StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.The Inventory & Channel Program team is responsible for driving growth, profitability, and investment discipline across StackAdapt's inventory and channel portfolio. This includes programmatic channels such as Display, Native, Video, CTV, Audio, and DOOH, as well as emerging and adjacent marketing channels such as email, direct mail, paid media, walled gardens, and AI-enabled buying experiences.As the business matures, the team is evolving from feature-driven delivery toward a more rigorous investment portfolio approach, where roadmap decisions are based on business impact, confidence, urgency, and required investment.We are looking for a Manager, Inventory & Product Strategy to support portfolio-level decision making across inventory and channel initiatives. This role will partner closely with Channel Leads, Product, Engineering, Operations, Partnerships, GTM, Finance, and leadership to quantify opportunities, validate business cases, and help prioritize investments across the Inventory & Channels portfolio.The role will initially focus on programmatic channels, where the team has the deepest operating history and largest near-term business impact, while helping establish a decisioning and prioritization model that can scale across the broader Inventory & Channels portfolio over time.This is not a day-to-day delivery or implementation role. The role is focused on improving decision quality, ensuring roadmap opportunities are evaluated consistently, and helping leadership allocate resources toward the highest-value initiatives.What You'll Be Doing:Partner with Channel Leads to evaluate opportunities across programmatic channels initially, with the framework extending over time to adjacent marketing channels and cross-channel initiativesQuantify expected business impact, including revenue growth, operational efficiency, risk reduction, customer adoption, and long-term strategic valueBuild and validate business cases for major roadmap opportunities and investment decisionsStandardize prioritization inputs across channels, including impact, confidence, urgency, and investment requirementsMaintain a portfolio-level view of inventory and channel opportunities, tradeoffs, assumptions, and prioritization rationaleSupport quarterly channel investment reviews and leadership roadmap discussionsIdentify gaps, overlaps, double-counting,



or weak assumptions in investment recommendationsPartner with Product, Engineering, Finance, GTM, Partnerships, and Operations to ensure roadmap decisions are grounded in business outcomes and execution realityHelp translate ambiguous business problems into explicit decision frameworks, options, and recommendationsTrack whether completed initiatives achieved expected outcomes and feed learnings back into future prioritizationWhat You'll Bring to the TableExperience in technology, product strategy, business operations, product operations, strategic finance, consulting, product management, or a related functionStrong ability to quantify business impact, assess tradeoffs, and evaluate investment opportunitiesStrong analytical and financial modeling skills, with comfort working through ambiguity and imperfect dataAbility to partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, GTM, Finance, Partnerships, and leadership stakeholdersStrong structured problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis and option assessmentExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex tradeoffs for leadership audiencesAbility to influence without direct ownership of executionStrong business judgment and product intuitionNice to HaveMBA or equivalent business strategy experienceExperience in ad tech, martech, marketplace businesses, platforms, or B2B SaaSExperience with pricing, monetization, marketplace efficiency, channel strategy, or product portfolio managementFamiliarity with programmatic advertising, inventory quality, supply integrations, media channel operations, or multi-channel marketing productsWhat Success Looks LikeChannel opportunities are evaluated using a consistent decisioning and prioritization frameworkLeadership has a clear portfolio view of the highest-impact opportunities across Inventory & ChannelsRoadmap discussions are grounded in business impact, confidence, urgency, and investment tradeoffsChannel Leads receive stronger analytical support for business cases and investment recommendationsResource allocation decisions become more transparent, comparable, and outcome-drivenThe Inventory & Channel Program improves its ability to focus on the highest-value work without increasing process burdenCompleted initiatives are measured against expected outcomes, improving the quality of future investment decisionsThe compensation range listed for this role reflects the expected base salary for candidates located in Ontario, Canada.



It is informed by market data and the approved budget for this position. StackAdapt maintains different compensation ranges for roles across other countries and regions, and final offers will be aligned to the candidate's current location.This range represents base salary only. Depending on the role, candidates may also be eligible for additional compensation such as annual bonuses, commissions, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package.The final compensation offer will be determined by a variety of factors, which may include, but are not limited to: the candidate's specific experience, technical skills, knowledge, abilities, and relevant education, licensure, and certifications.Other business factors, such as organizational needs and budget alignment, may also be considered in the final offer.$114,400 - $157,300 CADStackAdapter's Enjoy:Highly competitive salaryRetirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globallyCompetitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!Access to a comprehensive mental health care programHealth benefits from day one of employmentWork from home reimbursementsOptional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and TorontoRobust training and onboarding programCoverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learningAn awesome parental leave programA friendly, welcoming, and supportive cultureOur social and team events!Please note: Benefits and perks may vary depending on your country of employment and the nature of your engagement. In locations where StackAdapt does not have a legal entity, employment and benefits are administered in accordance with local regulations and partner policies.StackAdapt is a diverse and inclusive team of collaborative, hardworking individuals trying to make a dent in the universe. No matter who you are, where you are from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity, or the gender you identify with (if you're comfortable, let us know your pronouns), you are welcome at StackAdapt. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process, please let our Talent team know.We use artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the resume reviews of candidates and assess their fit based on the criteria outlined in the job posting. We do not use AI to make any final hiring or interview decisions.About StackAdaptWe've been recognized for our diverse and supportive workplace, high performing campaigns, award-winning customer service, and innovation. We've been awarded:To learn more about our privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy .#LI-REMOTE #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Manager, Inventory Product Strategy (Ottawa)
🏢 StackAdapt
📍 Ottawa