Associate, Product Manager
Job Location: (Hybrid) New York City, Trade Center
Eligibility to Work:
Candidates must be authorized to work in the country of employment. Unfortunately, Kantar is not able to sponsor visas or provide immigration support for this position now or in the future.
Primary Objective
The Associate Product Manager (APM) is an early‑career product role responsible for supporting and, over time, owning delivery of features, epics, and projects across the Global Media Product portfolio. The role blends product execution, analytical problem‑solving, and hands‑on troubleshooting—working closely with senior Product Managers, Product Operations, Engineering, Research, and Commercial teams.
This role is designed for candidates with 0–3 years of experience who are excited by complex products, real customer problems, and the opportunity to grow into greater product ownership.
Scope of Role
Core Responsibilities
1. Product Execution & Ownership
Support senior product leaders in executing against defined roadmaps and priorities
Take ownership of discrete features, epics, or delivery projects as appropriate
Help translate high‑level product intent into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Track progress, manage dependencies, and proactively surface risks or blockers
Grow responsibility over time from execution support to independent ownership of defined scope
2. Analytics, Troubleshooting & Solution Support
Support analytical investigation of product performance, client issues, or unexpected results
Assist with troubleshooting data, integration, or workflow issues in partnership with Engineering and Research teams
Help diagnose root causes of issues affecting delivery, outputs, or customer experience
Contribute to solution design, validation, and documentation for fixes or enhancements
Gain exposure to solutions‑engineering‑style problem solving in a real product environment
3. Planning & Delivery Participation (SAFe / PI)
Participate actively in PI planning, sprint rituals, backlog refinement, and readiness reviews
Help maintain timelines, milestones, and delivery commitments for owned areas of work
Partner with Product Operations to support planning hygiene, execution readiness, and tooling
Ensure decisions made during planning cycles are clearly documented and followed through
4. Cross‑Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Engineering, Research, and adjacent teams to support delivery outcomes
Prepare materials for roadmap reviews, planning sessions, and stakeholder updates
Collaborates with business development and client service to train on new product launches
Help ensure alignment between product intent, technical implementation, and delivery timelines
Engage with clients and internal teams to validate solutions and incorporate feedback into feature delivery
5. Learning, Growth & Product Craft
Develop foundational product skills including:
Problem definition and requirements writing
Analytical thinking and troubleshooting
Delivery tracking and stakeholder communication
Learn how complex media, measurement, and analytics products are built and integrated
Progressively take on more ownership and decision‑making responsibility with coaching and support
Success Measures (First 12–18 Months)
Successfully owns and delivers defined features, epics, or projects
Produces clear, high‑quality requirements and analytical insights
Demonstrates strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills
Earns trust as a reliable, proactive product contributor
Shows progression toward increased product ownership and autonomy
Essential Skills & Capabilities
1–3 years of experience in product, analytics, technology, consulting, or related roles in advertising/ad measurement
Attention to detail & ability to diagnose areas for improvement within product
Comfort working with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑moving environment
Curiosity, initiative, and desire to grow as a product manager
Comfort with Microsoft Office products
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Nice to have
Exposure to Agile or SAFe environments
Experience with data, analytics, or technical products, including SQL, SPSS, Python, etc.
Interest in media, advertising, or measurement products
Familiarity with AI tools, including experience building or experimenting with agentic solutions (e.g., using tools like Claude Code, Copilot, OpenAI, etc.) for FAQs, operational processes, troubleshooting, or lightweight internal tooling and prototyping.
Communication
Technical/ Analytical
Interest / passion in marketing research methods, tools, and science
Interest / intellectual curiosity in learning the various Kantar solutions
Strong analytical skills – both quantitative (Excel, SPSS etc.) and qualitative
Proficiency in Microsoft office tools and ability to master other needed business tools
Ability to think strategically and support the development of insights, implications and recommendations for our clients
Aptitude for technical leadership for maximum client impact
Kantar Benefits
We provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package, including
Medical plans with comprehensive, affordable coverage for a range of health services
Health Savings Account/FSA
Dental, Vision and benefits to cover unique healthcare needs
Wellness Program
401k with match
Tuition Reimbursement, Commuter benefits
Unlimited PTO
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Privacy and Legal Statement
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
The salary range for this role is $80,000- $85,066 USD Annual. Your final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to location, work experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability
Kantar Rewards Statement
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.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
Location
New York, World Trade CenterUnited States of America
Kantar Rewards Statement
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.
We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.
We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
