Description Position at Choreograph WHO WE ARE
At Choreograph, we are committed to delivering data-driven products and solutions that make advertising work better for people. We are an affiliate of GroupM, a global leader in media investment management, and operate at the intersection of data, technology, and media.
Choreograph is built to address the modern era's demand for a more innovative and effective approach to data management, usage, and brand growth. Data fuels growth and enables businesses to outperform their competitors while delivering value to customers in increasingly effective ways.
Our mission is to empower future-focused businesses to utilize their data in ways that meet the high expectations of savvy customers, while building trust and long-term relationships.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join our team at Choreograph. In this key role, you will shape and drive the roadmap for a suite of product capabilities, primarily focused on campaign governance within our Activation Suite. This will include working on taxonomy templates, best practice checks, and the automation of ad campaign QA and creation.
As a Senior Product Manager, you will leverage your deep understanding of the advertising ecosystem, particularly digital media, to collaborate closely with the Product Director and engineering team. Together, you will shape the development strategy for the next generation of our campaign governance product, setting a new standard not only for Choreograph but for WPP companies as well.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Product Development & Roadmap Management:
As part of our growing product and engineering team, you will contribute to defining and delivering the product roadmap. You will oversee the execution of the roadmap by the engineering team, ensuring that business goals are met within the constraints of time, resources, and scope. - Collaboration with Engineering Teams:
You will build strong relationships with the engineering team, allocating and prioritizing their workloads to meet business goals. You will work closely with them daily to ensure the delivery of best-in-class technology solutions. - Effective Project Management:
You will oversee project milestones and ensure that deadlines are met by all stakeholders. This includes managing product milestones, tracking progress, and ensuring the timely delivery of product features. - Stakeholder Engagement & Feedback:
You will engage with stakeholders across various business functions, specialisms, and locations. You will collect quantitative and qualitative feedback from these stakeholders and transform it into actionable product features. - Cross-functional Collaboration:
You will involve specialist teams, including design, enablement, training, and support, at the appropriate stages of requirements refinement, solution design, and deployment. - Continuous Product Backlog Refinement:
You will regularly measure the value of product backlog items and iteratively refine and prioritize the product backlog based on data insights and changing priorities. - Instilling Product Management Best Practices:
You will lead the adoption of product management best practices across the team and proactively seek process improvements. You will also look for opportunities to optimize the use of relevant tools and technology to support product management activities.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Experience:
- Experience in product management, preferably in the advertising, tech, or data-driven industries.
- A deep understanding of how agencies and advertisers use data and technology solutions to support business operations and strategies.
- Experience in and/or a solid understanding of media agency services, deliverables, workflows, and processes.
- Familiarity with key tech products and platforms used in planning, activation, reconciliation, and measurement of advertising campaigns.
- Methodologies & Practices:
- Experience in practicing agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) to deliver technical products and data solutions. Ability to lead and scale these practices across the team.
- Experience writing feature files in Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks such as Gherkin.
- Tools & Techniques:
- Strong business analysis skills and proficiency in documenting workflows using Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) or similar methods.
- Familiarity with tools for workflow visualization (e.g., draw.io), data visualization (e.g., Tableau, Looker), and UX tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch) is a plus.
- Collaboration with Engineering Teams:
- Proven ability to successfully collaborate with engineering teams, ensuring effective coordination and delivery of results on time and to specification.
- Fast-paced Environment Adaptability:
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, product-led environment with changing priorities.
- Communication & Organizational Skills:
- Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire and excite others about your vision.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines under pressure.
- Learning Agility:
- A strong work ethic and the ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new and emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions.
SUCCESS ATTRIBUTES
- High Energy & Passion:
- A genuine passion for the job and the industry.
- Motivation & Resilience:
- A self-starter, self-reliant, resilient, and ambitious mindset.
- Thriving in Entrepreneurial Environments:
- Comfortable and thriving in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, managing multiple tasks with ease.
WHY CHOREOGRAPH?
If you're ready to be at the forefront of the AdTech industry and play a pivotal role in shaping its future, we encourage you to apply and join our team. At Choreograph, we are the beating heart of data inside GroupM, the world's leading media investment company responsible for over $60 billion in annual media investment.
Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge solutions that help our clients leverage data to drive smarter business decisions. Choreograph's culture is one of innovation, collaboration, and growth. We aim to build a diverse and inclusive team that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, ensuring that we create outstanding work together.
INCLUSIVITY AT GROUPM
GroupM and its affiliates embrace and celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the more great work we can create together.
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(Please note this is a UK based role and requires individuals to have the right to work in this location) 