About Wurl, LLC.
At Wurl, our mission is to create innovative technologies and services that help accelerate the shift to streaming. At our core, we are innovators focused on driving the streaming industry forward with technologies that help connect viewers to the right content and ads. Our technology and data-driven solutions help companies reach new audiences, engage high-value viewers, and ultimately increase their revenue.
In 2022, Wurl was acquired by AppLovin (Nasdaq: APP), a leading marketing platform, giving our employees the best of both worlds: the dynamic environment of a 150+ person startup as well as the stability of a high-growth public tech company. We invest in providing a culture that fosters passion, drives excellence, and encourages collaboration to drive innovation. Wurl is a fully-remote company that has been globally recognized for our people and technology, having been named a Great Place to Work by Fortune in 2022, 2023, and 2024; an Ad Tech Company of the Year finalist by the UK Business Tech Awards in 2023; a BIG Innovation Awards winner in 2024 and 2025; and the “Innovation in Advertising” winner by the StreamTV Awards in 2024.
Wurl is seeking a product owner to manage our advertising product and business - delivering advertising into many thousands of channels and many millions of daily viewing hours on FAST and VOD content. You will be a key decision maker, owning product evolution and core processes to ensure transparency and robustness.
Key Responsibilities- Product Evolution: Drive new monetization capabilities and optimize yield by interfacing with supply, demand, and distribution partners, validating feature requirements with customers and partners.
- Product Roadmap: Lead cross functional conversations with Sales, Engineering, and Ad Operations stakeholders to develop and launch roadmap features across our advertising business unit.
- Core Infrastructure: Evolve high-availability infrastructure, automation, and monitoring processes to support global scale. Define success metrics & KPIs and continuously support performance improvements.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze inventory and demand performance to provide actionable insights for internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Product Leadership: 5+ years managing product lifecycles, working closely with engineering and operational teams. Experience with Jira, Confluence or similar PM tools.
- AdTech Domain Expertise: 5+ years of deep technical experience with OpenRTB, VAST, and SCTE-35 ecosystems.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of SSAI, SSP, and DSP workflows. Experience with processing data at scale in a high-availability framework.
- Data & Communication: Proficient in translating complex data into visualizations and business decisions. Strong documentation skills, including workflow diagrams, product requirements and go-to-market plans.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
- Location: US remote
Strongly Desired Background:
- Video Systems: Knowledge of video streaming protocols (HLS, DASH) and the SSAI (Server-Side Ad Insertion) workflow.
- Data Engineering: Proficiency in SQL and Python for data mining and automation.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Experience with the AWS ecosystem and Snowflake (or similar relational databases).
- Ad Operations: Hands-on experience with SpringServe or similar ad-serving platforms.
- Business Intelligence: Proven ability to build dashboards in tools such as Sigma, Tableau, or Power BI to inform product strategy.
- We’re nimble, make rapid decisions, innovate, and are profitable and growing.
- See your optimizations immediately move the needle on revenue and the ad experience for millions of global connected TV viewers.
- Competitive Salary & Equity
- Strong Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, 100% paid by Wurl
- Remote first policy
- Flexible Time Off
- 10 US Holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Pre-Tax Savings Plans, HSA & FSA
- Ginger, Aaptiv and Headspace subscriptions for mental and physical wellness
- OneMedical subscription for 24/7 convenient medical care
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave for all family additions
- Discounted PetPlan and easy at home access to Covid testing with empowerDX
- $1k Work From Home Stipend to set up your Office
Few companies allow you to thrive like you will at Wurl. Join us to revolutionize the way the world watches television while enjoying mentorship, collaboration, and innovation.
We encourage all applicants, even those who don’t meet 100% of the requirements, to apply. Passion and potential go a long way here at Wurl.
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AppLovin provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. Total compensation at AppLovin is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, and other forms of incentive compensation (as applicable) may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to dental, vision, and other benefits.
Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off: Unlimited Discretionary Time Off
Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Sick Leave: 80 hours per year
Method of Application: Apply online
Application Window: The application window is expected to close within 30 days of the posting date.
All questions or concerns about this posting should be directed to [email protected].
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