Technical Product Manager

About Influential

Influential is an AI social data and conversion technology, as well as a Developer Partner of IBM Watson and a Facebook Marketing Partner. Utilizing a network of over 1,000,000 social media influencers as a tactic for distribution, Influential runs both native and paid campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and YouTube for Fortune 500 brands including Walmart, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Nestlé, General Mills, Toyota, Samsung, Sony Pictures and many more. Influential is the only company that can track deterministic one-to-one in-store foot traffic and sales attribution from paid influencer posts, as well as TV tune-in lift and attribution. Influential is a strategic partner of WME and Oracle’s Moat and has offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, and Las Vegas. (www.influential.co)

Overview

In this role, you’ll take the lead on core integrations that shape product scalability and power platform innovation which enables faster time-to-market for new features. The ideal TPM will exercise full autonomy and ownership in defining the vision, roadmap, and execution of mission-critical projects in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. You’ll also collaborate closely with a talented team of engineers, designers, and cross-functional colleagues, all dedicated to delivering best-in-class solutions that drive both personal growth and product excellence.

Responsibilities

Champion the Product Vision & Strategy:

• Develop and maintain a forward-thinking roadmap for the Influential Powered by Captiv8’s integration ecosystem, balancing near-term wins with long-term scalability.
• Serve as the internal ambassador for API-driven connectivity, articulating the business value of integrations to leadership and stakeholders.

Drive Technical Collaboration

• Work hand-in-hand with architects and engineers to define robust, secure, and scalable integrations with third-party platforms and internal systems.
• Conduct architecture reviews, diving deep into performance metrics and system design to ensure efficient, maintainable solutions.

Requirements Gathering & Documentation

• Translate high-level business needs into clear, actionable PRDs, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Own the end-to-end traceability process in Jira and Confluence, ensuring seamless visibility from concept to delivery.

Research & Prioritize Customer Needs

• Conduct user discovery sessions and solicit feedback from stakeholders, sales, support and end-users to identify the most impactful features.
• Stay current on industry and competitive trends, adapting your integration strategy to seize new opportunities and address gaps quickly.

Backlog Ownership

• Curate, refine and prioritize the backlog, balancing feature development, technical debt, and bug fixes to maximize efficiency and product quality.
• Partner closely with engineering to define clear acceptance criteria and ensure backlog items are always sprint-ready.

Facilitate Cross-Functional Success

• Act as the linchpin between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring everyone understands scope, requirements, and user value.
• Collaborate with QA to plan comprehensive testing strategies, mitigating risks and guaranteeing high-quality releases.

Monitor Performance & Quality

• Set KPIs for key integration points, track outcomes, and leverage data to refine features post-launch.
• Use observability tools to visualize performance trends, proactively addressing potential bottlenecks or issues.

Lead Release Management

• Steer UAT cycles and make informed go/no-go decisions at major project milestones.
• Coordinate with Product Marketing and Support to deliver release notes, help articles, and training materials that resonate with diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in technical product management, ideally focused on APIs and large-scale platform development
• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Proven track record of defining and launching RESTful APIs, SDKs or integration frameworks, translating complex concepts into business outcomes.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, backlog grooming, and sprint management tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Solid understanding of observability and monitoring best practices to ensure peak product performance.
• Outstanding communication skills enabling discussions with engineering on technical details and summarizing business value for executive stakeholders
• Ability to work with a sense of high-agency and a self-starter who can navigate ambiguity and drive results in a fast-paced setting.
• Bonus for experience in Adtech or the Creator Economy

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $150,000 - $180,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 4/26/2026.

Key skills/competency

• Technical Product Management
• API Development
• Platform Innovation
• Roadmap Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Requirements Gathering
• Stakeholder Management
• Performance Monitoring
• Release Management
• Adtech