Business Overview

KINESSO is the technology-driven performance marketing agency that sits at the very heart of IPG Mediabrands, providing actionable growth for both our agency partners and clients. We turn 'action' into 'outcome' for our clients, leveraging our unique capabilities in optimization, analytics, AI, and experimentation. KINESSO has brought together the collective power of what was formerly Matterkind, Reprise, and Kinesso under one collective entity that will serve as the most powerful delivery engine in the industry. We have extensive offerings spanning across performance marketing and data and technology. Fueled by a deep understanding of consumer behavior, we offer an end-to-end engine of planning and optimization while also delivering on data-driven strategy for social platforms, actionable growth in e-commerce, and creating curated marketplaces specific to each client's function and needs. The company has more than 6,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries. Learn more at

You start your day early attending the stand-up of the development team, seeing if there are points you can clarify and if the team is on track. Afterwards you analyze user data to spark innovative ideas for the enhancement of Merlin, Kinesso's flagship tactical planning product you are responsible for. Stakeholders' meetings are frequently a part of your day-to-day activities to gain valuable feedback en insights.

After lunch you start refining the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with the company goals. You review designs that are delivered to you and polish them for the upcoming features, ensuring the UX and UI is on point. Today you have a few meetings with team members in the US and Latin America and the evening with counterparts in APAC.

• Own the overall product strategy & KPIs, ensuring alignment with the broader business objectives
• Manage multiple stakeholder relationships balancing intakes of business needs & feature requests to deliver a prioritize roadmap to maximize business value
• Partner with engineering, client services, and design counterparts around the globe for successful product strategy and execution
• Drive discovery and data analysis practices to uncover new opportunities and areas of value
• Establish strong relationships and trust across multiple international stakeholder groups.
• Collaborate with a team of international product managers

• Proven experience in Product Management, preferably in an advertising technology field
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to effectively evangelize the product strategy and vision with executive leadership
• Proven track record of setting product development targets and delivering results
• Strong understanding of end-to-end strategic planning to media tactical planning to activation to billing
• Strong organizational leadership skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence teams cross-functionally
• Ability to manage competing priorities, assess tradeoffs and evaluate new opportunities to drive the business forward
• Strong knowledge of advertising technology environments, including audience building and syndication is a huge plus
• Experience with Agile Scrum methodologies and collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)

• Proficiency in Dutch is a plus, proficiency in English, both written and verbally necessary

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At IPG Mediabrands, we are unified behind a commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. Together, we shine through a set of shared values and behaviors. We take pride in our responsibility to our clients, communities, and to each other. We embrace differences and recognize the unique value that each of us brings to our community.

We encourage you to apply, as unique backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences are welcomed.

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We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family. To give you the ability to better meet your personal needs, and in support of your physical and emotional well-being, you will receive discretionary time off days and company-wide Appreciation Weeks and Wellness Days.

We also offer a competitive Total Compensation package, including a competitive salary and eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award or a relevant incentive award.

The salary range for this position is posted below. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position, market considerations, budgetary considerations, tenure and standing with the Company (applicable to current employees), as well as the employee's/applicant's skill set, level of experience, and qualifications.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and other job functions are subject to modification. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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About IPG Mediabrands

IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialty business units Healix, Kinesso, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world's most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at .