Group Product Manager, Ads

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, "How did we ever live without Coupang?" Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we’re collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce. 

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. 

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. 

Team Description:  

The Coupang Media Group (CMG) is the advertising platform team within Coupang. We are a globally distributed team focused on delivering advertising solutions for those that sell products on our platform. This includes display, search, performance, brand, and video ads offerings. 

Role Description: 

With the latest advances in AI/ML, we have the opportunity to rethink the traditional ads stack to deliver unique high-quality experiences to our customers that were traditionally outside the realm of possibility. This Ads Product Leader role can be a senior individual contributor focusing on the ads ML stack with the goal of improving the value to advertisers and shoppers.  

Core responsibilities:  

• Product ownership for CMG Ads.  

• Define the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to re-imagine our ads experience to deliver unique customer experiences while directing day-to-day execution towards the vision.  

• Launch and improve ad products that surface highly relevant results for consumers and better conversion for advertisers  

• Work closely with business, engineering, internal/external partners, and customers to define project requirements and success criteria  

• Effectively communicate, collaborate and drive alignment with a variety of stakeholders including senior executives to ensure highly scalable and performance end-to-end experience for advertisers and shoppers.  

Qualifications:  

• 6+ years of product management experience developing and launching products in the advertising or recommendations domain 

• Proven ability to deliver in a complex stakeholder and partner team environment  

• Hands-on experience working in an Agile environment with a short iteration cadence  

• Multiple successful launches of V1 products in a rapid growth environment  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

• Demonstrated ability to understand technical challenges and make educated trade-offs  

Preferred:  

• Master’s degree in an analytical or engineering discipline or MBA preferred  

• Experience working in international environments and globally distributed team