--- title: 'Lead, Product Management at Kettle' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/lead-product-management-kettle-united-states-zct2fq1srd3r' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-11' --- # Lead, Product Management at Kettle - **Company:** Kettle - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kettle/jobs/8868142002 ## Job description Kettle designs digital products with soul, for some of the most ambitious consumer brands in the world. Our work lives at the intersection of product thinking and brand storytelling; products that are just as considered in feeling as they are in function. We are looking for a Lead, Product Management to join our Product team. In this role, you'll own complex, multi-stream engagements end-to-end, setting the product direction, shaping what success looks like, and making sure the team always knows the details, rationale, and priorities behind the work. You'll be the connective tissue between clients and cross-functional teams, and a key voice in how we approach and deliver great product work at Kettle. Candidates should have: - Significant experience in product management, strategy, or a related discipline in an agency or product environment, with a track record of leading complex engagements across the full product lifecycle, from early discovery and definition through delivery and post-launch - Experience setting product direction: defining vision, validating decisions against market and user research, and influencing what gets built and why - A strong command of requirements gathering and definition, from stakeholder needs to JTBD, user stories, and acceptance criteria, with the communication skills to bring a team along - Experience owning and evolving product roadmaps in partnership with client stakeholders, and driving sprint planning and execution alongside production - Comfort analyzing product performance across multiple inputs; analytics, user testing, qualitative research, and using that analysis to sharpen decisions and validate direction - Experience working across both B2B and B2C product contexts, with the ability to adapt your approach to different categories, business models, and user types - Fluency with AI tools as part of your product practice. You use them to move faster, synthesize more, and bring sharper thinking to the work - Experience shaping AI-powered product features or experiences, where AI changes what's possible for the user We’d like to know that you can: - Own the full arc of an engagement, setting direction, communicating rationale, and keeping strategy and delivery connected from kickoff through launch - Serve as a trusted client partner: building relationships grounded in a clear understanding of their business goals, and managing expectations with honesty and confidence - Collaborate across disciplines, including Design, Engineering, Copy, Strategy, and Production. You help our teams do their best work together - Develop more junior product managers, helping them grow their craft and ownership while ensuring projects succeed - Adapt across working styles and timelines, from quick-turn optimization to longer-horizon product thinking The target range of base compensation for this role is $150,000–$180,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location. ## About Kettle ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kettle is a digital creative agency that brings technology and creativity together to solve its clients’ toughest challenges, designing products with soul and crafting stories with new technology. - **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Code & Theory in January 2021) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: Not publicly available from sources - **Founders**: Olivier Peyre (Founder & Creative Chair) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Advertising Services / Digital Creative Agency - **Target customers**: B2B enterprise clients; works with the world’s most ambitious brands - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We design products with soul. And craft stories with new technology. To reinvent how brands meet people online.” ## Products & Services - **Digital Product Design & Development**: Full-service product design (web, mobile, apps) using modern tech stacks (React, Figma, Docker, etc.) - **Content & Social Strategy**: Content-forward experiences, social campaigns, and brand storytelling - **Creative & Brand Experience**: Brand identity, motion design, and cultural moments that “meet people where they are” ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (acquired by Code & Theory in 2021 for an undisclosed amount) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue estimated at **$25M–$50M** (LinkedIn data) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Part of **Stagwell Group** (parent of Code & Theory); clients include **Apple, Nike, T-Mobile, American Express, Glossier, Discover, NBC Universal, The Trevor Project** - **Growth Signals**: - 41% revenue growth (per Adweek, 2025) - Named **No. 3 in Ad Age Best Places to Work 2026** - Headcount grew **17.4% YoY** (+45 employees, now 225) - Appointed first **Chief Creative Officer (Camille Imbert)** and **Chief People Officer (Jess Mireau)**, forming an all-women C-suite ## Competitive Advantages - **Trusted by iconic brands** (Apple, Nike, T-Mobile) with long-standing client relationships - **Outcome-focused, user-centered approach** that bridges technology and creativity - **Strong design and engineering talent** – 32% of employees in Design, 19% in Product - **Remote-first culture** with offices in New York, Austin, and Oregon; operates in 9 countries - **All-women C-suite** and commitment to diversity and belonging ## Strategic Focus - Continue scaling the agency’s digital offerings and expanding its content and social capabilities - Deepening partnerships with existing clients (T-Mobile, Nike) while attracting new enterprise accounts - Investing in creative leadership (CCO, CPO) to drive innovation and employee experience ## Why Work Here - **Remote/Hybrid**: Remote-first with in-office options in New York, Austin, and Oregon; many roles are listed as fully remote (US-based) - **Culture**: Described as “curious, ambitious, always pushing for better,” with a strong emphasis on belonging and inclusion. Rated **3.6/5** on LinkedIn (62 reviews; compensation 3.8, culture 3.6). - **Benefits**: Competitive pay, bonus opportunities, monthly digital stipend, generous 401(k) matching, comprehensive healthcare coverage - **Engineering & Design Culture**: Heavy use of modern tools (React, Figma, Docker, Jira) and opportunities for senior talent (31% senior-level roles). Open positions include Product Design Director, Copy Intern, Design Intern, and more. ## Sources 1. [Kettle Website](https://wearekettle.com/) 2. [Kettle Careers Page (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kettle) 3. [Built In – Kettle Careers](https://builtin.com/company/kettle-wearekettlecom) 4. [LinkedIn – Kettle Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kettle) 5. 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