Vericast is seeking a highly motivated Associate Product Manager. This position will lead the development and evolution of our measurement solutions. Responsibilities include driving vision and innovation, producing roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives, and helping articulate features and benefits to internal and external stakeholders in areas of measurement capabilities. This person should be comfortable partnering with engineering, operations, and marketing teams in a matrixed organization.
The ideal candidate is someone with strong communication and strategic skills and interest in Product Management. Successful individuals will possess business acumen to prioritize initiatives and work with senior management on priorities. If you have these experiences coupled with intelligence, industriousness, a team-oriented mentality, and a natural ability to fit into our dynamic culture, you're an ideal candidate!
Responsibilities
Become subject matter expert on measurement innovations, market trends, and potential differentiators as it relates to Vericast's advanced platform capabilities.
Become a valuable internal subject matter expert on our targeting, tools, and systems with a strong understanding of trends and competitors' capabilities; using this knowledge to build a comprehensive go-to-market strategy.
Ability to develop product features leveraging third-party vendors.
Own the Product Management roadmap for our measurement initiatives from idea inception to final delivery. Working with internal development teams and development leaders to articulate requirements, project plans and drive timely execution towards launch.
Bridge the gap between our technical needs and the requirements of users including providing detailed product requirements for implementation of changes to our systems.
Monitor progress of multiple initiatives and report status and issues; run interference for the team resolving issues and insuring requirements are understood.
Be an ace communicator to ensure internal team delivery hits the mark and that customers understand and realize the value in what we are building.
Operate with urgency to drive results and address customer needs.
Position will require the ability to prioritize product requirements and develop phased plans. Work across internal teams on the development of various products and initiatives to launch new products successfully.
Stay focused on the essentials (driving clarity into situations) while solving the most important business requirements first.
Integral to this position is the ability to work with Engineering, Marketing and Analytics teams to communicate the roadmap and vision and strategic value for these initiatives.
Multi-tasking across projects with an emphasis on prioritizing.
Develop business cases for appropriate investment levels based on market demand, customer pain and Valassis Digital's strategic goals.
Ensure that ideas submitted represent appropriate stakeholders and facilitate communication with them on progress of a given initiative.
Preferred Skills
Knowledge of Product Management and Agile framework (Scrum) within a software and/or adtech organization. Focus on mapping, targeting, measurement and analytics a plus but, can be overcome by a quick learner with a sharp intellect!
Strong results-orientation combined with excellent judgment and problem-solving skills, track record of product success.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills; is comfortable presenting to executive staff.
Has experience working in short, fast-paced development cycles to deliver results quickly.
Expertise communicating progress at each phase of development as appropriate, including published roadmaps, requirements, and other information.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or higher.
Degree(s) or Certification in Engineering, Product/Project Management, Agile, Analytics all a plus.
2+ years of product development and management experience a plus, preferably working in a fast-paced environment.
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 \n \nVericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!
At Vericast, we don't just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community.As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at talentacquisition@vericast.com . EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
