About the Position

An exciting and entrepreneurial opportunity awaits you as a Product Manager, Agile Qualitative for Kantar Marketplace in London, UK. As a part of our world-class team, you will have the chance to collaborate with diverse professionals from various functions and locations to drive the next generation of our solution dashboards, client deliverables, and analytic capabilities on Kantar Marketplace!

Our vision

At Kantar, our goal for Kantar Marketplace is to become a top market research platform that offers a range of expertly designed survey and non-survey solutions. Our platform features user-friendly dashboards and integrated analytics, enabling clients from around the world to discover insights, enhance their brand strategies, and make informed marketing decisions quickly. We offer flexible service options, from self-serve to full consultancy, along with access to thought-leadership and a dedicated global network of experts.

Key Responsibilities

As a Product Manager – Agile Qualitative, your key responsibilities will include:

• Discovering and validating client and market needs for quick, cost-effective, agile qualitative research, including deliverables and analysis.

• Conducting interviews with clients, lapsed clients, recent evaluators, and untapped potential customers to determine their needs.

• Identifying key client benefits, features, and differentiators of agile qualitative approaches.

• Assessing competitive agile qualitative offers and capabilities to enhance our positioning and win in the market.

• Screening, assessing, and potentially implementing partnerships to expand our agile qualitative capabilities.

• Collaborating with UI/UX designers to create early conceptual mockups of the product, including user interface, data visualization, and deliverables.

• Working with global Product Directors and Solution Area leads to ensure alignment with existing and planned Solution portfolios.

• Developing the overall Marketplace Agile Qualitative strategy and defining the development roadmap based on known requirements and dependencies.

• Managing inter-dependencies and expectations with Technical Product Owners, Business Analysts, UI/UX designers, developers, and QA Leads to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.

• Actively engaging and collaborating with relevant parties from start to finish, ensuring their input is incorporated into development iterations.

• Reviewing the client and user experience to optimize and improve the product.

• Prioritizing items in the product backlog to achieve goals and missions effectively.

• Collaborating with other Product Managers and Program Management to ensure readiness for solution launch across various functions.

• Tracking progress against targets, such as sales, revenue, global client activity, and user feedback.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

• Experience in developing and/or working with market research solutions that involve technology, particularly in the field of online qualitative research.

• Extensive experience collaborating with clients and facilitating client workshop or discovery sessions.

• Demonstrated understanding of business operations, including familiarity with client buyers and their purchasing process.

• Proven growth mindset and the ability to challenge the status quo.

• Innovative individual with a sharp eye for captivating design and a strong grasp of user-centered experience.

• Demonstrated history in project management with a focus on attention to detail and quality.

• Ability to balance competing priorities and problem solve at strategic and tactical levels.

• Experience leading teams from various departments and collaborating with different individuals.

• Comfort operating in global environments across cultures, locations, and time zones.

• Experience in defining and monitoring key performance indicators for products and utilizing data analysis tools to make informed decisions based on data.

• Strong time management and organizational skills.

• Strong plus: Product Management experience and familiarity with products across the Creative, Innovation, and Brand solution areas.

At Kantar, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment where every voice is heard and valued. As a Product Manager – Agile Qualitative, you will play a vital role in our ambitious journey to deliver flawless market research solutions to our clients. Join our team and contribute to our world-class products that shape the future of market research.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with Kantar.