Associate Technical Product Manager

Who We Are

Basis Technologies delivers software and services to automate digital media operations for more than 1,000 leading agencies and brands.

Our comprehensive ad tech platform, Basis, supports the planning, reporting, and financial reconciliation of direct, programmatic, search, and social media, all in one place.

We are deeply committed to building software that will change the ad tech industry for the better and are equally dedicated to building an inclusive culture of highly motivated individuals who create a positive and supportive environment together. We invest in our culture and support our employees so they can do their best work.

Basis Technologies is headquartered in Chicago, with beautiful offices also in Dallas, Denver, and New York to name a few. Our employees have the flexibility to work in one of our office locations, completely remote, or a hybrid of the two. Please note, we are hiring on a remote working basis only in the U.S. and Canada.

WHY WORK WITH US?

At Basis Technologies, we believe that lasting success is achieved through continual dedication to the growth and well-being of the individual. Our people are the core of what makes Basis Technologies unique. Driven by the Basis Technologies Manifesto and our guiding principles, we look to hire the best and brightest minds—curious, passionate learners who are driven to create impact.

We are committed to building a culture of highly motivated individuals who create a positive and supportive environment together. We work hard, stay focused, and act in service to others - and are looking for like-minded people to grow with us.

About The Team

Basis Technologies' Product team guides the innovation and development of our comprehensive tech platform, Basis. This team blends focus, collaboration, and creativity to fulfill our mission in creating a transformative tool that makes work more streamlined and fulfilling for those who power the ad tech industry.

Customer experience is at the forefront of this team’s work—and also includes market research, cross-departmental stakeholder collaboration, user testing, communicating feature requests to engineers and designers, monitoring impact of new feature rollouts, measuring returns on product investments, and more. Together, they leverage their diverse industry experience and talent to brainstorm new ideas, iterate on old ones, and create the best possible product for our customers.

WAYS YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE

Reporting into the Director, Product Management, this role will have a direct impact on growing the business by helping to execute on our product roadmap.

OTHER WAYS YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE ARE BY:

• Working with QA continuously to enhance the type and coverage of Platform validation
• Supporting cross-functional efforts on the continuous and varying scaling needs of the Platform that arise from growth in the business
• Helping to maintain Platform roadmap and relevance for the internal monitoring, control, and business intelligence systems of the Platform
• Helping identify and execute on technology evolutions to improve Platform capabilities
• Supporting the creation of Platform and Application roadmaps by collaborating with the Product Managers of the Applications that are built on the Platform
• Ensuring new features can be managed and configured by the Operations team to support feature adoption and success with customers
• Communicating features clearly in writing as well as verbally, erring on the side of clarity
• Participating and contributing in all PMLC phases
• Defining clearly the "what" (as opposed to the "how") and manage the delivery of the "what"
• Collaborating with Engineering on their feedback on feature scoping and development capacity
• Being hands-on to improve the definition of the feature, perform proof-of-concept testing and/or provide data where necessary to support recommendations
• Defining useful feature specifications that support both the Application functionality, as well as the Operational and Technical considerations of the Platform
• Being clear on task prioritization, logical sequences, and communicating those with internal stakeholders

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• Understands the value of the features being added to the platform and understands how to measure the success of those features
• Capable of working with engineers about technical design tradeoffs including platforms, frameworks, scalability and performance
• Passionate about problem solving and engaging the team to arrive at a solution
• Resourceful, self-reliant, and does not monopolize the resources of the existing product team
• Strong knowledge and experience with Relational Databases and SQL
• Experience with entire development cycle or projects, and doing so in a fast-paced workplace

BONUS POINTS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

OUR TECH STACK

• AWS
• PostgreSQL, NoSQL
• Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka
• Ruby, Java, Python, and React.js

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ANYTHING ELSE?

Don't think you have all the skills required for this role? That's okay, we recognize that experience can be built in many ways. If you have relevant skills that are not reflected in your resume, we welcome your candidacy and encourage you to share more in an optional cover letter, even if your experience doesn’t match our exact requirements.

LIFE WITH BASIS TECHNOLOGIES

We take care of our people and believe that our success depends on the growth and well-being of each one of our team members.

We've been proudly recognized as:

Ad Age, Best Places to Work 2023, 2022, 2013

Built In, Best Workplaces 2023, 2022, 2021

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in Chicago 2022, 2021, 2020, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Crain's Best Companies to Work for in New York 2022, 2021, 2014

Dallas Morning News, Top Workplaces 2021, 2019, 2015

Denver Post, Top Workplaces 2022, 2021, 2020

Denver Business Journal's Largest Employers 2022, 2021, 2020

Fortune Magazine, Best Workplaces 2022, 2021, 2020, 2015, 2014

We provide a thoughtful perks and benefits package including competitive 401k/RRSP matching, mental health support, a funded health savings account, paid sabbatical, generous parental leave, a flexible work environment and time off policy, and more.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building teams that are diverse in thought, perspective, and culture. We celebrate all team members regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, disability, and age.

Basis is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application processes. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].

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