Source: https://deftridge.com/job/customer-research-interviews-plano-dt-9267030/ Title: Customer Research Interviews, hybrid in Plano | Deftridge Summary: Customer Research Interviews for a senior Product Marketing Manager, hybrid in Plano. $108-$135 an hour, 10 to 20 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Posted Oct 22 · DT-9267030 # Customer Research Interviews Senior · Product Marketing Manager · Hybrid · Plano **$108–$135** / hour About $1,220–$2,450 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Retail chain selling outdoor gear · 51–200 employeesCL-95197 · based in Jackson - **Where** Hybrid · Plano - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 10–20 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **6** professionals have asked about this task **1,445** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This retail chain selling outdoor gear (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior Product Marketing Manager for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 10–20 h a month. Interviews that test positioning and uncover needs. A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It is a retailer with stores and an online channel, and the team works to a weekly trading rhythm. The team sits in Plano. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Run 10 customer interviews on the buying process and summarise the themes. - A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result ## What a month looks like - Start of month: the company shares the items and the priorities - Mid-month: progress check of 15 minutes - Month end: hours used against the cap, results and open items **Duration:** 6 months, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail. ## Tools Zoom Dovetail ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Product Marketing Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Zoom and Dovetail - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Travel or work at a fixed location - On-call availability outside the agreed window ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Product Marketing Manager - **Experience** 5-10 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Zoom, Dovetail - **Offers** 15 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $122 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $122 an hour, is **above** the median senior Product Marketing Manager rate in Texas ($115). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $115 This task $122 $78 $159 [All Product Marketing Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/product-marketing-manager/united-states/) · [Product Marketing Manager rates in Texas](https://deftridge.com/rates/product-marketing-manager/texas/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-95197 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Customer Research Interviews is noted. 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