Principle Product Manager – Retail Media Network

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 26 week(s)

Skills

Advertising

Job Details

Product Manager Level 3
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid; remote considered for exceptional candidates)
Duration: 6 Months (with potential for extension)
Employment Type: Contractor

Job at a Glance

The client is building a next-generation Retail Media Network (RMN) leveraging first-party shopper data and the retail ecosystem to deliver impactful advertising solutions for brands while enhancing the customer experience. They are seeking a senior product leader to define and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the retail media platform. This role works across engineering, data science, sales, marketing, and merchandising teams to deliver advertiser value and retail revenue while protecting customer experience.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for the Retail Media Network.

  • Build advertiser-facing solutions including self-serve campaign creation, targeting, optimization, and reporting dashboards.

  • Partner with engineering to deliver scalable, privacy-compliant platforms (ad serving, audience segmentation, attribution).

  • Drive innovation in ad formats (onsite sponsored products, offsite display, CTV/streaming, etc.).

  • Develop and maintain measurement and attribution frameworks (closed-loop reporting, incrementality testing).

  • Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to leverage first-party retail data for targeting and insights.

  • Lead product discovery, testing, and experimentation to validate new opportunities.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of product management experience, with at least 5+ years in ad tech, martech, or retail media.

  • Experience building advertiser self-serve platforms or working in a two-sided marketplace (retailers + advertisers).

  • Strong technical fluency with APIs, ad delivery systems, data pipelines, and reporting platforms.

  • Deep understanding of the ad tech ecosystem (DSPs/SSPs, ad servers, bidding, attribution, identity resolution).

  • Familiarity with first-party retail data, shopper behavior, and closed-loop measurement.

  • Proven track record of taking products from 0?1 and scaling adoption.

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

  • Knowledge of privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and their implications on advertising.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in retail, eCommerce, or consumer-facing platforms.

  • Exposure to machine learning-driven personalization or targeting.

  • Prior work in a startup or high-growth environment.

  • Familiarity with clean room technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Habu, LiveRamp).

About the Client

The client is a leader in data-driven innovation, building digital and retail solutions that leverage first-party insights to drive business growth. This role offers the opportunity to define and shape a new retail media network from the ground up, within a collaborative, fast-paced environment at the forefront of one of the fastest-growing segments of digital advertising.

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