Product management Jobs in Chicago, IL

Overview

How You’ll Make an Impact

As the Director of Data Activation, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and monetizing integrations between Epsilon People Cloud (EPC) and 3rd party marketing and advertising platforms. This is a newly created position within the organization reporting to the SVP of Product that will focus on product strategy and product development in conjunction with Epsilon’s strategic partners. The leader selected for this role will need to understand the dynamics of the digital advertising industry and the intricacies of each partner’s platform. This knowledge will be instrumental in both developing products that connect EPC with partners as well as guiding internal, agency, and brand teams on the effective use of these platforms to achieve their data-driven marketing goals. Epsilon People Cloud and this role in particular, sit at an exciting intersection of MarTech and AdTech with the assets to effectively connect these worlds, a promise that has been discussed for decades, but no one has effectively achieved.

What You’ll Achieve

• Responsible for developing a vision and setting the strategic direction for Epsilon People Cloud integrations with strategic partners in the paid media space, with an emphasis on Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) and Social Platforms.
• Create and execute a strategy enabling brands to incorporate owned channels, in addition to paid channels, via a common audience strategy.
• Develop guidelines on the effective use of partner platforms to the benefit of mutual clients and Epsilon. Educate and equip teams at Epsilon, partner agencies, and brands with the knowledge to help achieve their marketing goals. A key aspect is connecting audience strategy and development with media execution and measurement, driving the best possible marketing outcomes for our clients.
• Ensure all product development priorities have a clear benefit, aligning with client needs, business growth, and overall technology strategy.
• Own and drive the whole product lifecycle from design, launch, and developing cross-functional partnerships working in partnership across Products to set priorities.
• Define product requirements and roadmaps including feasibility, effort, financial impact (revenue / cost savings), and strategic value.
• 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 stakeholders 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 stakeholders to drive increased alignment.
• Research and offer recommendations to keep the Product organization on a path of continuous improvement.

Who You Are

Ability to comfortably span business management, client and commercial team engagement, functional product design and development, and the technical details underpinning it all. Must be able to lead product transformation visioning and roadmap, while at the same time willing to lead day-to-day activities across client usage of existing products and engineering development of new products.

BA / BS degree. Advanced degree and / or MBA desirable.

Pay Range : $122,250 - $203,750

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon, but not limited to the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location and application employment laws. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

Additional Information

When You Join Us, We’ll Create Something EPIC Together

Epsilon is a global data, technology and services company that powers the marketing and advertising ecosystem. For decades, we’ve provided marketers from the world’s leading brands the data, technology and services they need to engage consumers with 1 View, 1 Vision and 1 Voice. 1 View of their universe of potential buyers. 1 Vision for engaging each individual. And 1 Voice to harmonize engagement across paid, owned and earned channels.

Epsilon’s comprehensive portfolio of capabilities across our suite of digital media, messaging and loyalty solutions bridge the divide between marketing and advertising technology. We process 400+ billion consumer actions each day using advanced AI and hold many patents of proprietary technology, including real-time modeling languages and consumer privacy advancements. Thanks to the work of every employee, Epsilon has been consistently recognized as industry-leading by Forrester, Adweek and the MRC. Epsilon is a global company with more than 9,000 employees around the world.

Epsilon has a core set of 5 values that define our culture and guide us to create value for our clients, our people and consumers. We are seeking candidates that align with our company values, demonstrate them and make them meaningful in their day-to-day work :

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 the following :

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 needing accommodations to complete the application process. Please reach out to [email protected] to request an accommodation.

For San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Areas : Epsilon will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories 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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