Principal Product Manager

Company: Timber IT Consulting
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

Principal Product Manager Our client is seeking a principal digital product manager to be responsible for key aspects of our $4+ billion, multi-channel e-commerce business. This a visible leadership role that influences at the highest levels of the company. The principal product manager will envision and drive our most complex and ambiguous product initiatives to successful completion. The successful candidate will craft the product vision and backlogs for their feature area. They will collaborate with key stakeholders, design, and engineering to create industry-leading customer-facing experiences for our client. RESPONSIBILITIES: Defining the Product through Discovery

• Identify new areas of business opportunity which can be met through the development of digital solutions. Understanding guest needs is critical to success.
• Maintain a value-based prioritized backlog of opportunities for your product which align to our client's
• business strategy and goals. Develop business cases and models backed by data.
• Use product discovery techniques to move from idea to prototype. Approach problems with an open mind and embrace learnings from guest research.
• Utilize data, including transactional data, usage statistics, primary customer research, and industry analyst reports to inform prioritization and solutions.
• Stay current with online travel and e-commerce industry trends as well as competitors' digital capabilities.
• Sell your product strategy and road map to key stakeholders throughout the company, including senior executives Guiding the Product through Delivery
  • Utilize product discovery artifacts to articulate solutions.
  • Collaborate with product teams to deliver the product.
  • Ensure appropriate measurement capabilities are in place to monitor your product performance and enable you to iterate on your product.
  • Deliver results for key product metrics and goals that supports business objectives.
  • Partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure operational support for go-to-market plans.
  • Make key tradeoff decisions when required, smartly using data when it exists and solid judgment when it doesn't, escalating as appropriate.
  • Engage in constructive conversations with - and deliver tough messages when needed - to key stakeholders, including senior executives, while continually building professional and productive relationships. QUALIFICATIONS: Required
    • 8+ years working directly with mature web and mobile e-commerce businesses operating at scale.
    • 8+ years in a product management role, with a demonstrated progression of hands-on product leadership.
    • Strong familiarity with underlying e-commerce technologies with proven ability to partner with software engineering teams on investment and planning decisions
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, coupled with a history of building strong cross-functional relationships.
    • Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent work experience
    • Minimum age of 18
    • Authorized to work in the U.S. Preferred
      • Knowledge of the airline and/or travel industries and related technologies
      • Deep working knowledge of agile product development concepts
      • MBA or equivalent work experience - provided by Dice

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