Senior Product Manager - Digital Ad Tech
Lead the vision, strategy, and execution for our core ad tech infrastructure
Opportunity to solve complex, high-scale engineering and commercial challenges
Full-time, perm role, based at Surry Hills with 2 days WFH
We are Cartology
Cartology is one of Australia’s leading retail media businesses, powered by the Woolworths Group. We provide targeted omnichannel marketing solutions and comprehensive closed loop reporting to help FMCG brands grow. With Cartology, brands can drive real customer impact in the moments that matter most, because we get customers.
Cartology is truly pioneering the future of Retail Media, creating, shaping and leading this new industry that connects brands to customers in new and exciting ways.
Be nothing but yourself in a culture that is inclusive and innovative. Work as part of an ambitious, smart and passionate team and belong to something meaningful as part of the Woolworths Group.
About The Role
As Senior Product Manager - Digital Ad Tech, you will stand at the forefront of transformation. You will lead the vision, strategy, and execution for our core ad tech infrastructure, shaping an intelligent, high-performance ecosystem that powers seamless advertising across our owned e-commerce properties and immersive in-store networks. From pioneering next-generation capabilities like Agentic Commerce to establishing scalable, intelligent ad serving foundations across Australia and New Zealand, you will directly shape how Australia’s largest retailer defines the future of commerce media.
This is a pivotal opportunity for an ambitious product leader to solve complex, high-scale engineering and commercial challenges, bridge digital and physical retail ecosystems, and build an ad tech capability that sets the global benchmark for retail media innovation.
Key accountabilities of the role include:
Build and deploy a modern, retail-media-aware ad server across Australia and New Zealand to replace legacy infrastructure and enable intelligent, always-on campaigns.
Unify digital ad delivery across all Cartology platforms, including online e-commerce channels and physical in-store environments like digital screens, radio, and personalized experiences.
Expand revenue potential by implementing CPM-based selling models, supporting targeted campaigns, and automating billing processes based on actual impression delivery.
Lead the product strategy and proof of concept for Agentic Commerce, establishing Cartology at the forefront of AI-driven, on-site commerce experiences.
Translate complex ad server architecture and business requirements into clear product scopes, strategic roadmaps, and actionable engineering backlogs.
Foster cross-functional alignment across internal teams while ensuring all platforms adhere to stringent security, data privacy, and industry best practices.
What you’ll do
Proven and solid experience in Product Management, including strong exposure to Ad Tech platforms, Publisher Tech, or Ad Serving infrastructure.
Deep technical understanding of ad server architecture, ad decisioning engines, campaign forecasting, and yield optimization.
Proven experience implementing impression-based (CPM) commercial models, pacing algorithms, and automated billing-on-actuals workflows.
Exceptional ability to bridge complex engineering concepts with commercial business drivers, translating vision into actionable technical roadmaps.
Track record of delivering ad products across e-commerce and physical touchpoints while driving execution across cross-functional matrix teams.
Preferred experience in Retail Media Networks, eCommerce ad tech, AI-driven commerce (Agentic Commerce), and collaborating on client-facing self-service tools.
What you'll experience
A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.
High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’
Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
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