Bahar Banan

About Bahar Banan

Senior Product Operations leader with 15+ years of experience scaling product organizations through growth, acquisition, and transformation.I specialize in building product operating models that turn strategy into execution - aligning Product, Engineering, Product Marketing, Sales, and Customer teams around clear priorities, accountability, and measurable outcomes.Most recently, I played a key leadership role in preparing Amobee for acquisition and leading post-acquisition integration at Nexxen, unifying product organizations into a single, high-performing operating model. I’ve built Product Operations functions from the ground up, established product health and planning frameworks, driven financial discipline, and created executive-level visibility into roadmap delivery and risk.Known for being both strategic and hands-on, I’m equally comfortable operating at the leadership and board level or working in the details to unblock teams. I care deeply about building trust, inclusive cultures, and systems that scale people as much as products.I’m also an active leader in internal leadership forums and ERG initiatives, supporting cross-functional alignment, inclusive culture, and leadership development.Areas of expertise include product operating model design, quarterly planning and roadmap governance, GTM execution and post-launch measurement, product health and business impact metrics, organizational design and scaling, executive and board readiness, tooling and AI evaluation, cost optimization, and M&A integration.I’m excited about roles where I can help organizations navigate complexity, growth, and change while delivering meaningful business impact.

Experience

1. VP, Product Operations

   Amobee

   Jan 2022 — Present

Education

• Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, Marketing

  2002 — 2006

• California State University, Fullerton

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration; Marketing

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Display Advertising
• Social Media Advertising
• Strategy
• Jira
• Ad Networks
• Interactive Media
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Media Sales
• Digital Media
• Search Engine Marketing (Sem)
• Email Marketing
• Interactive Marketing
• Account Management
• Yield Management
• Fashion
• Mobile Advertising
• Online Marketing
• Advertising
• Wardrobe
• Startup Marketing
• Market Research Project Management
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Media Buying
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Online Advertising
• Digital Marketing
• New Media Marketing
• Sem
• Digital Strategy
• Styling
• Ppc
• New Media Strategy
• Sales Operations
• Apparel