Lead/Sr Product Manager - Digital Asset Management

DescriptionKforce's client in San Francisco, CA is looking for a Senior Product Manager with a focus on delivering and evolving our enterprise Digital Asset Management (DAM) capability.Summary: As the DAM Product Manager, you will be responsible for defining the product direction, leading implementation, and driving adoption of DAM as a core enterprise platform that supports merchandising, creative, marketing, and downstream digital experiences. You will own DAM as part of a broader merchandising systems ecosystem, ensuring it enables scalable workflows, metadata-driven automation, and high-quality asset reuse across all brands. This is a senior, hands-on product role that requires a clear point of view on how DAM should function in a modern retail organization-what it should own, what it should not, and how it integrates with upstream creative tools and downstream merchandising platforms.Duties/Day to Day Overview:* Own the product vision, roadmap, and execution for Digital Asset Management as part of the Merchandising Systems portfolio* Lead DAM solution implementation and rollout, including platform configuration, integration strategy, and phased adoption across brands and teams* Define DAM's role within the broader ecosystem, ensuring clear separation from creative production tools while enabling downstream activation and reuse* Partner with Engineering and Architecture to design and evolve API-driven integrations between DAM and upstream/downstream systems (e.g., creative tools, PIM, WAM, rendering and image services)* Define and enforce metadata strategy and governance, including enterprise attribution alignment, enrichment workflows (native or external), and data quality standards* Act as the primary product owner and subject-matter expert for DAM, representing the platform in cross-functional discussions and decision forums* Identify and prioritize enhancements based on user feedback, business needs, and platform evolutionRequirements* 5+ years of experience in Product Management or senior business systems roles, with ownership of enterprise platforms* Direct experience implementing, scaling, or operating Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions at scale in a retail, eCommerce, or content-rich environment* DAM experience should not focus on upstream workflows, rather working with close-to-be approved assets and making them available for the website* Strong understanding of metadata, taxonomy, and content governance, and how they enable automation and reuse* Experience working with large product assortments and high-volume digital assets* Ability to articulate a clear POV on DAM's role relative to creative production tools, marketing workflows, and digital delivery platforms* Solid technical foundation, with the ability to understand and discuss APIs, integrations, data models, and architectural trade-offs* Proven ability to lead change management and adoption across diverse business teams* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across executive, business, and technical audiences* Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and making informed trade-offs* Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery environments* Knowledge of retail merchandising, eCommerce platforms, or digital content ecosystemsJob TypeContractCompensation55 - $65