Job Description

Job Title: Product Owner
Role Type: W2 only
Duration: 6-month contract with chance of extending or converting
Location: Boling brook, IL (Remote, must be local) 
Rate: 55-58/HR

Skills needed for this role: 

• 3+ years of experience as a digital product owner or digital product manager in CPG retailer, eCommerce, or related industry
• 2+ years of experience working a retail media network, preferably for a CPG retailer
• Familiarity with Jira, Amplience, GAM, DV360, CM360, Kevel, Skai, Epsilon, Media Math, Microsoft Ads, and/or Criteo is a plus
• Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships across teams (e.g. Product, UX, Design, eCommerce, Merchandising, and Development)
• Experience, comfortability, and success working within Agile framework
• Strong understanding of advertising technology and/or marketing technology concepts, with previous experience in the advertising industry preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising, computer science, or related field

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Product Strategy: work alongside the Senior Manager, Ad Products to develop and communicate a clear product vision and roadmap aligned with business goals and market trends.
  Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders, users, strategic analytics, agency and vendor patterns to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of Brand Partner needs and market opportunities.
• Prioritization: Lead an Agile Pod consisting of cross-functional team members including developers, architects, analysts, scrum masters, and designers in the iterative delivery of ad products.
• Release Management: Coordinate with engineering, scrum master, quality assurance, and deployment teams to ensure timely and high-quality product releases
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on product status, roadmap changes, upcoming releases, and leading and lagging key performance indicators
• Market Research: Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies in the retail media and adtech spaces to inform product decisions
• Performance Analysis: Define and track leading and lagging KPIs to measure the success of ad products and identify areas for improvement
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with sales, account management, marketing, advertising operations, measurement, audience strategy, ecommerce, UX design, and other teams to drive product development and success.
• Continuous Improvement: Facilitate retrospectives and feedback sessions to continuously improve on team processes, product quality, delivery efficiency, and adoption

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