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Reporting to the Sr. Product Manager, this role turns business needs and discovery insights into clear, build-ready requirements that enable Design and Engineering to move quickly and confidently.\n\nYou will lead structured discovery with Sales, Operations, and Client Services to uncover pain points and clarify workflows, then translate what you learn into detailed PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria. You will independently own assigned product workstreams, keep momentum through agile delivery, and surface trade-offs and risks early so solutions stay practical, well-scoped, and aligned with platform capabilities and business goals.\n\nThe ideal candidate is a strong writer and clear thinker who enjoys untangling complex workflows, asks thoughtful questions, and takes pride in documentation that engineers can build from without guesswork.\nKey Responsibilities\nWrite Detailed Product Requirements: Translate discovery findings and roadmap priorities into complete PRDs for our in-house order management and creative production platforms, including problem statements, user needs, scope, workflows, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and open questions\nLead Cross-Functional Discovery: Run structured discovery conversations with Sales, Operations, Client Services, and other internal stakeholders to uncover pain points, validate business needs, and clarify edge cases\nOwn Assigned Workstreams: Drive day-to-day execution of defined product workstreams within the broader roadmap by organizing tasks, tracking decisions, and moving initiatives forward with limited oversight\nDeliver Build-Ready Documentation: Synthesize requests, process details, and technical context into specific, unambiguous documentation for UX and Engineering, aligned with Big Happy's product documentation standards\nSurface Trade-offs and Risks Early: Identify scope, timeline, dependency, and technical trade-offs; evaluate their impact on delivery and user outcomes; and escalate decisions promptly rather than waiting for direction\nSupport Agile Delivery: Partner with Engineering during backlog refinement, sprint planning, and delivery follow-through by clarifying requirements and keeping tickets aligned with intended product behavior\nBuild Platform Knowledge: Develop working knowledge of core platform functionality, user workflows, and system interactions across our in-house order management and creative production platforms so requirements reflect operational realities and integration constraints\nKeep Artifacts Current: Update PRDs, document revisions, and communicate requirement changes to stakeholders as decisions evolve, ensuring agreed outcomes are reflected through delivery\n\nSkills, Knowledge and Expertise\n1-3 years of professional experience, including at least 1 year in a product or product-adjacent role where you wrote requirements and shipped work with an engineering team\nExperience working in an agile software or SaaS environment, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, or related delivery activities\nDemonstrated ability to elicit needs from stakeholders and turn them into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, including mapping and documenting workflows\nWorking experience developing user stories, refining backlogs, and mapping and documenting processes\nEnough technical fluency to follow high-level discussions about APIs, integrations, and data flow\nExcellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to write clearly for technical and non-technical audiences and build strong working relationships across Sales, Operations, Client Services, Design, and Engineering\nStrong analytical thinking and judgment, with the ability to weigh trade-offs and prioritize effectively\nA proactive, ownership-driven mindset; comfortable taking initiative and driving work forward independently\nAbility to build strong relationships across Sales, Operations, Client Services, Design, and Engineering\nBachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience\n Nice to Have\nBackground in ad tech or digital media, whether ad operations, trafficking, agency, publisher, or ad server side\nExperience with SaaS product operations or systems integration documentation\nComfortable using AI tools in day-to-day product work, such as research synthesis, drafting, and analysis. \nBenefits\nFull-time position with a competitive base salary\nAccess to benefits, including Healthcare, Dental, and Vision\nUnlimited PTO - take what you need\nHSA/FSA match program\nBig Happy-provided laptop\nParticipation in Big Happy's stock program\nPaid Parental Leave\nHalf Day Fridays (except Q4)\nTeam Happy camaraderie, celebrating wins, learning from challenges, and fostering continuous career growth\nA workplace culture where you can be yourself, contribute meaningfully, and be valued for your impact\n Location: New York, New York (Hybrid) or Chicago (Hybrid). This role works from our NYC or CHI office 3 days per week.\n\nTotal Compensation: $85,000-$110,000 base salary + 10% semi-annual bonus. Actual base pay will depend on factors such as experience, skills, and location. 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