Your Impact
The Sr Manager, Product Management leads a product team (typically 3-8 Product Managers or Associate Product Managers) responsible for a specific product or set of products. This role works with a high level of autonomy and discretion. Responsibilities include leading the team's research and product development efforts as well as implementation and execution of the product strategy. In addition, this role manages the various stakeholders and removes barriers for the team.
Although this role manages a team and its work on a set of products, the individual in this role also typically has responsibility for his/her own products and all strategic and tactical work associated with designing and delivering the products within scope of responsibility.
This individual manages people which includes responsibility for setting individual and team expectations, delegating assignments and managing performance, identifying talent needs, and coaching and developing team members.
What You Will Do
Defines multiple products across a product group and identifies gaps and customer needs by creating vision, strategy and requirements documents for product(s); utilizing available studies (market research, internal) and competitive analysis to identify customer needs; performing experiments to uncover additional customer value; and partnering with the business to define product roadmaps and to establish the product visionDevelops and manages the product roadmap, demonstrating expertise at the product group level, building partnerships with relevant stakeholder teams, and making trade-off decisions for multiple products in a product groupLeads the product planning process across a product group by overseeing the development of requirements documents (user stories with acceptance criteria, use cases) for products or product releases; working closely with UX to oversee the design of the user experience across the product group; monitoring release goals, prioritization, implementation, and iteration plans for a product group; and resolving problems that are escalatedLeads the development process by reviewing demos with the technology team and validating acceptance criteria for all products in the product group; and reviewing the development work and resolving escalated issues and bugs at a product group levelLeads product group launch by working with relevant stakeholders to develop launch and go-to-market plans of the product group, reviewing and resolving issues and blockers in partnership with team members that may delay the launch or impede the success of a product groupManages scaled launches, sometimes of multiple complex products, in collaboration with leadershipTracks and reports on product launch metrics, utilizing feedback to drive associated actions and product iteration; contributes to post-launch reviews and drives incorporation of feedback in future product releasesRepresents team in product group-level discussions with internal and external stakeholders; uses data analysis to address complex and ambiguous problems that often involve multiple stakeholder teams and span across products in a product groupWorks with relevant internal and external stakeholders to identify and prioritize product group-level customer issues and customer experience gaps; uses findings to determine short and medium-term risk and opportunities for the product group and drive further customer adoptionDefines processes for team to effectively track development work and triage bugs of assigned products in product groupPartners with relevant stakeholders and leads the development of launch and go-to-market plans of assigned products in product groupIdentifies issues and blockers that may delay the launch or impede the success of products in product group, communicates to leadership, and presents alternatives and recommendation to resolveOwns post-launch reviews, metrics and customer feedback, and incorporates learning into future launch and go-to-market plans; compiles learnings and best-practices and shares with other teams within the enterpriseEngages with stakeholders and customers to determine product issues in the market to inform product roadmaps in product groupRepresents team in product group level discussions with internal and external stakeholders, and in strategic roadmap discussions with leadershipServes as an advocate for the team, the team's vision, and its strategic importance to the enterprise; sets leadership expectations for the team; models behavior that demonstrates Digital and enterprise leadership principlesIdentifies resource requirements for the team; builds a network of talent inside and outside of the company; and develops mechanisms to effectively onboard and ramp talentAligns team goals to broader organizational and talent development goalsApplies appropriate performance standards across different levels and positions in the team; and coaches direct reports and provides actionable feedback as part of talent and career developmentLeads and manages product group operations, mentors more junior product managers, and coordinates improvements goals for the teamBuilds and manages a Product Management team, helping to support the team's growth and removing obstacles as necessaryElevates the team's performance by providing insightful, motivating, and constructive feedback to all roles on the team and working with peers and senior leaders to negotiate and remove execution related barriersProvides leadership to the team by attracting and hiring talented individuals, setting goals and communicating clear expectations, providing timely and constructive feedback as well as meaningful developmental opportunities, managing performance, providing resources and support as needed, and sponsoring and leading team members through change
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
• 8 years of experience in two or more of the following: project management, product management, business analysis, program management or product marketing
• 4 years of experience in product and/or experience management
• 5 years of strategy and delivery experience in executing world-class digital products and/or experiences
• 4 years of experience in translating business strategy into specific product features
• 3 years of experience leading project or technical teams with or without formal direct report responsibility; this includes experience providing technical direction, thought leadership, coaching and mentoring to team members
• 4 years of experience working with technology and user experience teams to define, scope and prioritize product requirements
• 3 years of demonstrated delivery of business results
• 3 years of experience in an agile software environment
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally in a large organization
• Demonstrated experience working closely with senior leadership
Preferred Qualifications
• Master's Degree in Business Administration or similar advanced degree
• 2 years of experience leading the digital product roadmap
• Prior leadership with a top 25 omni-channel retailer
• 2 years managing operational and/or project financial budgets
• CSPO Certification
• Strong financial acumen
• Experience collaborating closely with senior leadership
• Experience providing guidance and direction to cross-functional resources
• 2 years of leadership experience with direct report responsibility
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.