Senior Product Manager (Ads Monetization), Yahoo Mail

Yahoo is a leading technology company and the ultimate consumer inbox with hundreds of millions of users. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead ads monetization initiatives across Yahoo Mail, focusing on driving revenue growth while maintaining user trust and product quality.

Responsibilities:

• Own the ads monetization roadmap for Yahoo Mail surfaces across web and mobile (inbox, message list, reading experience, and new product areas)
• Define clear product goals and success metrics (revenue, engagement, trust signals, and latency) and drive end-to-end execution from discovery to launch
• Build and iterate user-centered ad formats, exploring AI-driven approaches for targeting and creative optimization to unlock performance gains
• Lead experimentation at scale (A/B testing, holdouts, incrementality), making high-stakes decisions based on data
• Identify opportunities to improve day-to-day productivity by integrating AI-assisted workflows into your research, PRD writing, and competitive analysis
• Partner closely with Ads Platform, Engineering, Design, and Legal to ship compliant solutions, balancing revenue goals with long-term user trust
• Improve targeting and relevance using first-party signals, maintaining a focus on privacy-forward alternatives to traditional behavioral targeting
• Triage and resolve critical ad issues, ensuring a high-quality, non-intrusive experience for our global user base
• Communicate crisp updates to executives and cross-functional partners, translating complex marketplace dynamics into clear business impact

Requirements:

• 6+ years of product management experience, including shipping multiple products from concept to launch
• 3+ years working on ads monetization and/or ad tech products (formats, targeting, measurement, marketplace dynamics)
• Strong analytical ability with comfort using SQL and BI tools (Looker, Tableau) to self-serve analysis and validate experiment results
• Openness to leveraging modern tools (e.g., Gemini, Claude, or internal AI frameworks) to accelerate research, documentation, and data synthesis
• Hands-on experience working with products that use ML or model-driven systems, with a focus on defining requirements and evaluating performance
• Ability to work independently in complex situations, leading functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements
• Clear, direct communication style and a track record of driving alignment across large, matrixed organizations
• Interest in exploring how emerging AI technologies can be applied to ad technology and user experience
• Experience with large-scale consumer products (high DAU, global footprint)
• Knowledge of ad measurement concepts (attribution, incrementality, viewability, brand safety)
• Familiarity with privacy and consent expectations (GDPR/CCPA) and building compliant personalization
• Background working across Sales and Product, translating market needs into product strategy
• Proactive mindset regarding personal productivity and a commitment to using the best tools available to move faster