Sales Technical Implementation Manager

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.

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.

The Supply Operations team sits within Consumer Monetization and is a critical part of delivering predictable revenue at scale to Yahoo’s owned and operated properties.

The Sales Technical Implementation Manager will be responsible for technical and operational aspects of enabling publisher monetization across display, video and native advertising.  This includes teaming with both publisher and central monetization Product and Engineering teams to meet and exceed goals. They will optimize monetization through accurate inventory management, demand enablement and technical solutions for ad monetization.

In this role you will: 

• Create and maintain ad inventory in partnership with brand owners, yield, and product strategy. 

• Oversee the accurate delivery allocation of demand sources to ad inventory.

• Support enablement of direct sales, header bidding, ad exchanges and internal line items to achieve optimal monetization.

• Maintain internal cadence in support of publisher changes, including driving reporting/process improvement, cross team communication around changes and ensuring action is taken on identified issues.

• Gain a deep understanding of our publisher inventory and internal ad platform capabilities. Allowing you to support publisher and monetization requests for new and existing capabilities.

• Act as an operations administrator to ensure supply and demand is appropriately aligned between multiple tools.

• Provide input on system functionality and processes that impact the delivery of advertising. 

• Execute product strategy across all platforms and formats.

• Provide guidance on troubleshooting/conflict resolution to internal partners.

What we're looking for:

• Past experience with Google Ad Manager, header bidding, direct and programmatic advertising.

• Proactively anticipate customer’s business needs.

• Willing and able to collaborate across boundaries to get work done and drive business forward.

• Strong customer focus – promoting customer satisfaction, resolution and loyalty.

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred, but not required)

• Minimum 4-6 years of ad operations, business analyst or relevant industry experience

• Must have a strong understanding of the digital marketplace and understanding of the competitive landscape in which we operate.

You will love this job if you:

• Love problem-solving and technical challenges

• Enjoy working with both Technology and Business teams to solve issues

• Enjoy using data (lots of it) to solve problems, find patterns and tell stories

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.

Yahoo 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. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo 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 (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, 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 (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $90,750.00 - $188,750.00/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. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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