Product Integration Lead

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's Technical Operations Enterprise Product team as a Product Integration Lead! You will manage ad integrations on NBCU's O&O and partner streaming media applications, serving as an internal consultant and subject matter expert on backend ad technology. This role requires collaboration with various teams to ensure smooth ad integrations and meet high standards. Responsibilities include leading ad integration activities, dictating best practices, troubleshooting ad issues, and documenting ad-related features. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience with ad serving systems, streaming media, and troubleshooting, along with strong communication and collaboration skills. NBCUniversal offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or relevant experience
• 5+ years experience with ad serving systems, dynamic ad insertion and related workflows
• Knowledge of streaming media including experience with streaming video players, ABR streaming techniques, Content Delivery Networks, etc
• 3+ years experience troubleshooting technical issues, running Charles sessions, evaluating web traffic and event triggers
• Experience with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert on NBCU’s ad server integrations across its domestic and international endpoints
• Responsible for leading ad integration activities across platforms
• Work with ad product and central/brand tech teams to dictate ad implementation best practices and influence application and player design as it relates to advertising
• Responsible for baseline ad systems configurations for new mobile apps
• Responsible for troubleshooting and debugging ad issues on pre-release builds to help facilitate and unblock QA execution
• Responsible for documenting ad-related features and tech stacks across related ad integrations
• POC and solution new advertising features and products on mobile endpoints
• Understands the complexities and inherent limitations of the ad technology ecosystem and various streaming devices
• Responsible for bridging the gap between Ad Sales product and QA; helping to operationalize test cases to ensure features can be effectively tested
• Keep up to date with new specifications, technologies, and industry initiatives
• Collaborate and cross-train teammates on other squads who specialize in other endpoints (Desktop, OTT, etc)

Preferred Qualifications

• Detail-oriented; highly meticulous and process-oriented ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply those learnings to projects/implementations
• Flexible self-starter who enjoys exploring new technology
• Demonstrated ability to own projects end-to-end with minimal supervision and guidance
• Knowledge of FreeWheel ad server
• Knowledge of GAM ad server integrations
• Experience/knowledge of various ad integration techniques (server side vs. client side)
• Excellent written, verbal, visual/presentation and interpersonal communications skills
• Team player dedicated to excellent customer service for internal and external customers

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A variety of other discounts and perks
• Fully Remote