Aquent has an EXCITING opportunity for a Digital Product Management Specialist in Newark, NJ!

This is a hybrid position.  It is expected that you are able to work on-site up to 3 days/week.  For this reason, we will only consider candidates that live in or can commute to our client’s office in Newark, NJ.  Relocation is not possible for this position.

In addition, to be considered for this role, you must:

• Be authorized to work in the United States 
• Not require sponsorship of any kind during the assignment/contract.  C2C is not permitted for this role.

Position Summary:

Our client’s Digital Marketing team is seeking a skilled Product Manager with a solid understanding of digital project management, the agile scrum methodology, and marketing technology systems and processes. You will collaborate with a talented, multi-disciplined, global marketing team and partner closely with technology and delivery teams across the organization. It is critical for you to have the professional presence and experience to lead by influence and the ability to obtain results from a diverse set of stakeholders. This role will be instrumental in driving the evolution and optimization of the digital ecosystem at our client. Sucess is determined by being able to deliver new digital initiatives and ensure successful adoption of new features and functionality across business partners. The right person will be able to balance user goals with executing to timelines and achieving business outcomes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead projects across multiple teams & businesses, including stakeholder management, establishing launch timelines, tracking the development of each workstream, identifying, and solving dependencies, and managing the execution of deliverables.
• Convert business inputs into actionable requirements, user acceptance criteria, and use cases to ensure that outcomes align with and achieve business goals.
• Establish the governance model for pre-and-post project execution, including Executive Sponsors, Core Team, Work-Stream Leads, and Key Stakeholders.
• Audit completed projects, conduct post-mortem meetings, outline improvements, and implement process changes.
• Create user stories independently and as part of a team, managing them through the full sprint cycle, including QA, final approvals, demos, and all other agile ceremonies.
• Primary contact to troubleshoot marketing technology and platform issues as they arise.
• Manage and maintain documentation for projects, meetings, and SOPs.

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements:

• 5+ years of digital product development/management.
• Proven experience gathering and transforming customer/business needs into an actionable product roadmap, and product roadmaps into product requirements.
• Proven experience consolidating multiple requirements/user stories into tangible executable project plans, and delivering against.
• Track record of collaborating with a large and varied group of cross-functional teams and partners to tackle ambiguous problems and make forward progress.
• Excellent understanding of web technologies and concepts, and experience with projects delivering marketing technology tools and platforms.
• Strong project management skills - Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals.
• Excellent communication skills (presentation, written, verbal) with all levels of management including strength in balancing the right amount of detail for each
• audience.
• Strong user experience/design sense, with a record of building great experiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and JIRA.
• Experience with marketing technology platforms (e.g., Drupal / AEM, SFMS / SalesForce, Marketo / Eloqua).
• Experience with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility is a plus.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries (finance, pharma, etc.) is a plus.
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite is a plus.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $62.95. to $69.95 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent gets access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through AquentGymnasium. 

More information on our awesome benefits: https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefits!

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive

Working with AQUENT provides you access to some pretty awesome perks:

• Subsidized (up to 85%!) Health, Vision and Dental Benefits, and Access to Fidelity 401(k) with Matching!
• FSA Program
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• Resume / Portfolio Review + Interview Prep. You’ll be set-up for success!
• Free Continued Learning: https://thegymnasium.com/
• Compare our benefits to other agencies, here: https://aquent.com/find-work/talent-benefits
• Who is AQUENT? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z-n8nfytuM