Contract Product Manager (Evergreen)

The role

You will work with nonprofits and progressive organizations to manage digital product suites including websites and marketing platforms. You will conduct user research, define product requirements, and manage agile product builds.

What you will do

• Assess clients' digital platforms and communicate solutions to achieve strategic objectives.
• Cultivate understanding of user needs through interviews and analytics.
• Create personas and user journeys.
• Conduct product research and lead feature ideation and prioritization sessions.
• Evaluate proposed features against product scope.
• Write and maintain functional requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the client-facing expert on product functionality.
• Develop testing and measurement plans.
• Manage agile product builds, sprint plans, standups, and backlogs using tools like Jira.
• Manage stakeholder feedback and clarify defects for developers.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a product management role or similar role
• Experience with website projects
• Experience with CMS-driven websites, such as those built on WordPress
• Familiarity with and interest in marketing platforms, including CRMs, and data and personalization technology
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JS
• Experienced with using qualitative and quantitative data to make product decisions
• Ability to use wireframes to communicate recommendations to design teams
• Cognizance of the overall AI landscape and the ability to evaluate AI outputs critically
• Willingness to wear multiple hats across UX design, content strategy, and user research
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong collaborator and relationship builder
• Empathy, positivity, respect, and the ability to be a role model

About the company

Blue State is a purpose-driven agency that partners with leading causes, brands, and campaigns to transform how they raise money, influence policy, and build platforms. Blue State Digital is a part of WPP Digital with more than 250 employees in six offices around the world.