Director, Software Development, AdTech and Marketing Content
Technology | Job ID 2887012Job Summary
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Our team is looking for a Director of Software Development to lead a high-performing team integrating and building innovative AdTech and Marketing content systems that power personalized experiences on the right media channel, with the right creative at the right time. This position requires a leader with strong technical acumen in MarTech, AdTech and Marketing Content platforms, proven people management experience, and the ability to drive technical strategy while delivering customer-focused solutions. You'll be responsible for the integration or end-to-end development lifecycle of complex AdTech and Marketing content systems that harness the power of data and AI to get the right message in front of the right customer at the right time. The focus for the successful candidate will be paid marketing, partnering with marketers, agency, and vendors (including Google, Meta) to use first party data for audience targeting and campaign optimization; and the portfolio of tools and platforms to enable our Marketing Creative team to produce and deploy personalized content at scale.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The mission of the MarTech team is to provide Audible marketing and creative teams with tools and systems that allow them to efficiently and effectively orchestrate and activate a dialogue with prospects and customers. We are responsible for building, buying, or onboarding the tools and capabilities that enable Audible to establish personalized, engaging conversations with our customers. This role brings the Engineering expertise and team leadership into the mix, and partners with Product, Analytics, and Marketing to define and deliver a customer-obsessed product roadmap.
ABOUT YOU
You're a strategic technical leader who thrives on solving complex problems at scale. You have deep experience building and leading engineering teams, with a strong foundation in the technology landscape for MarTech and AdTech systems. You're passionate about developing talent and creating an inclusive team culture that drives innovation. You demonstrate excellent judgment in balancing technical tradeoffs while maintaining focus on customer experience and business impact.
As Director, Software Development you will...
- Lead and grow a team of software engineers, providing technical mentorship and career development while fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment
- Own the technical strategy and roadmap for AdTech and Marketing Content systems that power personalized communications
- Drive architectural decisions and technical excellence in integrating third party software and media partners, and building internal solutions
-Partner with product, science, and platform teams to define and execute on the team's technical vision
- Establish and optimize development processes that enable rapid experimentation while maintaining high quality standards
- Build mechanisms to measure and improve the customer impact of AdTech and Marketing content systems
- Lead hiring and development of diverse technical talent
- Drive operational excellence in deploying and maintaining large-scale AdTech and Marketing content systems
- Influence cross-team technical decisions and contribute to broader organizational strategy
- Champion best practices in MarTech and AdTech engineering, including experimentation, testing, and monitoring
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
A day in the life
Basic Qualifications
- Experience integrating third party AdTech and Marketing content systems, and building and operating large-scale AdTech systems in production
- Strong technical background in distributed systems, data processing and integration with Media players, and Marketing technology in general
- Track record of delivering complex technical projects through effective team leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing market leading MarTech and AdTech platforms: CRM, CDP, DMP, DSP, Ad Server, Programmatic buying, Search bidding and buying, Programmatic, Attribution, etc.
- Experience implementing market leading Marketing content platforms: Digital Asset Management, Project Management forcontent, Dynamic Content Optimization, Image and copy generation, etc.
- Track record of building and growing high-performing engineering teams
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- History of mentoring and developing technical talent
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Audible Success Profile
Audible is built on a strong foundation as an Amazon subsidiary, so you’ll get to leverage all of Amazon's technologies while still being on a small team with an entrepreneurial spirit. We’re looking for someone who knows how to use data to provide our customers with engaging and inspiring experiences.
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- Curious You are open to others’ perspectives and ideas. When faced with challenges, you stay inquisitive, collaborating and testing different approaches.
- Imaginative You imagine freely and support your colleagues’ own imagining. You ask “What if…?” and employ original thinking in your work.
- Customer Centric You are passionate about creating delightful experiences. Whether you’re working with creators, customers, or colleagues you aim to exceed their expectations in every way.
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- Inventive You express ideas and navigate complex and ambiguous situations in novel ways, even creating new paradigms or structures for others to follow.
- Socially Conscious You’re mindful of the impact we have on each other and apply empathy into your work with colleagues, communities, and customers.
- Effective Communicator By adapting complex information for your audience, you’re able to foster collaboration and have a positive impact on outcomes
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What we can offer you
We are a community of brilliant minds, brimming with fresh ideas and working shoulder to shoulder to achieve greatness. And because of this, we think it’s only fair that we offer some nice little perks to everyone who goes the extra mile at Audible.
Flexible Work
We promote flexibility in how and where we work with our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model.
Health
Dental and vision plans, life insurance, and the medical plan options that suit individual needs.
Savings
Plan for your future with employer-matched savings accounts.
Stock
We grant our employees restricted stock units, because we want them to think and act like owners.
Time Off
We love what we do but everyone needs the opportunity to hit the refresh button. Take advantage of vacation days, sick days, and personal days to rejuvenate.
Community
We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse and inclusive culture and community. Audible’s Impact Groups encourage an environment where you can be you, and bring your whole self to work.
Amazon Discount
As part of the Amazon family, Audible employees are entitled to a discount on products on Amazon.
Learning & Development
We want to help you grow with learning and development programs, leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
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Audible's People Principles celebrate who we are and where we've been, and guide the way we work shoulder to shoulder to enhance the lives of our millions of customers around the world. They reflect and apply to everyone who works at Audible—the entrepreneurs and operators, the dreamers and the doers, those who have worked here for 25 years and those who have arrived in the past few weeks and months.
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Community Impact
At Audible, we seek to exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. We recruit and cultivate local talent, and we drive forward a wide range of initiatives focused on returning Newark to its roots as a hub of innovation. Our global offices embrace the same principle, and our employees around the world volunteer and serve in their communities in addition to seeding and growing the local creative economy.
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Our Newark office is at the heart of the audio revolution. We stay inspired by visiting creatives, guest speakers, professional development, and community engagement. We fuel our ideas with daily catered lunch and then take in local culture or hang out with colleagues at weekly happy hours. Getting here is easy with free parking or transit perks, and employees who move to the neighborhood enjoy our monthly Live Local housing subsidy.
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