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Principal Product Manager, Ads Delivery & Optimization
NextdoorUS Remote · Remote · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal
$200,000 – $335,000
Listed on Nextdoor’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead product strategy for Nextdoor's advertising delivery and optimization systems, working across bidding, pacing, ranking, and measurement to help advertisers achieve their goals efficiently. This role suits experienced product managers with deep expertise in ads technology and ML-driven systems who thrive in cross-functional partnerships with engineering and data science teams.
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What they ask for
Required
- 12+ years of product management experience
- Significant experience in advertising technology, marketplace optimization, or ML-driven ranking and delivery systems
- Deep expertise in ads delivery and optimization including auctions, bidding, budget pacing, ranking, conversion optimization, or attribution
- Strong technical fluency partnering with Engineering, Machine Learning, and Data Science teams
- Experience translating complex ML and automation capabilities into advertiser-facing products
- Demonstrated ability to set strategy, lead complex cross-team initiatives, and influence senior stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience with performance advertising and auto-bidding
- Experience with privacy-constrained attribution
- Mobile measurement experience
- ML-powered products at scale
- Active use of AI tools in workflow