Product Management Director - Talent Pipeline

About Apply Digital

Who we are: We're a global digital transformation partner for change agents, working to modernize their organizations.

Who we help: Our 650+ digital specialists have helped global companies like Kraft Heinz, Moderna, Lululemon, Games Workshop, Atlassian, and The Very Group create business impact.

What we do: We offer clients end-to-end expertise across Business Strategy, Commerce, Platform, Products, Innovation, and beyond.

How we help: We work together as one connected team to drive business impact and ensure every strategy is actionable through to execution in the context of your organization’s broader ecosystem. We collaborate as cross-disciplinary pods and as extensions of client teams - ensuring the right perspectives contribute to creating connected, value-generating outcomes.

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APPLY DIGITAL TALENT PIPELINE:

Interested in joining the Apply Digital team, but don’t see an open role you connect with? Submit your resume below and we’ll add you to our Talent Pipeline.

When new opportunities open up at Apply Digital, we'll check our Pipeline. If your profile is a fit, we'll get in touch for an interview.

Please review the requirements below to determine if you would be a good fit and submit your resume.

LOCATION: Apply Digital is hybrid/remote friendly. The preferred candidate should be based in Los Angeles, working in hours that align to PT.

THE ROLE:

Are you motivated by developing big ideas and vision into solutions that deliver on business and customer value? Do you have analytical superpowers? Does the idea of collaborating with a top-notch multidisciplinary UX, design & technology team to build digital products excite you? Then the Product Management Director position at Apply Digital is perfect for your next career move.

The Product Management Director role sits within the Product Management team at Apply Digital, and is the backbone of all project executions and strategy. You will own the product vision, requirements management, business outcomes, user value, and ROI of the products that we build in partnership with our clients. We are looking for a seasoned product leader who will spearhead building high performing digital products for our clients, and ensuring high ROI, performance, and adoption. Your duties will include generating purposeful ideas, strategy and vision creation, navigating complex stakeholders and vendor relationships, and following through with end-to-end product definition, development, launch, and adoption. You will also be responsible for ongoing management, operation, and optimization of the product.

Responsibilities

• Build and champion product strategies and vision throughout client engagements, as well as brief and inspire internal team members to deliver on that vision.
• Be a trusted partner for our clients, preparing executive level updates and materials that showcase the work of our teams, the product roadmap, and areas of opportunity and risk.
• Evaluate competing product opportunities and prioritize and sequence an optimal roadmap.
• Develop and champion business cases for additional investment, and comfortably navigate discussions and questions at an executive audience level.
• Serve as subject matter expert on the external digital product landscape, identifying opportunities for growth and optimization.
• Identity dependencies, efficiencies, and risks across multiple squads and external partners, and prioritize roadmaps to best navigate.
• Define, collate, and approve high-level requirements, acceptance criteria and KPI’s that push product strategies forward and achieve key objectives.
• Monitor and identify end user and stakeholder needs, staying current to and responding to changes in industry trends and expectations.
• Continuously prepare recommendations to expand product base and vision - based on data and research-driven insight.
• Collaborate with and influence a variety of cross-functional teams and leaders, ranging from Apply Digital, our Clients, and their external vendors and partners.
  
  

Requirements

• You’ve built and integrated with platforms that enable digital experiences, with a minimum 10+ years of experience leading product or engineering teams with a focus on consumer digital experiences (web and mobile).
• Experience with Cloud technologies, web content management, distributed systems, and the latest trends in digital experience management.
• You have proven yourself in a consultation role, through an Agency, Consultancy, or other Professional Services Firm where you were responsible for building and growing key relationships.
• You have several years of experience communicating and collaborating with Executive Stakeholders from across an organization.
• You are able to influence and negotiate with executive level stakeholders.
• You have proven experience mentoring and leading other product managers and team members.
• You possess outstanding client management and communication abilities, coupled with a robust capacity to offer ongoing guidance and timely follow up.
• You are perceptive, a creative leader, and a problem solver.
• You are professional, confident, and able to understand which ideas will and which won’t work.
• It’s easy for you to break down complex problems into logical, digestible steps.
• Ambiguity doesn’t scare you, and you thrive on turning ambiguity and conflicting information into clarity in a fast-changing environment
• You can customize product management frameworks to help deconstruct some of the most complex user and business contexts.
• You have a portfolio of digital products that you have shipped, managed and operated, and are proud to share how it delivered value to end users.
• You are an expert in consumer digital trends and engagement. You know what separates a good mobile app experience from a great one, and where industry trends are going.
• You’re good at techie speak and non-techie speak. You’ve collaborated in multidisciplinary teams, are able to convey technical concepts to non-technical people as well as turn business, UX, design requirements into technical specifications.
• You are willing to travel to/work out of Las Vegas on a regular basis as required for business needs.
• Base Salary: $165,750 to $224,250 USD per year
  
  

LIFE AT APPLY DIGITAL

When you feel safe and healthy, you can bring your best self — and ideas — to the team. In addition to a remote office set-up budget, annual celebrations, and parental leave top-ups, here are a few benefits we offer to support your well-being:

Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with global brands and important work for causes we care about.

An inclusive environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels welcome. So come as you are.

Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support.

Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer ample time away from work to promote overall well-being.

Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences.

Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both.

Apply Digital is committed to building a culture where differences are celebrated and everyone feels welcome. That’s why we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized and valued.

For more information, visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by emailing us at careers@applydigital.com .