VP, Head of Product, Commerce

Company: Verizon Media
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

At Verizon Media, we connect people to their passions. With brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and more, we help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. From XR experiences to advertising and content technology, Verizon Media is an incubator of innovation and is revolutionizing the next generation of content creation in a 5G world.
VP, Head of Product, Commerce

At Verizon Media, we help people live a better life through content, connections, commerce. As Verizons media unit, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and more help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine-learning, and 5G, were transforming media for tomorrow, too. We're creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what's next in content, advertising and technology.

A global leader in digital and mobile, Verizon Media is shaping the future of media .

Verizon Media is seeking an energetic, passionate, and entrepreneurial leader of its Commerce product and platform. Verizon Media is engineering a set of comprehensive and innovative commerce experiences to monetize the brand power of the worlds best companies through connected consumer journeys. This product lead will be responsible for creating industry-leading commerce revenue streams that bridge our end consumers with our business customers. This will require optimizing the existing tech stack while launching and executing against a cohesive vision for Commerce at Verizon Media, with scale.

Your Charter

Bring a commerce-first point of view to establish a product strategy and product-specific visions that will monetize existing consumer journeys and build new revenue streams

Inform, develop, and execute a differentiated and comprehensive product vision and strategy for Commerce at Verizon Media that grows GMV, ensures recurrent buying among our customers, and optimizes transaction conversion rate at all touchpoints

Work with the sales and business development team and consumer brand leaders to identify new means of monetization and overall product and process improvements

Synthesize and streamline Verizon Medias consumer-to-commerce journeys to capitalize on the companys unique data, ad serving technologies, publisher tools, ad inventory, and consumer/mobile data

Manage all phases of product development and delivery, including concept, testing, and launch, serving as the main point of contact across Commerce marketing, operations and technical teams

Work cross-functionally with executive leadership to assess market opportunities and launch product releases that further company priorities

Deliver an ambitious but achievable product roadmap with weekly, monthly, and quarterly milestones; hold teams and partners accountable for timely execution

Deliver product via strong technical acumen, operational rigor, and a relentless drive for returns on customer engagement

Build unique, powerful, and trusted Commerce experiences that are delivered to consumers when, where, and how they like it, on and off-network

Drive for continued process improvement by building strong relationships across the brands and corporate functions

Recruit, lead, inspire and engage a diverse, high-performing team, fostering a dynamic of collaboration, growth, risk-taking, and professional development

Develop the next generation of Product leaders

Serve as an industry thought leader and represent Verizon Media and its portfolio of brands at industry events

Be a key influencer of the companys culture as it relates to bringing an action-oriented, accountability-focused, results-obsessed, Commerce-first mindset

What We Want

World class product vision driven by insatiable curiosity and the desire to elevate the game and redefine standards

A player / coach - not one to sit in the ivory tower - who will balance depth of experience with the eagerness to get stuff done

A tireless advocate of the customer ecosystem (consumers, advertisers, publishers), who will stop at nothing to deliver best in class experiences

A humble leader who can listen and learn as much as they can to articulate a vision and lead through to execution

The ability to apply out of the box thinking and discipline of process to a large-scale matrixed organization in a period of transformation

Knowledge of and adherence to global brand safety and privacy principles and regulations

What You Bring

A minimum of 10+ years of hands on product development and product management experience, building scaled, consumer-facing products in high growth enterprises

5+ years of delivering revenue-generating digital retail products and leading commerce-focused product management teams

An owners mentality when it comes to being an evangelist for your product vision and working cross-functionally to ensure its delivery and success

Management by numbers with demonstrable abilities in data-driven decision making

Action-oriented mindset with a proven track record of delivering quick wins and driving growth while refining and translating a long-term vision

Value in building trusting relationships with a range of leaders, teams, and stakeholders

Technical credibility and the ability to do not say when it comes to bringing new products and services to market in agile development environments

An open mind that seeks to try never-been-done approaches and lead conversation-changing initiatives that influence internal stakeholders and customers alike

Driven to succeed; agile, with a high comfort level with ambiguity and fluidity, and the ability to make decisions in a rapidly changing environment while achieving quality results

Exceptional analytical, strategic and critical thinking skills

Ability to effectively lead critical conversations / presentations and build efficacy amongst Senior / Executive team stakeholders

Cultural Add

Diverse thinkers wanted. We seek out fresh talents who bring the unique influence of their backgrounds, identities and experiences to bear on building the future of our company

A passion for how consumers shop and an enthusiasm for infusing the organization with a commerce-first perspective

An authentic belief in the companys vision, business model, and ability to succeed

Self-aware with the ability to form and foster organizational harmony and correct existing pain points and gaps

Ability to effectively lead critical conversations / presentations and build efficacy amongst Senior / Executive team stakeholders

Relationship driven, builds trusting relationships in a dynamic environment with a broad range of colleagues, executive stakeholders and business partners

Inspirational, energetic, collaborative

Verizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Verizon Media is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( https://www.verizonmedia.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion ( https://www.verizon.com/about/careers/work-culture ) page to learn more.

Currently work for Verizon Media? Please apply on our internal career site.


At Verizon Media, our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and more help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI, machine-learning, and 5G, were transforming media for tomorrow, too. We're creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what's next in content, advertising and technology. #verizonmedia

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