Product Management Intern

OpenX is focused on unleashing the full economic potential of digital media companies. We do this by making digital advertising markets and technologies that are designed to deliver optimal value to publishers and advertisers on every ad served across all screens.

At OpenX, we have built a team that is uniquely experienced in designing and operating high-scale ad marketplaces, and we are constantly on the lookout for thoughtful, creative executors who are as fascinated as we are about finding new ways to apply a blend of market design, technical innovation, operational excellence, and empathetic partner service to the frontiers of digital advertising.

Product managers are often called the "CEOs of their product," which means they have to think about the health of the product across all areas ranging from long-term strategy to customer engagement to product definition to coordinating launches.  If this kind of challenging holistic program ownership combined with hands-on executional work is appealing to you, you might be a good product manager.   

We are open to accepting both students and established career professionals as interns.  Many people find Product Management as a career after exploring other career paths.  

Responsibilities

• Focus on customer research and tracking, aimed at gaining insight into how customers use our reporting products and how we can enhance them.
• Utilize a mix of database usage analysis and primary research involving customers and client-facing teams to create a list of prioritized product features for development.
• Assist Product and Engineering managers with product definition and planning, as well as work with developers/quality assurance teams during implementation.

Qualifications

• Some experience in a Product Management role, designing, building and launching products with real business impact.
• Be intellectually curious. There is no one-size-fits-all description for a successful product manager, but if you aren't intellectually curious, you won't be able to understand your product end-to-end.  
• Be a self starter and be willing to get your hands dirty, learn as much as possible, and do whatever it takes to move a project forward.  
• Have data analysis skills, with bonus points for SQL knowledge
• Be familiar with qualitative and quantitative research skills
• Have large group and executive presentation & communication skills
• Have Experience in Agile or SDLC

Additional Application Requirements

• A writing sample (1-4 paragraphs) is desired.  Please select a writing sample that demonstrates analytical reasoning   
• Evidence of a project you participated in or led (e.g., a website, an app, a research project) 

$20 - $20 an hour

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OpenX is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For applicants in New York, New Jersey, California, and Colorado, the offered wage is $20 per hour.

A summary of our benefits, which include medical, dental, vision, 401k, equity and more, can be viewed here: https://www.openx.com/company/careers/ 

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We innovate on behalf of our customers. We understand, respect, and listen carefully to our customers. We build great products to solve our customers' problems. We manage our customers' expectations clearly and honestly. We are a trusted partner to all of our customers - we act with integrity at all times. We care.

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