Remote Freelance Product Manager - Deliver for Brands

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

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