Product Manager - Digital Innovation & Product, dentsu Digital UK

Job Description:

Introduction

Dentsu is the network designed for what's next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity.

Dentsu International is a global leader that specialises in Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Retention to enable clients to keep "winning" whilst ensuring customer growth and experience is at the very forefront for their businesses.

We're hiring a Product Manager as part of our team in London working on a hybrid basis.

Purpose of the Role

The Digital Innovation & Product Hub sits within our Dentsu Digital UK team, our digital centre of excellence, partnering with teams across paid search, programmatic, paid social, SEO, digital experience, and more, to develop tools and applications that accelerate our digital client work and internal team innovation.

The Product Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development, strategy and lifecycle of our digital products and services. Working closely with cross-functional teams and supporting the Innovation Partner; the Product Manager will lead strategic planning, product development, market research and project management, with the common goal of delivering projects that drive measurable success for our client teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the company's goals and client needs

• Creating detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables

• Conducting market research and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for new products or enhancements to existing offerings

• Defining and prioritising the product roadmap, balancing short-term goals with long-term growth

• Collaborating with design, development, and marketing teams to create product specifications, user stories, and wireframes

• Working closely with the engineering team to manage resources, timelines, and budgets effectively

• Communicating product updates, progress, and roadmaps to stakeholders and clients

• Monitoring and analysing product performance, using data to drive continuous improvement and optimisation

• Developing detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables

• Collaborating with our internal Security teams to ensure compliance with dentsu's Security Policies and standards

• Keeping product guides and documentation up to date and accurate

Candidate Profile

Professional

• 1-2 years' experience in Innovation, Product or Performance Marketing and a strong understanding of digital marketing channels, tools, and best practices

• Comfortable setting a clear Innovation roadmap/vision and communicating with wider stakeholders of all levels

• Able to lead the execution of new and existing Innovation workstreams, establishing the strategic direction, planning and then delivering with support from the Innovation team and, where relevant, wider dentsu digital team

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams building web-based applications or tools

• Experience forming commercial models and taking products to market

• Ability to manage numerous and changing priorities whilst still meeting deadlines

• Highly competent with data analysis and reporting

Technical

• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and project management tools

• Experience with GitHub, Jira, monday.com, Google Cloud Platform

• Experience with Gantt charts, Kanban boards, and project dashboards

• Understanding of Agile principles and experience in managing projects using Scrum, including sprint planning, backlog management, and daily stand-ups

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What we offer

This is a permanent role. The team is based from our London office on a hybrid working basis. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs which includes:

• Competitive Salary
• Ongoing Training
• Unparalleled professional development
• Company-provided Medical Healthcare
• Generous Pension provisions
• Health and Wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Life Assurance
• Working in diverse teams where you can make a real impact.
• Exciting and rewarding environment.
• Varied work across industries

Great additional benefits

• 25 holidays per year, plus bank holidays, additional Christmas leave and your birthday off. We also offer 2 paid volunteer charity days and 3 well being each year
• Other benefits include Private health care, income protection and critical illness cover

Inclusion and Diversity

Our diverse and inclusive culture enables our employees to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. For us, this is the foundation for great innovation which, in turn, generates better outcomes for our people, partners and communities. This is why we encourage applications from people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

We are happy to discuss flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles - we can't promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our recruitment teams.

About dentsu

Taking a people-centered approach to business transformation, we use insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. As part of Dentsu Group Inc. we are headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and our 65,000 employee-base of dedicated professionals work across four regions (Japan, Americas, EMEA and APAC). Dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion sits at the heart of our Social Impact strategy - our fully integrated sustainability strategy which includes our ambition to build a fair and more equal society, where everyone is equipped to thrive.

Location:
London

Brand:
Dentsu Media

Time Type:
Full time

Contract Type:
Permanent]]>