Freelance Product Manager (Europe)

AREA 17; United States; Remote; USD 93,000 - 154,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Paris studio access

AREA 17 Talent Community

Job summary

AREA 17 is seeking an experienced Freelance Product Manager to join us on a temporary contract basis to support our portfolio of projects. You will lead delivery on client engagements, spanning digital product builds and brand projects, working with Brand, Experience and Technology teams to ship on time, on budget, and to a high standard of quality.

You’ll ramp up quickly, lead from day one, and translate strategy into concrete backlogs while balancing scope, timeline, and quality in ambiguous

Qualifications

• 4+ years delivering complex digital products in agency, consultancy, or product-led environments.
• Strong project management skills: planning, scheduling, budget tracking, and managing multiple workstreams.
• Proven client management experience, including leading meetings and managing expectations.
• Comfortable making decisions on scope and trade-offs in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery planning: scope, milestones, sequencing, and priorities.
• Translate experience strategy and technical architecture into clear backlogs the team can execute.
• Make timely trade-offs across scope, timeline, and quality, escalating risks when needed.
• Serve as the client’s day-to-day delivery partner, keeping them aligned on progress, risks, and decisions.
• Lead demos, working sessions, and feedback reviews, and document outcomes.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive mitigation with the team.
• Run delivery rituals and maintain artifacts that keep priorities and ownership visible.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Agile methodologies

Jira

Confluence

Web technologies

Design sensibility

Clear communication

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Описание:

At AREA 17, we believe we can help the world be more open, resilient, and optimistic. We work with clients we trust and admire across various industries, including Saint Laurent, OpenAI, the International Energy Agency, Fondation Louis Vuitton, and The New York Times. We build long-term partnerships by delivering value through brand, experience, and technology. We are seeking an experienced Freelance Product Manager to join us on a temporary contract basis to support our portfolio of projects. Engagement details - Type: Temporary contract - Commitment: 25%-100% weekly commitment, depending on project assignments. - Location: Remote, Europe. Paris-based candidates are preferred. - Working hours: Paris time zone As a Product Manager, you lead delivery on client engagements, spanning both digital product builds and brand projects. Working closely with our Brand, Experience and Technology teams, you’ll bring structure to ambiguity, keep teams and clients aligned, and make sure projects ship on time, on budget, and at a high standard of quality. You’ll often join projects already in motion, so you’ll need to ramp up quickly and lead from day one.

Задачи:

• Own delivery planning: scope, milestones, sequencing, and priorities
• Translate experience strategy and technical architecture into clear backlogs the team can execute
• Make timely trade-offs across scope, timeline, and quality, escalating risks when needed
• Serve as the client’s day-to-day delivery partner, keeping them aligned on progress, risks, and decisions
• Lead demos, working sessions, and feedback reviews, and document outcomes
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive mitigation with the team
• Run delivery rituals and maintain artifacts that keep priorities and ownership visible

Требования:

• 4+ years delivering complex digital products in agency, consultancy, or product-led environments
• Strong project management skills: planning, scheduling, budget tracking, and managing multiple workstreams at once
• Proven client management experience, including leading meetings, managing expectations, and communicating changes with confidence
• Comfortable making decisions on scope and trade-offs in ambiguous situations
• Pragmatic grasp of agile practices and fluency in Jira and Confluence
• Solid understanding of web technologies and APIs, enough to assess feasibility with engineering
• A strong eye for design and product quality
• Clear communicator with technical and non-technical audiences

Условия:

Rate: €450-750 per day / jour HT, based on seniority Remote work, with access to our Paris studio if you'd like to work on-site Part of our AREA 17 Talent Community, where you are a part of extended team with access to internal programming, events, and learning opportunities