About Ovative Group Ovative Group is the premier independent media and measurement firm in the United States. We help trailblazers in fast-growing, customer-centric organizations across industries reinvent their marketing and measurement programs. We leverage our media, measurement, and consulting capabilities to help brands like Domino's, Facebook, The Home Depot, CVS, Disney, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and marketing programs. Our proprietary approach to measuring and optimizing marketing investment decisions, Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), is disrupting the industry and setting the gold standard for customer and marketing strategy, activation, and measurement.
Recognized eight consecutive years on Star Tribune's list of Top 150 Workplaces and five years on Inc. 5000's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America, we pride ourselves in always overdelivering for our clients, our teams, and our communities.
Overview We're seeking a product owner to address the challenges of developing scalable, high-quality reporting templates while maintaining speed and efficiency. This role will:
- Proactively manage the template lifecycle to ensure the holistic reporting system remains current and relevant.
- Build and nurture a collaborative community for template development, increasing engagement, innovation, and time to value.
- Strengthen collaboration with key stakeholders like Reporting and Data Management, Power Users, and Clients.
Key Responsibilities of a Product Owner - Backlog Management & Continuous Improvement
- Translate product vision into detailed feature requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring development aligns with client needs and product strategy.
- Manage and prioritize the product backlog, balancing client requirements, technical feasibility, and business impact.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to prioritize sprint backlog, leading refinements to break down work and ensuring deliverables are on track and meet quality standards.
- Define acceptance criteria and conduct end-to-end testing to ensure that certified templates meet client expectations and product quality standards.
- Define and monitor metrics that reflect the success of templates & reporting system, ensuring that client value is delivered consistently.
- Stay abreast of industry reporting trends and innovations, integrating relevant updates into the reporting suite to maintain a cutting-edge offering.
- Collaborate with the engineering team to prioritize and deliver new reporting features or template functionality based on user needs and platform goals.
- Reporting Template Requirements and Template Lifecycle Management
- Gather report template requirements, working with key stakeholders (e.g., power users, Reporting and Data Management, Activate Operations, etc.) to understand end-user workflows and design mockups for development.
- Collaborate with template developers to ensure templates are technically sound, scalable, and aligned with long-term product architecture.
- Oversee alpha and beta client template testing, ensuring feedback informs enhancements before full rollout.
- Develop a template lifecycle approach, incorporating user feedback, evolving business needs, and technical updates to keep templates relevant and impactful.
- Template Configuration & Community Collaboration
- Design a community-driven contribution model for custom templates, allowing internal teams to develop reports while following best practices.
- Act as the primary liaison with Reporting and Data Management team for template adoption, usage monitoring, and versioning rollouts.
- Support the Reporting and Data Management team training and onboarding with guidance on building, configuring, and customizing report templates.
- Address engagement gaps with power users to improve collaboration and enhance product outcomes.
Key Qualifications - Passionate advocate of agile product development and MVP testing.
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams on technical details.
- Experience with relevant technical tools and platforms for rapid prototyping and MVP development (e.g., Tableau, API integrations, low-code/no-code platforms).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working with client teams in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Ability to foster community and engage power users effectively.
Pay Transparency At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.
For our Manager positions, our compensation ranges from $79,000 to $132,000, which is inclusive of a 20% bonus.
Benefits of Working at Ovative Group We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
Culture: Culture matters and we've been recognized as a Top Workplace for eight years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We're open in communication and floor plan. We're flat - our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.
Compensation and Insurance: We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.
We're rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.
Tangible amenities we enjoy: - Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
- Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams.
- Flexible paid vacation policy
- 401k match program
- Top-notch health insurance options
- Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
- Sabbatical program
- Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
- Shenanigan's Day
Working at Ovative won't be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it'll be the most rewarding job you'll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you.