Job Description

About the Role

We’re seeking an accomplished product leader to serve as VP, Platform Products — responsible for building and scaling the foundation of our data-driven enterprise products. This role leads our Platform product organization, which powers everything from client and partner data onboarding to ingestion workflows, QA, and validation.

A critical aspect of this role is direct engagement with clients to onboard and manage their sensitive first-party data. You will ensure data is integrated with the highest standards of security, compliance, and accuracy, enabling our Experience team to deliver differentiated, high-value interfaces and insights.

This is a high-impact leadership role requiring deep product management expertise, enterprise data platform knowledge, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in complex technical environments.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Platform Product Strategy — Define and deliver the roadmap for data ingestion, integration, QA, and validation capabilities that power our customer-facing products.
• Engage Directly with Clients — Partner with enterprise customers to understand their first-party data structures, security considerations, and onboarding requirements.
• Lead a High-Performing Team — Manage and mentor directors, PMs, analysts, and technical specialists to execute against platform priorities with excellence and agility.
• Ensure Secure & Compliant Data Handling — Champion privacy, governance, and data protection in every workflow, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Set Standards & Frameworks — Establish repeatable processes for client and partner requirement scoping, ingestion workflows, QA, and data governance.
• Collaborate Across Functions — Work closely with Engineering, Data Science, and the Experience team to ensure the platform delivers the right data in the right format at the right time.
• Champion Reliability & Scalability — Ensure our platform can meet growing data demands while maintaining quality, compliance, and security.
• Shape Partner Integrations — Oversee technical requirements and partnerships for external data sources, APIs, and third-party integrations.
• Drive Measurement & Accountability — Define success metrics, track adoption, and ensure platform investments directly support business goals.
• Anticipate Future Needs — Proactively identify opportunities for platform optimization, automation, and innovation to keep us ahead of industry trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and execution for the Platform product group.
• Oversee development and continuous improvement of ingestion workflows and data quality systems.
• Work directly with enterprise clients to securely onboard first-party data, ensuring seamless integration and minimal disruption.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, data architects, and partner teams.
• Ensure robust QA and validation processes before data reaches customer-facing applications.
• Partner with the Experience team to align data readiness with product feature delivery.
• Serve as a visible leader and evangelist for platform excellence internally and externally.

What We’re Looking For

• 15+ years in product management or platform leadership, with experience overseeing enterprise-grade data products.
• Proven success managing first-party client data ingestion, transformation, and governance at scale.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, APIs, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Track record of building high-performing product teams and developing leaders.
• Exceptional client-facing skills — able to translate technical workflows into clear, actionable discussions with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including C-suite engagement.
• Experience in media, advertising, or marketing technology preferred.
• Commitment to building scalable, maintainable, and high-quality platform solutions.

Why Join Us?

This is your opportunity to shape the platform that handles our clients’ most valuable asset — their first-party data. You’ll work at the intersection of data, technology, and customer experience, ensuring our solutions are secure, trusted, and ready to power world-class products.

Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

$200,000.00 - $245,000.00

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based on factors such as individual’s skill sets, experience, training, education, licensure/certifications, and qualifications for the role. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.