Strategic Technical Product Manager

FocusKPI is seeking a Strategic Technical Product Manager to deliver deep media insights through advanced analytics for our client, one of the largest retailers and e-commerce companies in the U.S.

Work Location: Remote in the U.S.
Duration: 6-month contract with potential for extension and conversion, depending on budget and performance
Pay range: $50+/hr

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of CRM strategies, including personalized emails, push notifications, and in-app messages for the client's customers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within the marketing technology organization and across Walmart to efficiently execute business-critical initiatives, including but not limited to customer funnel, lifestyle, inspirational content, acquisition, preferences, propensities, multi-channel interactions, attribution, and channel orchestration
• Influence product decisions for the client’s owned-and-operated and offsite efforts, impacting millions of customers
• Develop and champion the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for CRM products and personalization models aligned with corporate goals
• Conduct research, analyze feedback, and evaluate competitive landscapes to identify new product opportunities and enhancements
• Drive the product discovery process for complex and ambiguous projects by collaborating with business, UX, and Engineering teams to assess value, usability, and feasibility
• Specify, prioritize, and communicate both high-level and detailed product requirements to ensure successful development
• Support product implementation by working closely with Engineering and Project Management, making scope trade-off decisions, and coordinating product launches
• Oversee post-launch activities, validate product functionality, and continuously improve key product metrics
• Contribute to resource planning and drive process improvements across multiple teams to ensure program success
• Align stakeholders, including senior leaders, to manage competing priorities and ensure cohesive product development
• Exercise technical judgment to maintain realistic and attainable goals for programs, projects, and products within timelines

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems Management, or related area, and 4-5 years of experience in product management or a related field
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems Management, or related area, and 5-6 years of experience in product management or a related field.
• Writing detailed requirements with technical specifications, driving the roadmap, and managing multiple stakeholders
• Performing extensive technical research, competitor research, customer research, and market analysis for developing solutions
• Defining metrics and KPIs for enhancing product performance
• E-commerce product management
• Machine learning for customer classification/categorization and recommendations
• Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and building data analysis and product performance reports
• Software, API, and database architecture analysis for product platforms - web and mobile applications
• Developing Go-to-market (GTM) strategies for product rollout/launch to enhance product adoption
• Creating product testing plans and performing product testing to monitoring product functionalities and performance
• Experience with Project management is highly beneficial to have
• Developing project proposals and building business cases for performance projections and efficient product execution, and Web and mobile applications/services, and agile development methodology.  
• Hands-on experience or deep understanding of system architecture, APIs, cloud platforms (Azure preferred), and modern development practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to VP and C-level audiences.
• Excellent writing and making strategies skills are highly required.
• Knowledge of MMM (Market Mix Modelling) is good to have.

Thank you!

FocusKPI Hiring Team

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.