Product Manager - Clean Room; P4380 Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL

Company Overview

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting‑edge science, we utilize first‑party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer‑centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

Product Manager, Clean Room – This role supports the development of privacy‑preserving data collaboration solutions. The PM focuses on enabling secure data sharing between partners while maintaining compliance with global privacy standards. You will define the roadmap, prioritize features, and work closely with engineering, data science, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative clean‑room capabilities. The position is ideal for early‑career professionals eager to learn how advertisers identify and measure audiences in a privacy‑first era.

• Contribute to prioritization and ordering of product backlog items based on the roadmap.
• Participate in managing the team’s product backlog, ensuring transparency and clarity.
• Assist in translating business requirements into effective features and stories.
• Outline clear acceptance criteria with guidance from senior PMs.
• Build and manage stakeholder relationships to influence and drive change.
• Learn to use product data (quantitative and qualitative) to inform decisions.
• Understand business domain, processes, and constraints for your product(s).
• Learn about customer problems, behaviors, and technology usage.
• Help communicate organizational objectives and solution needs to the team.
• Manage and communicate dependencies and risks.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university.
• 1–3 years of experience or early‑career transition into product management.
• Awareness of agile software development and backlog management.
• Ability to balance business priorities against user needs.
• Problem‑solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills; ability to translate between business and technical.
• Comfort with ambiguity and adaptability.
• Team‑oriented mindset.
• Technical acumen to understand product details.
• Preferred: Familiarity with clean‑room technologies (Snowflake, Habu, AWS), digital advertising measurement, audience targeting, or identity resolution.

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with the Kroger Family of Companies (i.e., H1‑B visa, F‑1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non‑immigrant status).

• The stated salary range represents the entire span applicable across all geographic markets from lowest to highest. Actual salary offers will be determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job‑related qualifications, and alignment with market data and cost of labor. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for variable compensation.
• Benefits include:
• Health:
  Medical plans with competitive designs and support for self‑care, wellness, and mental health;
  Dental: in‑network and out‑of‑network benefits;
  Vision: in‑network and out‑of‑network benefits.
• Wealth: 401(k) with Roth option and matching contribution;
  Health Savings Account with matching contribution (requires participation in qualifying medical plan); AD&D and supplemental insurance options to help ensure additional protection for you.
• Happiness:
  Paid time off with flexibility to meet your life needs, including 5 weeks of vacation time, 7 health and wellness days, 3 floating holidays, as well as 6 company‑paid holidays per year. Paid leave for maternity, paternity and family care instances.

$73,000 – $125,350 USD