Senior Product Manager

The Senior Manager of Product (Technical Delivery) is a strong individual contributor who owns delivery tasks and documentation with growing scope and independence. This person contributes across all five pillars of strategic product management — from surfacing requirements in discovery through managing execution, tracking quality, and supporting iteration — and is building the skills to navigate trade-off conversations and client communication on their own. They lead end-to-end product strategy and execution by leveraging deep knowledge of the product development lifecycle to deliver customer-focused solutions. They use AI tools daily and with confidence — in documentation, backlog management, prototyping, and requirements analysis — and are developing a clear point of view on where automation genuinely improves delivery quality and where precision demands direct human judgment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Discovery: Contribute to requirements discovery — synthesizing stakeholder input, reviewing technical documentation, and surfacing the functional and non-functional needs that must be captured in product specs
• Strategy & Vision: Maintain accurate, up-to-date product documentation that reflects current priorities and roadmap direction; flag when specs or stories drift from the agreed strategic intent
• Prioritization: Own backlog grooming for defined product areas — writing and refining tickets, flagging inconsistencies, gaps, or scope risks, and supporting sprint planning with well-prepared materials
• Analysis: Track QA outcomes, acceptance criteria results, and sprint velocity; use that data to surface delivery patterns and recommend process or specification improvements
• Execution: Support sprint ceremonies with preparation and follow-through; collaborate with engineering to clarify requirements, review test cases, and ensure work is delivered to spec
• Use AI tools confidently as a core part of daily documentation and delivery workflow — developing a point of view on where automation improves throughput and accuracy, and where careful human review is non-negotiable
• Support Associate Directors and Directors with scoping and delivery planning; provide constructive guidance to Managers and Associates

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 4+ years of experience in technical product management, business analysis, or delivery-focused roles, with a demonstrated ability to own defined delivery workstreams
• Strong working knowledge of agile delivery — comfortable writing user stories, grooming a backlog, running sprint ceremonies, and tracking QA outcomes with limited oversight
• Growing fluency in platform and technical documentation sufficient to collaborate effectively with engineering and flag risks before they become problems
• Developing client communication skills: able to update stakeholders on delivery status, flag scope issues proactively, and begin navigating trade-off conversations
• Confident, daily use of AI tools in prototyping, documentation and delivery workflow — with a developing point of view on where automation genuinely improves quality and where human review remains essential
• Reliable delivery of complex tasks with limited supervision; strong attention to detail and a systems-oriented approach to product documentation
• Early experience providing guidance to junior practitioners; a growth mindset and genuine investment in developing delivery craft

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We're always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The target range of base compensation for this role is $110,000 - $140,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.