Product Owner (Retail Media)

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING! Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for a Product Owner (Retail Media), for a W2 contract opportunity with one of our clients! Job Title: Product Owner (Retail Media) Role Type: W2 only Duration: W2 contract through January with extension. Location: Bolingbrook, IL Schedule: 100% remote but quarterly PI planning travel (2 days) is required. TOP SKILLS: 8+ years of experience as a digital product owner or digital product manager in retail/ecommerce 2+ years in Retail Media Strong understanding of Reporting and Measurements experience within Ecommerce Retail Tools: Familiarity with Power BI for reporting and data visualization. OVERVIEW: Experience the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. The Marketing team is applying the latest technologies to personalize the buying experience of true beauty enthusiasts—in ways that surprise and delight. Building love and loyalty, one communication, one experience, one brilliant idea at a time. We represent the perfect blend of strategy and creativity. Of tactics and analytics. To make the company a brand guests will advocate for. Growing share of heart. Delivering with disciplined consistency. Whether your deepest passion is for design or content, strategy or data, or some combination of all things marketing, will provide significant latitude to explore your talents and passions, with opportunities to stretch and deepen, to grow and build. Truly, the possibilities are beautiful. POSITION SUMMARY: The Product Owner, Business Intelligence leads a cross-functional agile development team to bring to life new features and capabilities. This role will dotted line report to the Sr. Manager, who will lead product strategy, the roadmap prioritization, and the vision for Business Intelligence and self-serve capabilities. CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Product Delivery: Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch. Monitor product performance and gather user feedback to inform future iterations. Analyze key metrics to measure product success and identify areas for improvement. Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders, users, strategic analytics, agency, and vendor patterns to gather and prioritize requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of Brand Partner needs and market opportunities. Prioritization: Create, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog. Break down complex user stories into actionable tasks for the development team. Ensure the backlog is clear, concise, and prioritized based on business value. Release Management: Coordinate with engineering, scrum master, quality assurance, and deployment teams to ensure timely and high-quality product releases. Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, providing regular updates on product status, roadmap changes, upcoming releases, and leading and lagging key performance indicators. Performance Analysis: Define and track leading and lagging KPIs to measure the success of ad products and identify areas for improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with sales, account management, marketing, advertising operations, measurement, audience strategy, ecommerce, UX design, and other teams to drive product development and success. Continuous Improvement: Facilitate retrospectives and feedback sessions to continuously improve on team processes, product quality, delivery efficiency, and adoption. THE ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS: • 8+ years of experience as a digital product owner or digital product manager in retail/ecommerce • 2+ years in Retail Media • Strong understanding of Reporting and Measurements experience within Ecommerce Retail • Experience, comfortability, and success working within Agile framework • Ability to communicate relevant details and influence decision making based on the audience and desired outcome, from senior leaders to individual team members responsible for execution • Strong understanding of Insights Experience: Proven background in gathering insights and converting them into actionable reporting. • Experience with Audience: A strong understanding of the audience experience in terms of data interaction and consumption. • Dashboard Management: Experience with creating, managing, and deploying dashboards. • Tools: Familiarity with Power BI for reporting and data visualization. • Demonstrated experience building strong partnerships across teams (e.g. Product, UX, Design, eCommerce, Merchandising, and Development) • Excellent organizational and strategic planning skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple large-scale initiatives simultaneously • Ability to clearly organize large goals into an iterative, actionable, and achievable plan • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment, deal with ambiguity, and remain focused on execution • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with data-driven approach to decision-making. • Self-motivated and reliable, with a passion for driving innovation and delivering exceptional customer experiences. Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising, computer science, or related field “Beware of scams. S3 never asks for money during its onboarding process.”