APPLY
Media
ProductManager
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“Product Manager at APPLY. Skills: Product strategy, Roadmap execution, Video advertising, Streaming media. Own operational health of video and ads backlogs. Groom backlogs”
Industry & Context.
Evaluate technical tradeoffs; Spot what's missing; Push back when wrong
On-site presence 3 days a week, Working hours align to PST
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 to 5 years product management experience, Understanding of video streaming technologies, Understanding of content delivery networks, Understanding of encoding, Understanding of playback optimization, Understanding of digital video advertising, Experience coordinating with external technical vendors, Clear, precise written communication, Track record of taking products from concept to launch, Curiosity about the business
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with ad insertion platform
What You'll Do.
Own operational health of video and ads backlogs
Maintain ticket hygiene
Ensure release readiness
Lead coordination across vendor ecosystem
Hold vendors accountable
Evaluate technical tradeoffs
Translate product direction into product specs
Ensure product specs stay accurate
Own delivery reporting
Surface risks and blockers
Serve as connective tissue between teams
Drive roadmap and strategy conversations
Lead opportunity identification
Shape ads product roadmap
Identify new product opportunities
Develop business cases
Bring structured thinking to ideas
Stay close to industry trends
Bring relevant signals back
Build direct relationships with client stakeholders
Lead development of user-facing features
Define success metrics
Drive new initiative discovery
Conduct competitive research
Own product areas end-to-end
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Engineering teams; Design teams; Business stakeholders; Platform teams; External partners; Client stakeholders; Ad ops teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Product specification documents; Release reporting
Process & Methodology
Roadmap execution, Sprint tracking, Release tracking
Full Job Description
## Description ABOUT APPLY APPLY is the Agentic Customer Experience (ACx) partner for the world's most ambitious consumer and entertainment brands. We bring together deep domain expertise across Retail, CPG, Sports, and Media with AI-native delivery capability, designing and delivering agentic solutions that turn CX vision into commercial reality. We are the partner of choice for brands like Arc'teryx, NFL, Lululemon, and Kraft Heinz. For more information, visit applydigital.com. LOCATION: APPLY is hybrid/remote-friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in the Greater Los Angeles area, with working hours that align to PST. This is a hybrid role and requires regular on-site presence at our client's office, at least 3 days a week. THE ROLE: As a Senior Product Consultant embedded with our client in sports entertainment, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of world-class video and advertising experiences across web, mobile, and connected devices. This is a technically demanding space — spanning live streaming infrastructure, video delivery pipelines, and programmatic advertising — and you will need to be comfortable going deep with engineering teams, evaluating technical tradeoffs, and holding your own in conversations with vendors and architects. Working alongside the Senior Product Manager on the Video team and Director of Product on the Ads team, you will take ownership of roadmap execution and day-to-day delivery across these two high-impact product areas — Video and Ads — collaborating with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to ensure we ship with quality and velocity. You will be an active contributor to product strategy: leading roadmap conversations, identifying new opportunities, developing use cases, and helping define initiatives from the ground up. You'll own meaningful scope across the product lifecycle — from discovery and problem definition through to launch — with direct exposure to and influence with senior prod
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