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ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Kantar Marketplace team is looking for a data-driven Product Manager with a track record of leading successful product initiatives from concept to market
As a Product Manager for Kantar Marketplace Platform you’ll be working closely with a diverse global team across the business: customers, business development, sales, marketing, peer product managers, development teams and other functions to help drive the next generation of our research solutions and integrations on Kantar Marketplace
The right candidate brings a mix of strong product management expertise, analytical thinking, leadership skills, technical knowledge and can do attitude.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Contribute to product strategy and vision for the Marketplace platform
Define, maintain and complete product roadmap, lead prioritization with stakeholders and manage product backlog.
Perform competitive product analysis and market research to stay on top of industry trends and ensure the new solutions are competitive and commercially viable.
Conduct customer/user discovery interviews and usability testing with both customers and internal to ensure ultimate user experience.
Collaborate with international team of researchers, executives, UI/UX designers, sales, marketing, business development, operations and legal across the globe throughout the product life cycle
Author product requirements
Work closely with TPOs and engineering teams using Agile methodologies
Define product metrics, monitor KPIs, perform data analysis to make data driven decisions
QUALIFICATIONS:
Extensive product management experience (5 years) with a track record of launching successful technology B2B products
Demonstrated history in managing complex projects, with an acute attention to quality. Proven ability to balance competing priorities and problem solve from the big strategic challenges to the small tactical decisions.
Experience guiding cross-functional teams, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all seniority levels. Comfort operating in global environments across cultures, locations, and time zones
Experience working with customers and conducting customer discovery sessions
Strong commercial competence
Proven growth mindset. Ability to think creatively and challenge the status quo
Ability to outline comprehensive requirements and break them down into actionable epics and user stories
Creative thinker – you have a great eye for inspiring design and understand what makes a great user experience!
Proven expertise in Product Management methodology and standard processes
Good understanding of Agile methodology and experience working with teams in an Agile environment
Experience defining product objectives and key results / critical metrics and using analytics tools to drive data driven decisions
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with B2B SaaS platforms & digital marketplaces in particular a strong plus
Experience with Managing APIs / Integrations as a product also a big plus!
Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangements.
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
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Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.