Principal Product Manager, uAds at Unity… · New York…

The opportunity We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to work in our Unity Ads Product team within the Grow division. In this role, you will be responsible for the core components that drive our network’s ads business. This role will be tasked with providing expertise on existing and planned initiatives that will grow the ads business. These include owning the strategic vision for our ad quality product — making it more robust, scalable, and deeply integrated across our SDKs and platform — driving a proactive privacy strategy that turns the evolving regulatory landscape into a growth opportunity, leading trust and safety efforts including creative moderation and ad policy, strengthening our exchange and programmatic capabilities, and identifying innovation opportunities across new supply channels, ad formats, and adjacent business areas. What you'll be doing Collaborate with product leadership to craft and articulate the long-term vision and strategy across ad quality, privacy, trust & safety, the exchange, and programmatic, driving alignment across teams and stakeholders. Own and shape the product roadmap, ensuring it delivers business impact and customer value. Partner closely with Staff and Senior Product Managers, Engineering, and Data Science teams to define and prioritize key initiatives - leverage expertise to guide teams through complex decisions and drive execution at scale. Own the strategy for our ad quality product, driving improvements that ensure publisher trust — including creative moderation, ad policy enforcement, and fraud prevention. Lead efforts to make ad quality more accessible and scalable for all publishers, and ensure it is deeply integrated across our SDK and broader platform. Lead a proactive privacy strategy that goes beyond compliance - evaluate the evolving global regulatory landscape — including emerging legislation, case law, and enforcement trends — to identify areas where Unity can turn privacy into a growth lever for the business. Lead evaluations of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes - size future opportunities, perform in-depth analysis, and provide recommendations that influence both strategic investments and roadmap prioritization. Collaborate with the Data Platform team to identify opportunities for improving our models, reporting, and workflows, ensure data infrastructure and insights are accurate, comprehensive, and drive meaningful outcomes. Partner with strategic partnerships and engineering teams to evaluate and pursue emerging opportunities — including new supply channels (e.g., CTV), commerce initiatives, non-gaming demand, and brand advertising. Lead early-stage prototyping, opportunity sizing, and strategic recommendations that give the business optionality for future growth. Continuously assess the health and performance of the ad network, tracking market trends and adapting to shifts. Identify risks, opportunities, and proactive strategies to navigate changes effectively. What we're looking for Previous experience working as a product manager in AdTech Experience across multiple of the following: privacy/identity, ad quality, creative moderation, ad policy, programmatic/exchange technology Deep understanding of the sell-side (publisher) ads ecosystem; buy-side/advertiser experience is a strong plus Track record of building products zero-to-one as well as scaling and maintaining established products at scale Strong leadership and execution skills paired with exceptional communication across technical and non-technical audiences Strong analytical and technical knowledge - capable of understanding complex systems and working with technical colleagues Curiosity and initiative around leveraging AI in product development workflows You might also have Hands-on SQL experience Experience with exchange technology, supply-side platforms, or programmatic infrastructure Familiarity with the evolving global privacy and data regulation landscape Experience evaluating or launching new ad channels or formats (e.g., CTV, commerce, emerging supply) Demand expertise and how data production can influence our value to advertisers Additional information Relocation support is not available for this position Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position Benefits At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance. Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status. While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program Life at Unity Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com. Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know. This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity. Your privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review our Prospect Privacy Policy and Applicant Privacy Policy. Should you have any concerns about your privacy, please contact us at DPO@unity.com. #DIR *Note: Certain locations require a good faith disclosure of the base salary range for the role. The actual salary for the successful candidate may differ based on location, experience, and other job-related factors. Gross pay salary $179,500—$269,300 USD