Sr. Product Manager

SR PRODUCT MANAGER

We are looking for talented Sr Product Manager with eCommerce and mobile experience to join our team, working with an exciting client in Silicon Valley. This is a full time hybrid opportunity that requires you be able to work out of our client's offices in Cupertino 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

Work with other product managers, engineering and business stakeholders to define features and manage projects from concept to design to development.
• Define, negotiate, and manage the scope of projects across multiple stakeholders and departments.
• Work with the client's leadership team to keep them informed about and knowledgeable about your projects and to navigate changing situations.
• Provide validation and verification on project deliverables and promote exceptional quality standards.
• Identify creative solutions as issues arise in order to deliver high-quality work in a fast paced environment.
• Manage multiple, concurrent projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years product and/or project management experience managing digital projects with consumer facing experiences (e-commerce and mobile are ideal)
• Experience managing multiple projects across creative, development, and with cross- functional teams.
• Highly presentable with excellent verbal and written skills. Capable of convincing and rallying others with ability to manage and grow internal relationships.
• Ability to understand the big picture and overarching mission but move to tactical execution and follow the details of a complex process.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, responding to shifting priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
• Ability to navigate large, matrixed organization with multiple competing priorities.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled

The Company is one of North America's leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Position Summary
The Sr Mgr Product Solutions and Services is responsible for defining, planning, and executing the product strategy for a specific product or product line. This role involves extensive cross-functional collaboration, market research, and strategic decision-making to drive the success of the product.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
Work with other product managers, engineering and business stakeholders to define features and manage projects from concept to design to development.
Define, negotiate, and manage the scope of projects across multiple stakeholders and departments.
Work with the client's leadership team to keep them informed about and knowledgeable about your projects and to navigate changing situations.
Provide validation and verification on project deliverables and promote exceptional quality standards.
Identify creative solutions as issues arise in order to deliver high-quality work in a fast paced environment.
Manage multiple, concurrent projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Direct Reports
- Hires, retains, trains, coaches, guides, directs, and develops direct reports using company-wide processes, tools and resources

Indirect Reports
- May delegate work of others and provide guidance, direction and mentoring to indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements:
- Travel and Driving are not essential duties or functions of this job

Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job
Education Level: (Required): Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Field of Study/Area of Experience: Must have an undergraduate degree in business, management information systems, computer science or equivalent job-related experience.

PMI Certification is desired but not required.
- 8+ years of experience in product or project management experience managing digital projects with consumer facing experiences (ecommerce and mobile are ideal)

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
BS or BA degree
Agile product management experience
Software development experience
Strong experience and understanding of web and mobile development technologies
Ability to pick up technical and business concepts quickly
Experience managing multiple projects across creative, development, and with cross- functional teams.
Highly presentable with excellent verbal and written skills. Capable of convincing and rallying others with ability to manage and grow internal relationships.
Ability to understand the big picture and overarching mission but move to tactical execution and follow the details of a complex process.
Ability to work under tight deadlines, responding to shifting priorities, schedules, and deliverables.
Ability to navigate large, matrixed organization with multiple competing priorities.

Environmental & Physical Requirements:
Office / Sedentary Requirements: Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information Regarding Advantage Solutions Job Duties and Job Descriptions
Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes. Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of associates so classified.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment practices without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, or any other category protected by law. As part of this commitment, the Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable an applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.