Product Manager Video Platform & Player - F/M

Sparteo - Suite of Solutions for Web Publishers

Since 2016, Sparteo has been revolutionizing advertising technology. Our AI-powered solutions boost media value on websites.

Sparteo is skyrocketing in Europe :

🇫🇷 2nd fastest-growing French ad-tech startup and 32nd nationwide (Les Echos).

🇪🇺 21st fastest-growing European ad & marketing startup and 359th overall (Financial Times).

Why?

🧙 Passionate, dedicated teams! We empower them to learn, excel, and drive Sparteo’s success.

🌟 High-performance solutions: Actirise for display, FastCMP for consent management, Viously for video, and Voxeus for audio.

Discover our journey, products, and culture on 👉our website👈 !

Your Job

As the Product Owner for the Video Platform & Player, your primary mission is to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of Viously’s video platform. From client video ingestion to hosting and catalog distribution, and player optimization, your work will directly empower Viously's VP to focus on strategic technical advancements by taking ownership of operational and project management tasks.

To specify

1. Video Hosting and Distribution Management

• Design and implement processes for seamless ingestion of client video streams.
• Optimize hosting solutions to ensure scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensure robust catalog management for easy access, organization, and delivery of content.

2. Player Development and Optimization

• Collaborate with the development team to enhance the video player’s features and performance (e.g., latency, playback quality).
• Address compatibility issues across various devices and platforms.
• Drive A/B testing and analytics integration to refine user experience.

3. Technical Project Management

• Define project milestones, manage timelines, and oversee execution with Agile methodologies.
• Act as the central point of contact for cross-functional teams, aligning efforts between developers, QA, and stakeholders.
• Maintain detailed documentation of workflows, ensuring knowledge sharing and alignment.

4. Supporting Strategic Initiatives

• Collaborate closely with Viously’s VP to transform technical vision into actionable plans.
• Take charge of routine project updates, risk assessments, and issue escalation to free up the VP for high-impact decisions.

Your profile for this job

• Proven experience in product or project management, ideally within video or streaming technologies.
• Familiarity with video ingestion workflows, hosting, and playback systems.
• Intermediate-level expertise in managing technical teams and cross-functional projects.
• Strong communication and organizational skills to balance multiple priorities effectively.
• Analytical mindset with an interest in improving processes and user experiences.

Your mind set to share our adventure

• You want to make an impact and move things forward collectively. Does hearing phrases like "Yes, but we've been doing it this way for years..." make your hair stand on end? We feel the same way: progress is made by questioning what already exists.

• You solve problems pragmatically and analytically.

• You're looking for a fast-moving environment where your agility will be an asset. The 80-20 (Pareto) principle holds no secrets for you.

• Your ability to listen encourages you to challenge and improve yourself on an ongoing basis.

Our working conditions

• A convivial and flexible working environment, with our telecommuting culture integrated into the company's organization.

• A friendly and small-sized team that you can find in our offices near Lille or in Paris.

• Social gatherings and company events organized throughout the year.

• Sparteo is experiencing significant growth both in terms of business and workforce, especially internationally.

• Additional benefits include an advantageous compensation system with non-taxable and non-mandatory overtime hours, as well as a Swile restaurant ticket card.

Ready to join Team Sparteo? Send us your CV and continue the recruitment process!

Here are the stages in our recruitment process

• Discussions about your driving forces, your ambitions and our Sparteo mindset

• Analytical and business logic tests

• Discussions with one or more members of the Sparteo team, including your future manager

• Taking up references

Our recruitment process is mainly conducted by videoconference; however, certain stages may require a face-to-face meeting.