Senior Product Manager
Where
- San Francisco, CA
What you'll be doing
- Lead and coach team that develops feature definitions, detailed requirements, business process changes, internal communications, and implementation plans. Identify unmet customer needs and develops possible feature/functionality concepts that meet those needs. Gather input from a variety of internal and external sources to define product concepts; responds to the needs of customers throughout the development process; analyzes competitors and market trends; evaluates technologies; develops detailed requirements, feature definitions, implementation plans, and internal communications. Participate in cross-functional teams during the entire lifecycle of product development, including deployment and post-deployment activities. Proactively identifies problems that arise in the project, outlines options, recommends solutions, and escalates as needed. Identify areas that require customer research and proposes research activities to direct supervisor and user experience team. Present and secures approval from senior management and other key stakeholders, as necessary. Anticipate upstream and downstream impacts of the project and works with internal business groups to adjust business tools and practices in order to support new features and functionality. Responsible for communicating product solutions and benefits to customers and stakeholders; including knowledge transfer and training for on-going management of features. Develop supporting business case, including financial impact and benefits statements, to support feature/functionality concepts and sell the concepts to internal audiences through persuasive oral and written presentations.
What your background should be
- 6-9 years experience in one or more of the following areas: product marketing, product/program management, business development, management consulting desired, but not required. Internet and retail experience required. Experience managing direct reports and teams, preferred. Strong analytical, prioritization and negotiating skills. Usability and customer-focused design experience a plus.
Required Schooling / Training
- College degree preferred.
Who is the client company
- This is a mid-range chain of department stores owned by American multinational corporation.
- If you are interested in this position, send your resume to apply@kochdavis.com
