Organic121 - Product Manager - Online Retail/eCommerce

The Product Manager will be responsible for creating innovative customer experiences and managing initiatives that drive growth. The Product Manager will define business rules and requirements and develop functional specifications through concise user stories, and flow diagrams. This position requires extensive experience with online, consumer-facing products and a deep understanding of user experience and agile methodologies. Ideal candidate will have a deep-rooted passion for championing product vision while crafting articulate user stories and requirements.

Responsibilities

Focus on the production of various concurrent initiatives related to website/mobile content, user interface design, and functionality

Manage the execution of initiatives from conception through delivery including gathering requirements and assets and crafting user flows, functional specifications, and user stories while emphasizing overall project quality

Strong experience developing clear, succinct, articulate user stories and requirements

Work closely with the UX, Design, and Engineering teams, identifying dependencies and corner cases

Partner with UX to iterate through wireframes to convey specifications and interaction models that best suit user needs, then work with designers to create a compelling visual experience

ROI analysis on new project opportunities, to assist with prioritization discussions

Use analytics and A/B testing to steer improvements, inform projects, and drive product decisions, coupled with a good understanding of best practices and what works well

Maintain close relationships with Technology to ensure that all requirements are clearly understood

Communicate with stakeholders and other appropriate parties to ensure that business requirements are being met and initiatives are completed to specifications

Collaborate cross-departmentally to conceive of, define, and develop new features and functionality to increase conversion and growth and support business goals

Conduct market research and competitive analysis to continually identify ways to grow the user experience

Qualifications

4-year degree minimum

Minimum 2 years experience in product management for an online retail or e-commerce website or equivalent experience

Passionate about the web, e-commerce, mobile, and the overall customer experience

Strong understanding of established web and mobile standards and UI best practices, and a curiosity about emerging technologies

Team player with experience working with engineering and creative staff in a fast-paced, agile environment

Experience in an agile development environment required

Experience with JIRA preferred

Experience with analytic tools like Google Analytics required

Solid communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and project management skills required. Impeccable attention to detail

Possess a solid understanding of front-end development and design aptitude

A self-directed person who operates with passion, urgency, focus, and discipline