Product Specialist

Company Description

Informa is one of the worlds leading knowledge providers. We create and deliver highly specialized information through publishing, events, training, market intelligence, and expertise, providing valuable knowledge to individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide.

Informa Connect, is the worlds leading facilitator of knowledge sharing and business connections. We connect communities around our leading brands, through year round provision of high quality digital and face to face content, networking and professional development and learning opportunities. We provide the highest-quality content and thought leadership alongside platforms for connecting and collaborating, giving our customers real advantage. We are the worlds largest events producer with several thousand events annually welcoming 150,000 delegates in over 70 countries.

Technomic has provided foodservice clients around the globe with the research, insights and strategic consulting support they need to enhance their business strategies, decisions and results. Our services range from major research studies and management consulting solutions to online databases and simple fact-finding assignments. Our clients include food manufacturers and distributors, restaurants and retailers, other foodservice organizations, and various institutions aligned with the food industry.

Job Description

This role is based in our Chicago, IL office.

Join Technomics fast-paced Products team! Our passion is Ignite, the premiere SaaS platform for foodservice insights, dynamically answering questions like “which pizza toppings are trending?” and “why do Millennials love cold brew so much?”

We work side-by-side with our developers to create high-quality, intuitive tools for the largest restaurant chains and food manufacturers. Youll work closely with users, product owners, and designers to groom our product roadmaps. As the ultimate product expert, youll prioritize and break requirements down into bite-sized chunks. When your new features go live, youll feel the satisfaction of making a real difference for our clients.

Position responsibilities:

• Develop deep expertise in the product and be passionate about creating the absolute best customer experience
• Gather and develop business requirements into epic and stories to build products that delight users
• Proactively engage stakeholders in design, priority setting, and implementation of the project
• Build coalitions among the various stakeholders to move projects forward
• Manage product development from the ideation phase to client launches
• Lead the communication plan for product launches
• Ensure new features meet requirements and identifies current or potential problems
• Track usage and provide solutions on how to increase it ongoing
• Analyzes problems encountered in testing and works with the team to determine the corrective changes
• Offers feedback on usability for a wide range of products
• Reviews user interfaces for consistency and functionality
• Provide solutions to make data imports and processes more efficient
• Work with Product Owners, Designers, and Software Developers in an Agile team environment

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree minimum
• 1-3 years of product-related experience in a software development environment
• Strong critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong sense of ownership
• Actively seeks challenging assignments, is genuinely excited by a challenge
• Communication in an organized and knowledgeable manner
• Manages time working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work on a team and individually
• Strong work ethic
• Self-motivated
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

This posting will automatically expire on August 28, 2025

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces - like at an Informa event - you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it - see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment 18 Informa PLC | informa.com Information Classification: General

• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too

• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When its time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves

• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year

• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount

• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more

• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs

• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

The salary range for this role is $48K-60K, based on experience. 

This posting will automatically expire on September 17, 2025.

Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most - although not all - of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At Informa, youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information. 

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