Kantar Group Limited
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London, Greater London
Product Manager - Social Analytics
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
Location: Sea Containers Salary: Competitive Division: Consulting Type: Full-time, Permanent JOB PURPOSE An exciting opportunity has arisen in Kantar’s Brand and Marketing Consulting Division for an experienced Product Manager to act as the custodian and champion of ‘EVA’, Kantar’s leading-edge Social Imaging AI tool. EVA facilitates an incredibly powerful approach that allows our clients to understand brand and cultural conversations on social platforms like Instagram, quickly and at scale. It is unique in the wider industry, leveraging the combination of AI technology and over 20 years of human cultural and semiotic expertise. As the Social Imaging offer grows, Kantar Consulting need someone passionate about driving it’s success forward. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead the development of EVA, ensuring that all elements of the development team understand the requirements of the future stages and are enabled to deliver against the development roadmap Managing our tech partners and co-ordinating closely with IT leads Own the development roadmap, keeping it on track & on time Support in the development of commercial planning, client targeting and cost management Develop new use case / product scopes of work and briefs for developers Work with UE / UX developers & coders to design, develop & evolve the EVA tech platform Conduct working sessions and research to uncover innovative new approaches to address client needs and revenue opportunities Investigate new visual insight technologies and methodologies (with Practice lead, tech partner / IT lead) Ensure each stage of development meets the requirements of users and has been tested before giving the final sign-off on each release Support the IT partner to ensure shared IP is protected & managed (i.e. platform’s algorithms and protocols are documented and stored) Identify and evaluate (with IT Partner) potential alternative tech partners / CI services for clients Investigate new and additional sources of insight to improve client project delivery (i.e. Google trends, etc) PERSON SPECIFICATION At least 5 years Product Management experience (most recent from technology) Strong project management and organisational skills Someone who thrives working within a fast-paced environment Confident networker, keen to make new connections with the wider business as a whole A creative and innovative mindset Someone extremely proactive, anticipating and addressing challenges before they arise A natural curiosity about how consumers engage and use technology, particularly social platforms An interest in how culture shapes and is shaped by brands is crucial to this role JOIN US At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver. We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us. At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity, therefore we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics. PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited (“Kantar”). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager(s) and for consideration for potential future opportunities by Kantar and its affiliate Kantar group companies. For full details of our privacy policy please visit .