Senior Product Manager, Global Web Products
As the Senior Product Manager for Global Web Products, you will own the strategic vision and execution for Elanco’s global web platform. You will be responsible for our modern, headless CMS (Kontent.ai) and the React-based components that power our digital experiences worldwide. Your mission is to enhance the web platform’s capabilities and provide a holistic strategy for how various marketing and business applications (such as education, rebates, and event management) integrate seamlessly. This technical product leadership role bridges the gap between business needs and engineering execution, working closely with global stakeholders to translate requirements into a clear, prioritized roadmap and partnering with the Global Web Leader to establish a new web governance team. You will mentor another product manager and guide the development and support teams within a bi-weekly Scrum release cycle.
Responsibilities
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for Elanco’s global web platform, focusing on building new capabilities on our headless CMS (Kontent.ai).
- Provide a holistic strategic view of how various applications (e.g., education management, rebates, event management) integrate into the core web platform.
- Translate business needs from global stakeholders (Marketing, B2B, Corporate) into technical requirements for the development team, bridging the gap between business and engineering.
- Partner with the Global Web Leader to establish and co-host a new governance team for the web portfolio.
- Mentor another Product Manager and guide the development and support teams within a bi-weekly Scrum release cycle.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent level of experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of digital product management experience, with a proven track record of managing global, high-priority web products.
- Proven technical expertise in modern web architecture (headless CMS, React) and the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
- Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and demonstrated ability to manage global stakeholders and product backlogs in a fast‑paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands‑on experience implementing or managing enterprise headless CMS platforms such as Kontent.ai, Contentful, or Strapi.
- Experience with modern web analytics (e.g., heat mapping, user journey analysis) and AI-based or generative AI for SEO.
- Familiarity with integrating web platforms with backend services such as Customer Data Platforms, CRM (e.g., Salesforce), and identity providers.
- Previous experience mentoring other product managers.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical executive stakeholders.
Travel/Location
- Travel: 10–15%.
- Location: Global, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, with a hybrid work environment.
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