We are Vericast.  We create meaningful connections between business and the people that they serve-how, when and where it matters. By pushing the boundaries of data and insights, we spark discovery and inspire action to create profitable results.

Vericast is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the 70,000 businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily.  Its major business units, Valassis, Harland Clarke, Save.com, and QuickPivot are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients.  For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn.

Valassis (a Vericast company) is seeking a motivated Product Owner to lead the Engineering and Product cross team efforts for the new Marketing Platform development. The primary responsibilities include gathering product requirements from clients, internal stakeholders, and others to ensure that the scrum teams fully understand what is required from a business standpoint.  At this level, a Product Owner is fully independent. This position will help lead the product development efforts and go-to-market strategy, partnering with engineering, sales, marketing, and business development to continue to evolve and innovate our digital advertising. 

The ideal candidate is someone with strong leadership and technical skills, coupled with a background working in product management in organizations focused on innovation and growth.  Successful individuals will possess business acumen to prioritize initiatives and work with stakeholders and senior management to drive alignment on priorities and tradeoffs. If you have these experiences coupled with intelligence, industriousness, a team-oriented mentality, and a natural ability to fit into our dynamic culture, you’re an ideal candidate!

Key Duties & Responsibilities

•   Manage all activities of a scrum team including but not limited to daily stand ups, planning, grooming and retrospectives. 

•   Serve as the business expert for the scrum team 

•   Break down epics into features and user stories 

•   Learn and relay technical concepts dynamically based on the audience 

•   Create a relationship with the scrum team which fosters mutual respect 

•   Build market and tech knowledge that will help you make key decisions 

•   Develop a high level of expertise on the products that you support 

•   Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or technical aptitude

•   2 - 5 years relevant experience

•  Agile certification preferred

•   Ability to break down technical issues into easily digestible data points

•   Experience managing a scrum team and backlogs for that team

•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•   Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

•   Ability to work independently and as part of a team

•   Full understanding of agile principles, with agile certification

•   Ability to define and design user features using your gained knowledge

•   Ability to engage in problem-solving to solve complex product puzzles

•   Ability to define product issues and problems and set course for how it should be addressed

•   Previous advertising or big data experience a plus

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K matching and flexible PTO. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers! 

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] or 616-541-3145.  

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