Senior Director, Product Management

Overview

As the Senior Director, Product Management, you will be responsible for advancing product offerings that connect two sides of a growing market: marketers and publishers who want to monetize their data and brands who want trusted access to that data to power their marketing. This is a new role in the organization reporting to the VP of Product.

To achieve success in this role, you will build revenue opportunities by making these data collaborations valuable, easy and repeatable. You will need to translate the needs of both data owners and data buyers to a broad cross functional set of internal partners, prioritizing what will enable growth for Epsilon. As part of this role, you will be asked to set product strategy, engage with a large set of partners and manage to KPIs that measure success.

The leader selected for this role will need to deeply understand what collaborators are trying to accomplish, why it matters to their business, and how to translate that into products that generate revenue. Knowledge of the intersections between cloud data warehouses, clean room technology and the applications being built on top of them is required. The ideal candidate will also have a strong understanding of the data privacy landscape and how it is affecting the MarTech and AdTech industries. The individual will need to grasp how the market for data collaboration is evolving, where the demand is heading, and demonstrate a strategic vision for how brands and data owners will transact with one another in the future of the Advertising Technology and Media ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to develop a vision and set the strategic direction of Epsilon’s Clean Room collaboration features to ensure they align with client needs, business growth, and overall technology strategy.
• Define product requirements, roadmaps and backlog, including things such as feasibility, effort, financial impact (revenue / cost savings) and strategic value.
• Own and drive the whole product lifecycle from design, development, and launch, through cross-functional partnerships across the organization
• Ensure the Marketing team is aligned with Product strategy on market positioning, product ideation/realization, hiring/training programs, and product management work products.
• Critical partner to other Product & Marketing collaborators across the business, communicating plans, elevating questions, and paving our path forward; leveraging your knowledge of the market to influence the business and connect the dots for key interested parties to drive increased alignment.
• Research and offer recommendations to keep the Product organization on a path of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Deep industry knowledge of the role of data to drive Marketing and Advertising strategies.
• A minimum of 7 years in a Product role focused on Data Driven Advertising or Data Clean Rooms
• Strong collaboration skills and commitment to interdisciplinary thinking, with the ability to work across teams focused on strategy, technology, and data in service to new product solutions.
• Must be able to lead product transformation visioning and roadmap, while at the same time being comfortable in rolling up sleeves and lead the day-to-day activities.
• Successful managing and delivering a wide variety product solution to internal and external stakeholders.
• Solid planning, priority setting, and project management skills.
• Proven experience influencing a business or marketing strategy through the application and/or management of competitive information, market awareness and product positioning.
• Ability to think strategically and ‘big picture’, to formulate appropriate product solutions to solve client business needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and adept at developing relationships across diverse teams (including statistical, technical, and marketing resources)
• Highly motivated, collaborative, and innovative
• BA/BS degree. Advanced degree and/or MBA desirable.

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Additional Information

When you join Epsilon, we’ll create something EPIC together. We’re a global leader in data and identity, with deep expertise in digital media, clean rooms, customer data platforms, loyalty and marketing services. Positioned at the center of Publicis Groupe, Epsilon helps brands deliver personalized experiences at scale and build lasting customer relationships by unlocking the full potential of data and identity. Epsilon operates in 30+ countries across EMEA, the Americas and APAC, with more than 8,000 employees.

Check out a few of these resources to learn more about what makes Epsilon so EPIC:

Our Culture: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/our-culture-epsilon

Life at Epsilon: https://www.epsilon.com/us/about-us/epic-blog

Epsilon has five values that define our culture and guide us as we create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We seek candidates who align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work:

• Act with integrity. We are transparent and have the courage to do the right thing.
• Work together to win together. We believe collaboration is the catalyst that unlocks our full potential.
• Innovate with purpose. We shape the market with big ideas that drive big outcomes.
• Respect all voices. We embrace differences and foster a culture of connection and belonging.
• Empower with accountability. We trust each other to own and deliver on common goals.

Because You Matter

As an Epsilon employee, you deserve perks and benefits that put you, your family and your finances first. Our benefits encompass a wide range of offerings, including but not limited to:

• Time to recharge: Flexible time off (FTO), 14 paid holidays, paid sick time
• Family well-being: Parental/new child leave, childcare & elder care assistance, adoption assistance
• Extra perks: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, commuter benefits, professional development, employee recognition, charitable donation matching, health coaching and counseling

Epsilon benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms.

Epsilon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Epsilon’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on actual or perceived race, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy), marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Epsilon also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. Epsilon will provide accommodations to applicants who need accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to LeaveofAbsence@epsilon.com to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas: Epsilon will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Applicants with criminal histories are welcome to apply. 

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