Senior Manager- Product Management- FTE

The Senior Manager, Product Management responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Leads the development of features and functionality for a key strategic program initiative, including the identification of business opportunities, requirements definition, project implementation and evaluation Combines a strong understanding of customer needs with an equally deep understanding of business goals to champion solutions that deliver value for macys.com
Independently identifies new opportunities and develops business case/ROI for projects in particularly ambiguous, complex, and emerging domains Gathering input from a variety of internal stakeholders, and external resources Conducting industry analysis (identifying market trends) Analyzing existing Macy's data, and conducting user research/testing Evaluating technologies (internal capabilities, and vendor offerings) Socializes opportunity assessments, driving to alignment among the highest level of leadership in the organization Responsible for the requirements, approach, and vision for vendor facing features as well as feature definitions, detailed requirements, business process changes, internal communications, and implementation plans Autonomously leads and motivates multiple cross-functional teams throughout the entire life cycle of product development, including deployment and post-deployment Participates in Agile Project Inception, Iteration meetings, writes stories/acceptance criteria, story signoff, launch readiness, post-launch triage/burn-in Coaches other product managers to write user stories as part of an Agile project framework Independently resolves specific challenges related to how a feature/tool will work for Macy's customer or business user and make trade-offs of scope, time & budget when issues arise during development Accountable for the financial impact and customer experience of the products produced, using analysis to measure the results of feature deployments to quantify the business benefit/impact, and identify further business opportunities or recommendations of product evolution If necessary, coordinates with outside vendors and partners to ensure their work is delivered on time and on scope Qualifications and Competencies: BA/BS required 6+ years product management experience Ability to balance Seller needs with internal business goals and prioritize where necessary Experience with the Agile development process preferred Has a proven successful track record; recognized as an expert across the division, who has excellent judgment and whose projects and team have contributed significantly to the success of the division Strong verbal and written communicator with all levels of business leaders; ability to influence key business leaders in the organization, defining and presenting compelling product vision Exceptional negotiation skills across a myriad of audiences; can successfully advocate both business-facing and IT technology solutions among peers and to executive leadership Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, at various stages of their development Ability to translate strategic goals to into product features Experience with 3rd party software integrations Intellectually curious with strong analytical skills, including demonstrated ability in performing complex data analysis and drawing actionable insights, and building strategies against the analysis Ability to execute independent research projects, and generate practical results and recommendations Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision Thorough understanding of the retail business Customer-Centric: You are passionate about baking customer service into how you think and operate A good balance of analytical and creative thinking Thrives under pressure, balancing multiple work streams and priorities Bring positive energy, optimism, and passion to work every day Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs.