Sr. Director Consumer Data Product - Domain Enablement

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us
Yahoo's Consumer Data team enables consumer data capabilities across Yahoo verticals.  As a result, they can leverage advanced capabilities that any independent vertical could not buy or build cost effectively. The team has two focus areas: Domain Enablement, which publishes shared data as a product for use across multiple business units, and Data Activation, which creates outsized data leverage across business units.  As the leader of the Domain Enablement team, you will be responsible for defining and executing the mission and vision for this product area. In addition, you will work closely with Data Science and Engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle to empower your team.

A Lot About You 
We're looking for an impressive individual who is passionate about all aspects of product management, is highly organized, and communicates well with internal and external stakeholders.  At Yahoo, PMs are responsible for creating a team culture that conceives, designs, and ships excellent products. You do this by modeling ownership and accountability, superb team leadership skills, humility, and curiosity.  As a PM, you understand, inspire, and focus your team(s) using excellent listening skills, influence abilities, and crisp, effective communication. You complement these skills with technical knowledge that informs your judgment regarding timelines, scope, quality, priorities, and trade-offs.  Ultimately, you are the expert on how products are designed, used, measured, improved, and generate business value. You support this expertise with a keen ability to break down large, complex problems into well-defined, manageable problems and an ability to use data to inform your judgment.
 
Your Day 

• Communicating with internal and external stakeholders & customers about product ideas and feature requirements.
• Aligning with cross-functional leaders to create high-velocity product execution
• Aligning with analytics and metrics – KPIs that drive business growth and engagement
• Setting the mission and vision for the product area and defining a product strategy to achieve the vision.  
• Executing the strategy with the team
• Creating an environment for your team to be passionate about solving customer problems
• Providing coaching and mentorship to grow and motivate the team

 
You Must Have

• 15+ years experience in a tech company in a related position (PM, Engineering, Project Mgmt, Technical Support, Technical Sales, Technical / Professional Services or Consulting, etc.)
• Experience applying process and data modeling activities to streamline user experiences.
• An ability to multitask, organize & lead complex projects, detail orientation, and summarize.
• Experience managing teams of product managers
• Experience delivering products using Agile / Scrum software development & Engineering practices.
• Empower a product team and manage their performance. 
• Guide team members by providing coaching and mentoring at desired levels. 
• Provide support to recruit talent for the organization and team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think independently.
• Exceptional listening and communication skills (written, verbal)
• Media data expertise

Nice To Have

• Experience using ML and AI techniques that drive product features
• SQL and data analysis skills
• Google Cloud Platform expertise
   

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $172,645.00 - $375,285.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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