Senior Director, Media Product

New York, United States

Job Description

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The Role

.Monks is on a mission to revolutionize the media landscape by building next-generation products that blend AI, automation, and data intelligence to power the future of marketing and advertising. We’re looking for a bold, visionary Senior Director of Media Product to lead the strategy, development, and commercialization of transformative media products that deliver real business value for global brands.

This is a product-first leadership role, responsible for shaping and scaling a portfolio of cutting-edge media technologies. From intelligent media planning platforms to real-time optimization engines and predictive measurement tools, you’ll drive the ideation-to-execution cycle of products that set new industry standards.

You’ll work closely with engineering, design, analytics, media planning / buying, and commercial teams to build products that anticipate market needs, deliver seamless user experiences, and generate sustainable growth. As a product evangelist, you’ll also forge strategic partnerships and represent .Monks’ innovation agenda with clients, stakeholders, and tech partners.

Primary Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities:

Product Vision & Strategy: Define and drive the long-term product vision and roadmap for .Monks’ media product suite, aligning with market trends, client needs, and emerging technologies.
Innovation Leadership: Lead the conceptualization, prototyping, and launch of groundbreaking media products that leverage AI, automation, and real-time data processing.
Market Differentiation: Identify opportunities to disrupt traditional media operations, creating intelligent platforms for planning, trafficking, optimization, and reporting that deliver competitive advantage.
User-Centric Design: Partner with UX/UI teams to ensure product experiences are intuitive, impactful, and designed for scale, enabling internal teams and clients to extract maximum value.
Product Development Oversight: Guide cross-functional teams through the product lifecycle, from MVP through to global deployment, ensuring timely delivery, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
Go-to-Market Enablement: Collaborate with Growth, Sales, and Marketing teams to position, package, and promote media products, contributing to business development and client adoption strategies.
Commercialization & Monetization: Lead the development of commercial models, including pricing strategy, packaging, and revenue forecasting to ensure products are financially viable and market-competitive.
Partnership & Ecosystem Building: Forge and manage strategic partnerships with leading ad tech platforms, data providers, and AI innovators to enrich product capabilities and accelerate time to market.
Performance Metrics: Establish KPIs for product success, monitor adoption and satisfaction, and implement feedback loops to drive iterative enhancements.
Thought Leadership: Represent .Monks in industry forums, tech conferences, and client summits, promoting our vision for AI-powered, productized media solutions.

Primary Qualifications:

Product Expertise: 10+ years of experience in product management or product leadership, with a strong track record of delivering media technology solutions or digital marketing platforms.
Innovation Track Record: Proven experience launching market-defining products, particularly in ad tech, martech, or AI-driven platforms, from concept to commercialization.
Technical Acumen: Familiarity with AI/ML applications, cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), API ecosystems, and data-driven product environments. Hands-on understanding of agile product development, prototyping, and rapid iteration.
Strategic Mindset: Ability to balance visionary thinking with practical execution, aligning product development with business objectives and client outcomes.
Commercial Awareness: Strong understanding of the media value chain, with the ability to translate product innovation into revenue growth, market share expansion, and operational efficiency.
Leadership: Experience building and scaling high-performing product teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communicator, comfortable working with C-level executives, engineering teams, clients, and partners to align vision, priorities, and deliverables.
Agility: Adept at navigating fast-paced environments, with the ability to pivot quickly, manage ambiguity, and lead cross-functional teams toward shared goals.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

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What We Offer

Benefits

Excellent, full coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer-paid HRA
Generous PTO and 15 company-wide holidays
401k with company contribution
Paid parental leave
Work-life balance with an emphasis on personal well-being
Career growth in a disruptor space & entrepreneurial opportunities within the Monks network
A globally diverse & inclusive culture with employee resource groups such as S4 Melanin, Pride.Monks, Cultura.Monks, and more!
Authentic commitment to DEI efforts and sustainable growth. (Why Sir Martin Sorrell signed The Climate Pledge here!)

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range

$180,000—$210,000 USD

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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