Associate Product Manager

Motion Recruitment; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

HSA

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking an Associate Product Manager in a hybrid role based in the Glendale, CA area. You will support discovery, execution, and cross-functional coordination across iOS, Android, web, and desktop surfaces, working closely with senior product leaders.

You'll develop judgment and ownership as you learn to connect Guest needs with data and business context, while supporting roadmap planning and feature delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and eagerness to learn in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to product vision and connect guest needs to priorities with guidance from senior leaders.
• Assist roadmap planning by gathering inputs and translating priorities into requirements.
• Clarify problems and gather inputs for root-cause investigations.
• Execute assigned work reliably and escalate when support is needed.
• Maintain high quality and attention to detail within your scope.
• Use guest feedback and data to support decisions and inform iterations.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, and analytics to keep work moving.

Skills

Agile

Analytics

Communication

Curiosity

Ownership

Education

Education/Experience in technical discipline

Job description

Location: Hybrid (Client located in Glendale, CA area)

*Must be able to work on W-2 basis

This established company is globally renowned entertainment and media conglomerate and is recognized for its innovative storytelling, iconic characters, and high-quality family entertainment. The company operates through various segments, including media networks, studio entertainment and consumer products.

Job Description

As an Associate Product Manager, you'll build the foundation of your product management career by supporting discovery, execution, and cross-functional coordination within a narrowly defined area of our digital product portfolio. Working closely with more senior product leaders, you'll learn to connect Guest needs, data, and business context to day-to-day priorities, while developing the judgment, craft, and ownership mindset that will carry you through your career in product management.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the team's product vision, connecting Guest needs, data, and business context to day-to-day priorities with guidance from senior product leaders.
• Support roadmap planning by gathering inputs and helping translate priorities into clear, actionable requirements.
• Help clarify well-defined problems and gather the inputs needed to support root-cause investigation.
• Execute assigned work reliably, following through on commitments and escalating early when you need support.
• Maintain a high bar for quality and attention to detail across your assigned scope.
• Use Guest feedback and basic data and metrics to support decisions and inform iteration.
• Collaborate openly with immediate cross-functional partners across engineering, design, and analytics to keep work moving.
• Communicate clearly with your team, asking clarifying questions and exchanging straightforward information.
• Stay curious about industry trends and emerging technology relevant to your product area, and share what you learn with the team.
• Ramp quickly on new tools, products, and processes, applying what you learn directly to your work.
• Partner day-to-day with engineering, design, marketing, and business partners, learning to translate between technical and non-technical teams to keep work moving.
• Support product development across iOS and Android apps, mobile web, and desktop surfaces, working directly with engineers to understand how features are built and delivered.

Basic Qualifications

• 0–2+ years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related digital/eCommerce field (internship experience considered)
• Foundational understanding of Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to support decisions and assumptions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated curiosity, ownership, and eagerness to learn in a fast-moving, matrixed organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a digital, eCommerce, or consumer products environment
• Exposure to user story writing, backlog grooming, or sprint planning
• Education or experience in a technical discipline (computer science, software engineering, decision science, AI/ML)
• Familiarity with product analytics tools (e.g., Amplitude, Google Analytics, Tableau)
• Exposure to Salesforce Commerce Cloud or other eCommerce platforms

Education

Education or experience in a technical discipline (computer science, software engineering, decision science, AI/ML

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k)

Motion Recruitment provides IT Staffing Solutions (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Direct Hire) in major North American markets. Our unique expertise in today’s highest-demand tech skill sets, paired with our deep networks and knowledge of our local technology markets, results in an exemplary track record with candidates and clients.