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Ivan Zhukov

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Staff Product Manager at Verve Group, shaping yield optimization across two programmatic ad exchanges and delivering double-digit revenue increments.

Germany
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At Verve Group, I lead end-to-end development of the yield optimization stack across two programmatic ad exchanges, delivering double-digit revenue increments. I focus on traffic shaping and dynamic pricing, including algorithmic floor management and auction dynamics.

Previously at Verve Group, I led development and optimization of ML-based mobile advertising products, working closely with engineers and ML scientists on yield optimization algorithms. At IPONWEB, I led engineering for programmatic products including Bidswitch, DSPs, MediaGrid, and workflow tools for ad operations.

My product work includes testing hypotheses across bidding strategies, performance marketing, retargeting, identity, and cost optimization. I also implemented a monitoring system to detect and prevent issues, and I use SQL and A/B experiments to evaluate product outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Verve Group logoVG
Current

Staff Product Manager

Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Leading the end-to-end development of the yield optimization stack across two high-scale programmatic ad exchanges, delivering double-digit % revenue increments. Core areas of ownership include:
• Traffic Shaping: Designing and evolving intelligent request-routing strategies to maximize ROI for demand partners while ensuring efficient supply utilization.
• Dynamic Pricing & Floor Optimization: D

Verve Group logoVG

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2020 - Feb 2024 (3 years 4 months)

Leading the development and optimization of ML-based mobile advertising products, with a specific focus on redefining and enhancing the yield optimization product stack of the mobile ad exchange. This comprehensive approach significantly improved overall platform performance and increased revenue.

Collaborated closely with engineers and ML scientists on the design and implementation of cutting-ed

IPONWEB logoIP

Product Manager / Team Lead of Project Managers

Feb 2016 - Sep 2020 (4 years 7 months)

Led engineering of a variety of adtech (primarily programmatic) internal products and external products for clients from all over the world

The landscape of products: Bidswitch, DSPs, MediaGrid, workflow optimization tools for adops

Main focus and achievements:
Led cross-functional teams (3-15 team members) in a matrix organization
Hired, onboarded, and mentored project managers
Built internal a

Mnogo.ru logoMN

Head of IT department / IT Director

Mar 2013 - Feb 2016 (2 years 11 months)

Reorganized IT department
Acted as a technical representative for partners, including major market players such as eBay, Paypal, Sotmarket, and Open Bank, as well as completed integrations with them
Established task distribution within a cross-functional team (developers, analysts, sys ops, QAs, PM)
Implemented a company-wide ticketing system
Changed company's internal communication culture

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CEE Business Applications Support Specialist

Mar 2011 - Mar 2013 (2 years)

Delivered two years of quality technical support for teams across CEE
The completed rollout of several major and minor versions of several business applications across CEE

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

GI

GoPractice, Inc

Generative AI for Product Managers – Mini Simulator

Apr 2024

GI

GoPractice, Inc

AI/ML Product Management Simulator

Apr 2024

EX

EXIN

ITIL Foundation

Jan 2013

MM

Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical Institute (State Technical University) (MADI)

Bachelor's degree, Automation & Control with CS‑equivalent coursework

2003 - 2008

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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