Product Management Lead

Summary

Join Apply Digital as a Product Management Lead for a short-term contract, contributing to the creation and execution of impactful digital products for global clients. Lead product discovery, build and champion product strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You will own product roadmaps, requirements documentation, and product performance measurement. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in leading product or engineering teams for Digital Experience Platforms, along with expertise in e-commerce and cloud technologies. This role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills. Apply Digital offers a hybrid/remote work environment, a generous vacation policy, customizable benefits, and various professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• You’ve built platforms that enable digital experiences, with a minimum 10+ years of experience leading product or engineering teams for Digital Experience Platforms
• Experience with Cloud technologies, web content management, distributed systems, and the latest trends in digital experience management
• You have years of experience communicating and collaborating with Executive Stakeholders from across an organization
• You have proven yourself in a consultation role, through Agency, Consultancy, or other Professional Services Firm
• You are perceptive, a creative leader, and a problem solver
• You are professional, confident, and able to understand which ideas will and which won’t work
• It’s easy for you to break down complex problems into logical, digestible steps
• Ambiguity doesn’t scare you, and you thrive on turning ambiguity and conflicting information into clarity in a fast-changing environment
• You have a portfolio of digital products that you have shipped, managed and operated, and are proud to share how it delivered value to end users
• You are an expert in the e-commerce space having built in several platforms and have strategically designed and built roadmaps
• You’re good at techie speak and non-techie speak. You’ve collaborated in multidisciplinary teams, are able to convey technical concepts to non-technical people as well as turn business, UX, design requirements into technical specifications

Responsibilities

• Lead product discovery efforts in partnership with the client—facilitating alignment on business goals, user needs, and technical constraints to uncover and validate the right problems to solve
• Build and champion product strategies and vision throughout client engagements, while briefing and inspiring internal teams to deliver on that vision
• Retrieve and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams, leveraging research methods and workshop facilitation to shape product requirements, features, and outcomes
• Own the creation of product plans and roadmaps, ensuring alignment and buy-in from executive stakeholders
• Prepare and maintain detailed product requirements documents (PRDs), capturing client, business, user experience, design, technical, and non-functional needs—resolving conflicts and communicating changes clearly to both teams and client stakeholders
• Organize and prioritize product releases to meet business value expectations, balancing impact and feasibility
• Define measurement plans to track product usage and user impact, and develop proficiency with analytics tools to inform decisions
• Ensure requirements are delivered to specification, manage defect resolution, and assess readiness for launch
• Continuously identify opportunities to expand the product vision based on data and research-driven insights
• Add value beyond execution—you are a consultative partner who understands how to drive ROI by aligning customer and business value, navigating constraints, and making strategic recommendations to advance the product vision

Benefits

• Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact
• An inclusive and safe environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe
• Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support
• Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer flexible personal time offer (PTO); allowing ample time away from work to promote overall well-being
• Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences
• Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both