Technical Product Manager - Ads and Compliance at Chess

About Us

Chess.com is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the number one platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess. We are a team of 600+ fully remote people across 60+ countries supporting 200M+ chess players worldwide with product, content, and tools. We are a tech company, a gaming company, and a content company that values a mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture.

About You

You love building things and have worked on software or gaming projects for years. You are excited to apply your product and technical skills to chess, and you enjoy collaborating with warm, smart, diverse teammates. You care deeply about user privacy and compliance while helping grow the game of chess globally.

What you'll do

• Execute the roadmap - Work with Product and Engineering teams to deliver on the ads and compliance roadmap, identifying dependencies, constraints, and sequencing work for efficient delivery.
• Translate requirements - Work closely with Product Managers and Engineers to turn product requirements into clear implementation plans and tasks.
• Build ad backend systems - Partner with Engineering, Ads, and Legal to design and build the advertisement backend for mobile and web platforms.
• Coordinate complex projects - Lead projects that require deep system knowledge, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure reliable delivery.
• Implement metrics and monitoring - Design and manage metrics tracking to measure user activity, monitor bugs and anomalies, and inform product decisions.
• Optimize workflow - Ensure a smooth Notion to JIRA to Done flow for ticketing and delivery processes.
• Ensure privacy and regulatory compliance - Make certain ad systems comply with data privacy and industry regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and COPPA.
• Liaise with Ad Operations - Serve as the primary liaison between Ad Operations and Engineering, translating operational needs into scalable technical solutions.

Preferred Skills

• 5+ years of product and/or technical management experience in tech or gaming.
• Experience with digital ad technology on app and web platforms, including developer-facing documentation and integration points.
• Deep understanding of the product management lifecycle and software development processes.
• Familiarity with privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, COPPA) and how they affect ad systems.
• Experience working in distributed teams and strong collaboration and communication abilities.
• Understanding of chess products and the broader chess ecosystem is a plus, along with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

About the Opportunity

This is a full-time role and Chess.com is 100% remote - work from anywhere. Learn more about our remote culture:

• How Chess.com virtual team works together
• About Chess.com

Apply

If this role excites you, please apply via the job listing. We look forward to meeting you and learning how you can contribute to the team.