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Lead Product Manager - Advertising in Barcelona

Remote, Barcelona·Full-time·Added 2 days ago (last checked 23 Oct)

OLX

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Our summary

Work mode: Remote (Barcelona)
Contract: Full-time
English: Required
Experience: Senior level

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Nice to have

OLX is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Barcelona.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Significant product management experience in digital advertising, ad-tech, monetisation, or revenue product at scale
Proven track record of building and scaling advertising products - programmatic ads, third-party ads, billing systems, or ad-serving platforms
Experience taking advertising or monetisation products from early-stage to meaningful revenue
Ability to balance monetisation yield with user experience - making evidence-based trade-offs between revenue and buyer trust
AI-native: you build with AI, not just use it for productivity. You experiment with AI tools outside of work and bring that curiosity into your product craft
Zero-to-one: you see opportunities, not just optimisations. You spot problems, build prototypes, and ship
Comfortable with ambiguity: you don't wait for perfect clarity - you create it
Strong stakeholder management across commercial, engineering, and executive audiences

Nice to have

Experience with retail media, sponsored listings, native advertising, or video ad formats in a marketplace or e-commerce context
Familiarity with AI-native product surfaces and how advertising integrates with AI experiences
Multi-market experience across different regulatory and commercial environments

The role

Advertising is one of OLX's most important revenue lines - and one of its biggest opportunities. Today, our advertising business spans multiple markets, formats, and platforms, but it needs a product leader who can take it to the next level: from foundational ad-tech infrastructure to new revenue surfaces powered by AI.

We are looking for a Lead Product Manager to own the global advertising product end-to-end. This means everything from the ad-core stack (serving, auction, targeting, measurement) to growing revenue beyond listings through self-serve advertiser tools, programmatic demand, and retail-media formats. You'll also shape how advertising integrates into AI-native surfaces - balancing monetisation yield against buyer experience.

This is a role for someone who has built advertising products at scale, understands the programmatic ecosystem, and is excited about using AI to create new advertising experiences. You'll work closely with business and commercial stakeholders to grow revenue, while ensuring our advertising never compromises the trust our users place in the platform.

This role reports to the Head of Product.

What you'll do

Own the global advertising product end-to-end: ad-core stack (serving, auction, targeting, measurement) across all marketplaces and platforms
Drive growth of advertising revenue beyond listings, including self-serve advertiser tools, programmatic demand, and retail-media formats such as sponsored listings, native, and video
Own integration of ads into AI-native surfaces such as AutoIQ and agentic search, balancing yield against buyer experience
Define and track advertising success metrics: revenue, fill rate, eCPM, advertiser ROI, buyer experience impact
Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Commercial, and Sales teams to build the product capabilities that unlock revenue growth
Represent the advertising product at the leadership level, presenting strategy and results to executive audiences

Hiring process

2 steps2 interviews

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First interview
With a recruiter · 30–90 min
About the role, your experience and ambitions, with time for your questions and any accommodation requests.
Second interview
With hiring manager or team members · 30–90 min
Assessment of technical and soft skills and a chance to learn about the team and company.
Feedback and offer · With a recruiter

Interviews usually last 30 to 90 minutes depending on the stage and role.
Unsuccessful candidates hear back within one to two weeks.

About OLX

OLX Group is a global online classifieds marketplace platform, operating in over 30 countries across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The company connects buyers and sellers across categories like real estate, vehicles, and consumer goods, and is one of the world's largest classifieds businesses, with a strong focus on building trusted and safe digital marketplaces.

In Spain, OLX Group has a significant presence, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona serving as a hub for product, engineering, and design talent. The company's Spanish operations are a key part of its global product and technology organization, offering international professionals the opportunity to work on large-scale consumer platforms with a strong emphasis on product quality, safety, and user experience. The work culture is described as collaborative and data-driven, with a focus on innovation and impact.

Industry: Classifieds
Founded: 2006
Employees: 5,000–10,000
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
In Spain: Barcelona, Madrid
Website: olxgroup.com

Good to know if you are moving

OLX Group operates in over 25 countries, offering international professionals a chance to work in a truly global environment.
The company's tech hubs in Barcelona and Madrid are key centers for product and engineering roles, offering opportunities for international talent.
OLX is a product-driven company with a strong focus on user experience and safety, making it an interesting place for product managers, designers, and engineers.
The company offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on data and experimentation.
OLX Group is part of the Prosus/Naspers group, providing the stability and resources of a large global tech investor.

In their own words

About the company & team

We're building marketplace sustainable ecosystems that millions of people depend on every month - to buy and sell cars, find homes, land jobs, and trade secondhand goods. It's commerce that matters: safe, smart, and environmentally responsible.

We do this with courage to innovate, commitment to outcomes, collaboration across 50+ nationalities and 7 markets, and a customer-led approach that puts real people first. Add a desire to win - and you get a culture that's ambitious, fast-moving, and built on trust.

Our brands - including AutoTrader, OLX, Otomoto Property24, and more - are loved by millions. And we're backed by Prosus, one of the world's largest tech investors.

Join OLX and see how far you can go.

Additional information

OLX values diversity and welcomes applicants of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, ages, genders, sexual orientations, religions, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet all the requirements - you may be just the right fit for this or other opportunities with us!

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