Director, Product Delivery

At Samba TV, we are on a mission to fundamentally change television viewing for everyone. We are doing this by leveraging our data to enable advertisers to engage and measure TV viewers across all their devices. We have an amazing story with a unique perspective formed by innovative technology.

Position Overview: The Director, Product Delivery will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic vision for our Product Delivery team. This role requires a blend of strategic leadership, industry expertise, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will be a thought leader with a proven track record of building and mentoring high-performing teams, driving customer satisfaction, and fostering long-term customer relationships.

Location: This role will be based in Samba TV’s NYC office and report to the Vice President, International Client Strategy.

Technical Proficiency:

• Technical Troubleshooting Skills: Quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues, in partnership with the Solutions Architect, Product, and Engineering teams, minimizing downtime for customers.
• Familiarity with Customer Tech Stacks: Utilize knowledge of media measurement tools, APIs, clean rooms/data warehouses, ETLs (Extract, Transform, Load), SQL, Python, and cloud services like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Strategic Vision and Leadership:

• Strategic Vision: Develop and implement a strategic vision for the Product Delivery team, in partnership with the VP, International Client Strategy, aligning it with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
• Leadership: Inspire and lead the Product Delivery team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with Sales, Business Development, Product, Marketing, and Engineering to integrate customer success initiatives into the company strategy.

Advanced Industry Knowledge:

• Industry Trends: Stay updated on industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies in media, measurement, and data services.
• Thought Leadership: Represent Samba TV at industry events, and contribute to thought leadership content.

Organizational Management:

• Team Development: Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing Product Delivery team.
• Performance Management: Set and review performance goals and KPIs, including upsell and cross-sell targets, providing feedback and coaching.
• Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocate resources to meet customer needs effectively.

Customer Advocacy and Relationship Management:

• Executive Sponsorship: Build and maintain strong relationships with key customer executives through in-person relationship building and strategic conversations.
• Customer Feedback: Gather and analyze customer feedback to inform product development.
• Escalation Management: Oversee swift resolution of major customer issues

Operational Excellence:

• Process Improvement: Develop and refine processes, tools, and systems for the Product Delivery team.
• Metrics and Reporting: Establish metrics and reporting mechanisms to track customer success, team performance, and upsell/cross-sell outcomes.
• Scalability: Implement scalable processes to support growth and ensure consistent service quality.

Analytical and Data-Driven Decision Making:

• Data Utilization: Leverage data analytics to inform strategic decisions and understand customer behavior.
• Revenue Focused: Align activities with measurable business outcomes such as customer retention, expansion, and satisfaction. Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities to drive revenue growth from the current client portfolio.

Innovation and Change Management:

• Innovation Leadership: Foster a culture of innovation within the team, encouraging new ideas to improve customer success.
• Change Management: Lead change initiatives within the Product Delivery team and across the organization.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Internal Collaboration: Facilitate communication between Product Delivery and other departments to ensure a unified approach to customer satisfaction.
• Stakeholder Communication: Clearly communicate the vision, strategy, and performance of the Product Delivery function to internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 8-10 years in Product Management, Customer Success, Account Management, or a related field, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.
• Industry Knowledge: Expertise in media measurement, TV measurement and data services having worked at other AdTech, Measurement and MarTech companies.
• Leadership Skills: Proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis and performance metrics.
• Revenue Focused: Experience renewing, upselling, cross-selling into current clients.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

Personal Attributes:

• Visionary Thinking: Ability to think strategically and envision the future of the Product Delivery function.
• Resilience and Adaptability: Strong ability to navigate and lead through changing market conditions.
• Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: High level of empathy and emotional intelligence to understand and respond to the needs of customers and team members.