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DescriptionPrimary Accountabilities are as follows:Product Strategy & Roadmap Own the product strategy and multiquarter roadmap for customer engagement platforms; align with ACS business goals and Publishing Strategy vision. Translate user and business needs into clear problem statements, outcomes, and prioritized work with measurable success criteria. Coown outcomes with domain leads; partner with Product Owners to ensure backlogs and PI plans reflect priorities, dependencies, and capacity.Discovery, Pilots, and Adoption Run the discovery evaluation pilot scale stage gates using consistent templates, evidence, and decision records. Lead rapid experimentation (e.g., prototypes, A/B tests, limitedrelease pilots) and define entry/exit criteria, telemetry, and learning plans. Ensure new features and capabilities solve validated problems and achieve target adoption/impact before scaling.Customer Experience (UX) Drive UX enhancements across author and reader journeys; partner with UX/design to deliver taskintuitive, accessible (e.g., WCAGaligned) experiences. Use web analytics and behavioral data to diagnose friction points, improve task success, and continually raise user satisfaction/tegration & Platforms Orchestrate bestofbreed thirdparty solutions; define and uphold integration contracts (APIs, event schemas) in partnership with architecture and integration teams. Promote platformfirst patterns (identity/CIAM, data, integration, cloud services) to improve scalability, reliability, and novation & Emerging Tech Incubate innovations in AIdriven personalization, intelligent automation, and agentic networks to streamline workflows and elevate engagement. Establish responsibleuse guardrails and partner with data, security, and compliance teams during evaluation and rollout.Vendor & Stakeholder Management Lead vendor evaluations, scorecards, downselect recommendations, and pilot oversight; participate in roadmap/QBR discussions. Communicate crisply with stakeholders-executive briefings, portfolio updates, risk narratives-and manage escalations with clarity and speed.Measurement & Reporting Define and monitor operational KPIs (e.g., adoption, task success, performance/SLA, support tickets) and outcome metrics tied to business goals. Report progress, learnings, and tradeoffs regularly; adjust plans based on evidence and operational realities.This role is based in our Columbus, OH office. A reasonable rate of compensation for this position is between $120,000-$150,000 per year.ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location.Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.QualificationsBehaviorsTeam Player - Works well as a member of a groupFunctional Expert - Considered a thought leader on a subjectEnthusiastic - Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interestDetail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done wellMotivationsSelf-Starter - Inspired to perform without outside helpGoal Completion - Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks