Principal Product Manager

The opportunity
At Unity, we’re fostering a culture built on Empathy, Respect, and Opportunity. Our fast-paced and collaborative environment empowers us to tackle complex challenges, delivering real-world impact for creators and users across our ecosystem. Our Ads Applied Research team plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Unity’s monetization products through cutting-edge machine learning and optimization strategies.

We’re looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead the next generation of user acquisition products powered by machine learning. In this role, you will own the vision, strategy and execution of ML-based campaign products - including campaign creation and reporting dashboards, and advertising tools (such as bidding and budget optimization). You’ll work closely with a cross-functional team of data scientists, engineers, and designers to deliver intelligent and data-driven products that enhance campaign performance and drive advertiser growth.

What you'll be doing

• Transform business requirements into actionable machine learning solutions, ensuring alignment with measurable objectives and user needs.
• Build and maintain product roadmaps for User Acquisition initiatives, prioritizing features and improvements that deliver the greatest value.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement and refine machine learning models, ensuring seamless user integration and technical robustness.
• Lead innovation by conceptualizing, defining, and launching new ML features while staying informed on the latest industry advancements.
• Analyze and track important metrics to evaluate product performance and guide iterative improvement.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years leading technical or ML-driven products.
• Ability to leverage data-driven decision-making, including cohort analysis, to assess machine learning product and algorithm performance.
• Strong understanding of machine learning concepts, algorithms, and data analysis, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and product goals.
• Demonstrated ability to work with large-scale data sets and deploy ML models in production environments.
• Skilled in critical thinking and problem-solving with a focus on delivering user-first solutions.

You might also have

• Familiarity with ad-tech or related industries, leveraging machine learning for challenges like recommendation systems or real-time optimization.
• Proficiency in modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, including experience with DLRM/DIN/SIM, showcasing your ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and data scientists.
• A passion for working with teammates to champion bold ideas and deliver impactful results that resonate with users.

Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

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This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

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