Manager, Inventory & Channel Program
Stackadapt•4h ago
CanadaRemoteFull-timeManager Level5+ yrs exp
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Program ManagerTechnical Program Manager
- StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage
- convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.
- The Inventory & Channel Program team is responsible for driving growth, profitability
- investment discipline across StackAdapt’s inventory and channel portfolio. This includes programmatic channels such as Display, Native, Video, CTV, Audio
- DOOH, as well as emerging and adjacent marketing channels such as email, direct mail, paid media, walled gardens
- AI-enabled buying experiences.
- As the business matures, the team is evolving from feature-driven delivery toward a more rigorous investment portfolio approach
- roadmap decisions are based on business impact, confidence, urgency
- We are looking for a Manager, Inventory & Channel Program to support portfolio-level decision making across inventory and channel initiatives. This role will partner closely with Channel Leads, Product, Engineering, Operations, Partnerships, GTM, Finance
- leadership to quantify opportunities, validate business cases
- help prioritize investments across the Inventory & Channels portfolio.
- The role will initially focus on programmatic channels
- the team has the deepest operating history and largest near-term business impact
- helping establish a decisioning and prioritization model that can scale across the broader Inventory & Channels portfolio over time.
- This is not a day-to-day delivery or implementation role. The role is focused on improving decision quality, ensuring roadmap opportunities are evaluated consistently
- helping leadership allocate resources toward the highest-value initiatives.
- What You'll Be Doing:
- Partner with Channel Leads to evaluate opportunities across programmatic channels initially, with the framework extending over time to adjacent marketing channels and cross-channel initiatives
- Quantify expected business impact, including revenue growth, operational efficiency, risk reduction, customer adoption, and long-term strategic value
- Build and validate business cases for major roadmap opportunities and investment decisions
- Standardize prioritization inputs across channels, including impact, confidence, urgency, and investment requirements
- Maintain a portfolio-level view of inventory and channel opportunities, tradeoffs, assumptions, and prioritization rationale
- Support quarterly channel investment reviews and leadership roadmap discussions
- Identify gaps, overlaps, double-counting, or weak assumptions in investment recommendations
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance, GTM, Partnerships, and Operations to ensure roadmap decisions are grounded in business outcomes and execution reality
- Help translate ambiguous business problems into clear decision frameworks, options, and recommendations
- Track whether completed initiatives achieved expected outcomes and feed learnings back into future prioritization
- What You'll Bring to the Table
- Experience in technology, product strategy, business operations, product operations, strategic finance, consulting, product management, or a related function
- Strong ability to quantify business impact, assess tradeoffs, and evaluate investment opportunities
- Experience supporting roadmap prioritization, portfolio planning, business case development, or resource allocation decisions
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with comfort working through ambiguity and imperfect data
- Ability to partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, GTM, Finance, Partnerships, and leadership stakeholders
- Strong structured problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and option assessment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex tradeoffs for leadership audiences
- Ability to influence without direct ownership of execution
- Strong business judgment and product intuition
- Nice to Have
- MBA or equivalent business strategy experience
- Experience in ad tech, martech, marketplace businesses, platforms, or B2B SaaS
- Experience with pricing, monetization, marketplace efficiency, channel strategy, or product portfolio management
- Familiarity with programmatic advertising, inventory quality, supply integrations, media channel operations, or multi-channel marketing products
- What Success Looks Like
- Channel opportunities are evaluated using a consistent decisioning and prioritization framework
- Leadership has a clear portfolio view of the highest-impact opportunities across Inventory & Channels
- Roadmap discussions are grounded in business impact, confidence, urgency, and investment tradeoffs
- Channel Leads receive stronger analytical support for business cases and investment recommendations
- Resource allocation decisions become more transparent, comparable, and outcome-driven
- The Inventory & Channel Program improves its ability to focus on the highest-value work without increasing process burden
- Completed initiatives are measured against expected outcomes, improving the quality of future investment decisions
- The compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in Ontario, Canada. It is informed by market data and the approved budget for this position. StackAdapt maintains different compensation ranges for roles across other countries and regions
- final offers will be aligned to the candidate’s current location.
- This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package.
- Factors Influencing Final Compensation:
- The final compensation offer will be determined by a variety of factors
- may include, but are not limited to: the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities
- relevant education, licensure
- Other business factors, such as organizational needs and budget alignment, may also be considered in the final offer.
- Ontario Salary Band
- $114,400 — $136,000 CAD
- StackAdapter's Enjoy:
- Highly competitive salary
- Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
- Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
- Access to a comprehensive mental health care program
- Health benefits from day one of employment
- Work from home reimbursements
- Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
- Robust training and onboarding program
- Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
- Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
- An awesome parental leave program
- A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
- Our social and team events!
- Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.
- StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are
- you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity
- the gender you identify with (if you’re comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.
- We use artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the resume reviews of candidates and assess their fit based on the criteria outlined in the job posting. We do not use AI to make any final hiring or interview decisions.
- About StackAdapt
- We've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:
- G2 Top Software for 2026
- 2026 Best Workplaces™ for Young Talent and in Canada by Great Place to Work®
- #1 DSP on G2 and leader in a number of categories including Cross-Channel Advertising
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Required skills
product strategybusiness operationsstrategic financeconsultingproduct managementanalytical skillsfinancial modelingproblem-solvingcommunication