VP, Product & Platform — AI-Driven Ad Tech & Scale

Posted Wednesday 18 March 2026 at 4:00 am

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We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, Locali

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Locali

Q is seeking aVice President of Product, Platform to own the vision, strategy, and execution of the internal ad tech platforms that power our digital advertising ecosystem. This role is accountable for building scalable, production‑grade advertising platforms that leverage internal data, AI, and automation to enable advanced targeting, optimization, and measurement across search, social, and emerging channels.

This leader owns the platform roadmap—the core systems, data foundations, workflows, and tooling that enable the creation and activation of complex, data‑driven advertising audiences. These platforms are relied upon by product portfolio teams, sales, and client success to plan, execute, and optimize advertising cess in this role requires deep ad tech domain expertise, strong technical product leadership, close partnership with Engineering, and a pragmatic approach to applying AIto real advertising, data, and optimization problems.

The ideal candidate has direct experience building and scaling internal ad tech platforms in data‑intensive environments, including systems for audience segmentation, targeting, attribution, and optimization. They bring technical credibility, understand how to responsibly activate first‑party and internal data for advertising use cases, and know how to drive leverage across a multi‑product advertising organization—ideally within digital advertising, ad tech, or closely adjacent ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Product Ownership

• Own the end-to-end platform product vision and roadmap for Locali
  
  Q’s internal ad tech platform
• Build shared capabilities that support multiple product lines and operational teams
• Ensure platform decisions balance near-term enablement with long-term scalability
• Reduce fragmentation, duplication, and accumulated technical debt across the organization

AI, Data, and Automation Enablement

• Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities to apply AI and intelligent automation to internal platforms
• Partner with Engineering to improve:
• Data quality, normalization, and enrichment
• Workflow automation and operational efficiency
• System intelligence and decision support
• Ensure AI-driven solutions are production-ready, measurable, and tied to clear business outcomes

Technical Product Leadership

• Translate complex technical systems and architectural concepts into clear product strategy and priorities
• Partner closely with Engineering leadership on sequencing, tradeoffs, and delivery
• Establish strong product discipline around requirements, prioritization, and execution
• Operate comfortably across infrastructure, data platforms, APIs, and internal tooling
• Partner closely with Engineering and product portfolio leaders to…