• Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Generative AI-powered products.


• Lead product discovery efforts, working closely with researchers, engineers, and designers to identify opportunities and validate ideas.


• Translate customer needs and market trends into innovative AI-driven solutions.


• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with business objectives.


• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to develop models that enhance product functionality and user experiences.


• Ensure responsible AI development by focusing on fairness, interpretability, and compliance with industry standards.


• Work with marketing, sales, and customer success teams to define go-to-market strategies and drive product adoption.


• Measure product performance, analyze user feedback, and iterate on features to optimize engagement and impact.


• Stay up to date with advancements in Generative AI and emerging industry trends to maintain a competitive edge.

Who You Are:

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, with at least 1+ years working on Generative AI products.


• Recent experience in a or with a Generative AI startup with a proven track record of launching and scaling AI-driven solutions preferably with DSPs, SSPs or other programmatic platforms.


• Strong technical acumen with the ability to work closely with AI/ML teams and understand model capabilities and limitations.


• Experience in product discovery methodologies, including user research, prototyping, and validation techniques.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to articulate complex AI concepts to non-technical teams.


• Familiarity with ethical AI considerations, privacy regulations, and compliance frameworks in AI product development.


• Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action, problem-solving skills, and a passion for AI innovation.

Expected Travel: 10% (domestic and international)

Additional Information:

Return to Office: PubMatic employees throughout the globe have returned to our offices via a hybrid work schedule (3 days “in office” and 2 days “working remotely”) that is intended to maximize collaboration, innovation, and productivity among teams and across functions.

Benefits: Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide, including paid leave programs, paid holidays, healthcare, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, commuter benefits, physical and financial wellness programs, unlimited DTO in the US, reimbursement for mobile, fully stocked pantries, as well as in-office catered lunches 5 days per week.

Diversity and Inclusion: PubMatic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don’t just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

About PubMatic

PubMatic is one of the world’s leading scaled digital advertising platforms, offering more transparent advertising solutions to publishers, media buyers, commerce companies and data owners, allowing them to harness the power and potential of the open internet to drive better business outcomes.

Founded in 2006 with the vision that data-driven decisioning would be the future of digital advertising, we enable content creators to run a more profitable advertising business, which in turn allows them to invest back into the multi-screen and multi-format content that consumers demand.

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