About STADS

STADS is an early-stage startup operating in the Sports sponsorship space, looking for a passionate product manager to join our team.

STADS is the first online platform allowing advertisers to programmatically buy sports media (LED perimeter boards) on an ad-hoc basis for the desired duration and intensity. STADS facilitates the whole sales process between advertisers and rights holders while taking advantage of the new in-stadium geo-targeting capabilities.

STADS holds partnerships with some of the top football clubs in Europe across Italy, Germany and Spain, as well as some of the world’s largest advertising groups.

What will you be doing?

• Translate business needs directly from the CEO/Football Clubs/Brands to Product featrues.
• Translate features to wireframes, design and developments tasks.
• Work closely with R&D during the development phase to monitor progress, resolve design issues and deliver high-quality product releases.
• Prioritize backlog and handle development/engineering tasks allocation.
• Verify features before they go live.
• Observe consumers usage and act accordingly (build a feedback loop).
• Make sure no loose ends are left untied.
• Pay attention to every detail throughout the process and excel in problem solving.

The selected candidate MUST have/be

• Past experience working on web based products.
• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of product.
• Have an eye for design and UX.
• Self tought
• Adapts and learns quickly
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills
• Highly committed and flexible
• Results-driven
• Independent, self-managed and fast-learner.
• Willing to work in a start-up environment where nothing is certain
• Fluent in English
• Incorrigible perfectionist when it comes to UX

Ideally, the selected candidate would have/be

• Genuine experience in product design in a B2B SaaS company, preferably in the AdTech space.
• Worked in a startup before, where doing everything feels natural.
• Team player
• Share our enthusiasm for Sports, advertising and technology.

What will you be doing?

• Identify and approach relevant advertisers
• Proactively and independently win new international customers and expand our international sales activities
• Develop together with the team- creative and impactful marketing solutions to drive sales
• Conduct demo sessions with prospects
• Hold high-level contract talks and negotiations
• Participate in relevant conferences

The selected candidate MUST have/be

• Past experience working with brands/media agencies with relevant Rolodex- A MUST!
• Have a minimum of 3 years of sales experience within an advertising/media-related organization with a good network
• Achieved sales success within the advertising and media segment
• Organizational skills
• Familiar with sales platforms- Have complete control over a sales funnel
• Adapts and learns quickly, with sharp business insight
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills
• Highly committed and flexible
• Results-driven
• Proactive, patient and persistence
• LinkedIn expert
• Independent
• Peoples’ person
• Willing to work in a start-up environment where nothing is certain
• Fluent in English- preferably a native speaker

Ideally, the selected candidate would have/be

• Genuine experience in product marketing in a B2B SaaS company, preferably in the AdTech space
• Additional languages- a huge advantage
• Experience in selling offline media
• Team player
• Creative with copywriting skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Shows confidence
• Ability to effectively position B2B products for growth in the market
• Proficient with Taboola and Outbrain
• Share our enthusiasm for Sports, advertising and technology