VP, Product

Role Overview

The VP of Product drives the vision strategy and execution across all product areas of the MediaAlpha marketplace. This leader ensures were solving the right problems at the right time and solving them well. This position will partner closely with Engineering Design Business and Analytics to align product development with customer needs and company priorities.

This role leads a team of product managers focused on ideating launching and scaling solutions that deliver measurable marketplace value. The VP of Product also shapes how the product organization operates as we grow building a culture of focus accountability and collaboration to deliver high-impact trustworthy data-informed products.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy Vision & Market Leadership

• Define and evolve the strategic direction across MediaAlphas product areas including the marketplace platform and ad products with a focus on delivering value to advertisers partners and consumers.
• Translate company-level business goals into clear product roadmaps and investment priorities with a strong articulation of how they drive growth efficiency and profitability.
• Ensure product strategy reflects the needs of all marketplace participants advertisers partners and consumers and has a clearly defined impact on marketplace performance (long-term and short-term) including supply and demand health efficiency profitability trust and customer experience.
• Package and communicate product capabilities clearly to clients: Combine features into coherent offerings and partner with business teams to position them in ways that are easy to understand and sell.

Cross-Functional & Executive Partnership

• Serve as the connective tissue between Product and the rest of the company especially Engineering Business Analytics and Corporate.
• Contribute to company strategy planning and monthly business reviews.
• Work closely with senior leadership to align on product trade-offs and surface risks transparently balancing speed quality innovation and platform needs with business priorities.
• Partner with business owners and analysts to define success metrics guide experimentation and measure results across the product portfolio.
• Collaborate with Sales Marketing and Business Development teams to support go-to-market readiness package and position products effectively and ensure client needs are represented in product planning.

Execution & Delivery

• Oversee the product lifecycle from discovery through delivery and iteration.
• Evolve planning and prioritization cadences that support scale without sacrificing agility - built for a lean environment.
• Ensure product initiatives have clear ownership well-defined problem and measurable success criteria and consistently deliver value.

Team & Organizational

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers with clear roles career growth paths and performance expectations.
• Establish consistent operational practices including planning routines product reviews and progress tracking.
• Build a culture of clarity accountability and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business technology or a related field
• 1215 years of product management experience including 5 years leading product teams.
• Experience in marketplace platform or multi-sided businesses; ad tech or digital marketing background strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to set and drive product vision strategy and roadmaps tied to company growth and profitability.
• Strong track record of execution: delivering products end-to-end with clear impact on business metrics.
• Skilled at balancing speed quality innovation and long-term platform needs.
• Experienced in building and leading high-performing product teams; strong people manager and culture builder.
• Excellent communicator and cross-functional partner; trusted by executives and peers.
• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical skills.
• High level of adaptability curiosity and accountability in a fast-moving environment.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and a willingness to challenge the status quo in pursuit of better outcomes.
• Brings curiosity and awareness around how emerging technologies including AI may impact how we build and operate.

Compensation & Benefits

We are excited to offer a competitive base pay range of $231000 to $420000 per year for this position based on experience and qualifications. But thats not all - as a valued member of our team you will also have access to an array of top-notch benefits including:

• Annual bonus program and participation in our Restricted Stock Unit program
• 100% Employer-paid health dental and vision insurance for you your dependents and spouse or registered domestic partner
• 100% Employer paid long term disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching contributions to help you plan for your future
• Open Paid Time Off policy with a birthday day off and 11 holidays
• Professional development reimbursement
• Cell Phone Wellness and Internet expense reimbursement along with a subscription to the Calm App
• 100% fully paid parental leave for team members up to 22 weeks for the primary caregiver and 12 weeks for the secondary caregiver
• Dog-friendly offices (LA and AZ) along with a $300 pet adoption reimbursement

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

MediaAlpha is committed to fostering cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity equity and inclusion. Our philosophy and actions are built on the premise that as an employer and citizens of our communities we can create opportunities for lasting change.

Fair Chance

MediaAlpha will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state and local Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans in our application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please contact us at or .