Sr. Product Manager-Temporary Worker

Job Description:

• TEMP, Part-Time Role
• 24 hours/Week, Tuesday – Friday
• ASAP – 8/28/2026
• W2 on dentsu Payroll Only
• Must be US based

Company Description

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. 

About The Role

Merkle is seeking a TEMPORARY, Part-Time Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of data enrichment, AI, and Synthetic solutions powered by Dentsu's 260M+ record dataset. This role will sit at the intersection of data, analytics, and product — driving cross-functional collaboration between managed services, analytics, engineering, and research operations to bring high-impact solutions to market.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Discovery

• Audit existing processes, workflows, and tools to surface inefficiencies and misalignment across teams
• Conduct stakeholder interviews across leadership, research ops, analytics, managed services, and marketing/sales to understand priorities and pain points

Competitive Analysis & Customer Insights

• Lead competitive benchmarking to evaluate Merkle's capabilities against key market players
• Develop customer journey maps to visualize the end-to-end research experience and identify opportunities for data enrichment
• Synthesize customer feedback and conduct discovery interviews to validate opportunities and ground recommendations in the voice of the customer

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Partner with leadership to define success metrics, set measurable goals, and ensure initiatives deliver both customer and business value
• Collaborate with executive and commercial teams on pricing strategy and market positioning
• Author Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) capturing problem statements, objectives, target users, technical requirements, risks, and success metrics
• Facilitate stakeholder alignment sessions and drive consensus across functions
• Define phased implementation plans that balance speed-to-value with feasibility

Product Delivery & Program Management

• Build and manage a product backlog, translating strategy into epics, user stories, and technical tasks
• Partner with engineering and analytics leadership on resourcing, capacity planning, and execution
• Drive cross-team coordination to ensure iterative, on-time delivery
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and oversee pilot releases to validate assumptions and demonstrate early value

Adoption & Enablement

• Develop enablement materials including training guides, playbooks, and FAQs for internal and client-facing audiences
• Lead training sessions to support adoption of new workflows, tools, and data solutions
• Coordinate with sales and marketing to align enablement with client messaging and commercial initiatives

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define KPIs for key use
• Track, analyze, and report on performance outcomes to leadership
• Continuously refine the roadmap based on data, client feedback, and evolving business needs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience, preferably in data, market research, or analytics-driven environments
• Proven ability to translate complex data and technical concepts into clear product strategies and stakeholder-ready communications
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and data enrichment or audience targeting solutions
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision
• Proficiency in writing PRDs, building roadmaps, and managing agile backlogs
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with competitive analysis, customer discovery, and journey mapping
• Familiarity with managed services and analytics/engineering team dynamics is a plus

What You'll Deliver

• Process and solutions assessment with actionable recommendations
• Competitive and customer insights reports
• Customer journey maps
• Product Requirements Documents (PRDs)
• Product roadmap and release strategy
• Pilot implementation and performance dashboards
• Adoption playbooks and stakeholder communications

Additional Information:

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The hourly pay range for this position is $65.79-$87.77. The hourly pay rate for the successful candidate is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Temporary employees are eligible for paid holidays in accordance with dentsu policy, as well as safe and sick time. This position is not eligible for any other benefits or other compensation.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. 

Location:

USA - Remote - New York

Brand:

Merkle

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Temporary

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