Product Manager

Long term contract consulting role for experienced Product Manager
Client requirements: 

• Work authorization status: US Citizen or GC holder
• Location: Minneapolis, MN metro - will be onsite 3 days/week

Collaborative, data-driven product manager professional that will help shape and optimize personalized customer experiences on a highly visible digital surfaces. Working at the intersection of product, business, design, engineering, data, and machine learning, you will coordinate cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation and measurement. You will use customer insights and performance data to prioritize opportunities, balance personalized and business-driven content, and continuously improve the homepage experience.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to bring new homepage experiences to market, from intake and design through implementation, launch, and measurement.
• Identify and prioritize high-value opportunities aligned with customer and business goals.
• Balance personalized and business-driven content to optimize customer experience and business performance.
• Partner with product, engineering, design, data, and machine learning teams to deliver digital experiences.
• Collaborate with machine learning teams to improve personalization and model performance.
• Use data, experimentation, and performance metrics to identify opportunities and drive ongoing optimization.
• Champion measurement standards, quality, and best practices across homepage initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, communicate priorities, and clearly articulate business and customer trade-offs.
• Help ensure homepage experiences consistently deliver relevant, high-quality experiences for distinct customer segments.

Required Qualifications

• Experience coordinating cross-functional digital product or customer experience initiatives.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Experience working collaboratively across design and engineering teams to deliver digital experiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience facilitating cross-functional meetings.
• Experience with project collaboration and tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Strong customer focus with a commitment to delivering high-quality digital experiences.
• Ability to identify opportunities, establish priorities, and balance competing customer and business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and practical experience using AI tools.
• Understanding of personalization, experimentation, A/B testing, and digital performance measurement.
• Experience optimizing digital experiences for different customer segments.
• Familiarity with design and development workflows, including tools such as Figma.
• Experience with modern productivity and AI tools, such as GitHub Copilot.
• Experience working in an e-commerce or highly trafficked digital environment.

Core Competencies

Product & Experience Optimization | Cross-Functional Leadership | Data & Analytics | Personalization | Machine Learning & AI | Experimentation | Digital Experience | Stakeholder Management | Prioritization | Customer Experience