Associate Product Manager at Codeandtheory

The Associate of Product (Technical Delivery) is an early-career practitioner learning the fundamentals of strategic product management across all five pillars. This person supports the team across discovery, documentation, prioritization support, analysis, and execution coordination — building the habits of precision, follow-through, and clear communication that define strong technical product practitioners. An openness to learning AI tools and applying them in daily work is expected, including curiosity about how AI is changing how digital products are built and shipped and what that means for the craft of technical product management. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Discovery: Support requirements discovery by attending stakeholder and engineering sessions, taking notes, and helping organize functional and non-functional inputs for use by senior practitioners • Strategy & Vision: Assist with writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements under senior direction; help maintain documentation that accurately reflects current product direction • Prioritization: Assist with backlog maintenance — adding tickets, organizing documentation, and flagging inconsistencies — so that the team has a clear, up-to-date view of what’s been scoped and sequenced • Analysis: Assist with QA and UAT tracking — logging bugs, documenting test results, and communicating status — and develop an understanding of how delivery data connects back to product decisions • Execution: Track sprint tasks, action items, and meeting follow-ups; coordinate with engineering and design on day-to-day clarifications and help keep team documentation current • Explore and apply AI tools in documentation and delivery tasks under senior direction — building hands-on familiarity and beginning to develop instincts about where they improve precision and throughput • Maintain organized project documentation; bring attention to detail, a systems mindset, and genuine curiosity about how digital products are built, shipped, and improved over time WHAT YOU'LL NEED • 1–2 years of experience in a product, QA, business analysis, or technology-adjacent role — or a strong academic background with demonstrated interest in digital product development • Foundational understanding of how the product development lifecycle — familiarity with concepts like user stories, acceptance criteria, sprints, and QA, even if gained through coursework or personal projects • Ability to write clearly and precisely — strong written communication skills are essential for producing product documentation that teams can actually build against • Openness to learning AI tools, vibecoding, and applying them in documentation and delivery tasks, with genuine curiosity about how AI is changing the craft of technical product management • Exceptional attention to detail, reliable follow-through on assigned tasks, and clear proactive communication when questions or blockers arise • Collaborative mindset and eagerness to learn from senior practitioners; comfortable in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment • Genuine curiosity about how digital products are designed, built, and shipped — and a desire to build a career at the intersection of product thinking and delivery ABOUT US Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic. Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok. The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team. The target range of base compensation for this role is $70,000 - $100,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.