Product Manager [AQ-26675]

Aquent; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CSPO certification

Retail MarTech exposure

Platform experience

Job summary

Aquent partners with a premier global beauty retailer to find a Product Leader who will shape marketing technology, driving personalization and measurement across email and mobile channels for millions of customers.

You will bridge business vision with technical delivery, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven omni-channel experiences at scale, boosting engagement, loyalty and brand growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years in product management with launch success in AdTech/MarTech or related fields.
• Proven experience integrating MarTech platforms (ESPs, mobile messaging).
• Familiarity with agile development cycles and release processes (Jira, Confluence).
• Strong data-driven decision making and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support retention marketing tech strategy and prioritize requests to maintain market-leading position.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to align around a unified vision.
• Partner with engineering to identify options, guide recommendations, and prioritize initiatives.
• Drive product requirements from concept through launch with internal and external teams.
• Manage day-to-day troubleshooting and prioritization of marketing incidents and bugs.
• Maintain a healthy backlog of functional and technical user stories using agile methodologies.
• Develop success metrics, monitor post-launch results, and drive continual improvements.
• Create and maintain documentation across the product lifecycle.

Skills

Product strategy

Stakeholder alignment

Agile / Jira / Confluence

Data-driven decisions

Communication

MarTech/CRM experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Aquent has partnered with a premier global beauty retailer known for pushing the boundaries of digital innovation to find a talented product leader ready to make a massive impact. In this dynamic role, you will shape the future of how millions of customers engage with the brand by driving cutting-edge marketing technology solutions. By bridging the gap between business vision and technical execution, you will empower marketing teams to deliver highly personalized, data-driven, omni-channel experiences at scale, directly influencing customer loyalty and brand growth.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking product professional to lead marketing technology initiatives within our product organization. You will focus on supporting our position as an industry leader by delivering marketing technology solutions that power campaign orchestration, audience segmentation, personalization, and measurement across email and mobile channels. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will turn complex business requirements into seamless digital experiences that drive engagement and retention.

What You Will Do

• Support the retention marketing technology product strategy, identifying and prioritizing business requests to maintain a market-leading position.
• Collaborate with key business and technology stakeholders, balancing competing interests to align partners around a clear, unified vision.
• Partner with engineering teams to identify implementation options, guide recommendations, and prioritize technical initiatives.
• Drive product requirements from concept through launch, partnering with internal engineering resources and external vendors.
• Manage day-to-day troubleshooting and prioritization of marketing-related incidents and bugs.
• Maintain a healthy, groomed backlog of functional and technical user stories using agile methodologies.
• Develop project success metrics, monitor post-launch results through analysis and reporting, and drive continual product improvements.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation throughout the product lifecycle, including status updates, training materials, and release notes.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years of experience in product management with a successful history of launching highly effective products, or comparable experience in AdTech, MarTech, or related fields (CRM, email, and mobile marketing technology).
• Proven experience integrating MarTech platforms, such as email service providers (ESPs) and mobile messaging providers.
• Familiarity with MarTech and AdTech technologies and principles, with the ability to work closely with technical teams to enhance data capture, integrity, and usability.
• Demonstrated experience with agile development cycles, release processes, and project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Strong data-driven decision-making skills, with experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders, engineering partners, and global vendors.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Bonus Points

• 3-5 years of experience in retail MarTech, with a focus on customer retention, engagement, and satisfaction.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification.
• Hands-on experience with platforms such as Bluecore, Epsilon, Braze, Adobe Analytics, Optimove, or Salesforce Marketing Cloud.