About Us

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn ’action’ into ’outcome’ for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning performance marketing and data and technology. Fuelled by a deep understanding of consumer behaviour, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client’s function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at www.KINESSO.com

Role Description

It all starts with the flexibility of an open platform. One that allows us to integrate with the very best technology and data providers, to bring the right solutions together, and to make them actionable for marketers in all the ways that matter.

If you are an adtech or martech expert looking for a technically challenging product management position, we’d love to hear from you. Do your ears perk up at the idea of turning large data sets into improvements to business outcomes? Do you have experience with global media planning & activation? We are searching for a Director of Product Manager with a proven track record of enabling cross-functional teams to build the Kinesso Marketing Intelligence Engine platform. You will need to understand the world of media planning and activation and the application of machine learning for advertising.  As a global product manager you will work closely with cross-functional teams of media planners, engineering, design, and marketing to bring some of the world’s largest marketers better value for their media investments.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of a Product Vision and communicate its narrative through short-term and long-term roadmaps
• Serve as subject matter expert, contributing practitioner, thought leader on campaign optimization 
• Drive innovation through the Identification of unmet industry needs and disruption opportunities in Martech/Adtech
• Synthesize research from agency users, and marketing partners to balance big ideas with day-to-day feature requests
• Lead a globally distributed and matrixed scrum team
• Partner with a diverse set of stakeholders across the organization to solicit ideas, influence strategy and generate buy-in to proposed actions, while maintaining an objective position
• Collaborate with data scientists and product team subject matter experts to integrate functionality across the Kinesso ecosystem
• Partner with product marketing to bring to product features to market and inspire stakeholders and collaborators across the organization to become the solutions users can’t live without
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure success/failure
• Encourage a data-driven, agile culture as a role model and influencer
• Manage your scrum team towards a healthy balance of innovation, technical debt reduction, and day to day maintenance and support

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience working as a product manager in high performing, cross functional teams that have shipped products at scale
• Experience with media planning and activation
• Knowledge or experience with machine learning solutions for advertising and marketing
• Experience managing products through the full life cycle: strategy, development, launch, optimization, sunset.
• Strategic and tactical thinking; identifying and prioritizing opportunities in strategic and tactical contexts. 
• You have experience working with Agile Methodologies
• People management experience, w/ strong team motivational skills.
• Presentation skills to Sr. leadership, superior organization, and communication skills (written/oral). 
• Experience working with distributed teams across multiple offices and time zones

Employee Transparency

At Mediabrands, we celebrate difference and believe this makes us stronger. Mediabrands is an equal opportunity employer and committed to championing an inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging for all our employees. We do not discriminate against any applicant based on age, disability, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, belief, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please reach out to our Talent Inclusion Specialist Jess at [email protected] if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding any adjustments that would ensure our recruitment process is accessible for you. Please note requesting a reasonable adjustment will not affect your application.

THE PERKS

We aim to provide all our people with a supportive and fun work environment where you can develop your full potential and benefit from the broad range of opportunities within the agency. When you join us, we want to make sure you feel valued – and that you are rewarded for your fantastic work. So, we also offer a range of benefits: 

Flexi–leave, with 25 days annual leave to be taken as minimum. In addition to your holiday entitlement, the office usually closes between Christmas & New Year 

• Free breakfast and free lunch 
• Early finish Fridays
• Core Hours (Mon-Thurs, flexible start/finish times)  
• Retail discounts
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme, including Headspace & flu jabs
• Interest free season ticket loan 
• Paid time off for Volunteering 
• Group Income Protection 
• Life Assurance 
• Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan (dependent on level) 
• Group Personal Pension Plan with matched contributions from 3-6% 
• Generous Parental Leave & Pay  
• Independent mortgage advice 
• Financial education 
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Free eye tests 
• Flexible benefits including Dental, Travel insurance, Cycle to Work, Gym Discounts and many more!