Sr. Product Development Manager, Hardlines Private Brands

$124,500 - $206,000/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Global Hardlines Private Label team at Amazon is seeking a Global Product Development Manager who is passionate about products and possesses strong analytical capabilities, exceptional communication skills, and project management expertise. This role is pivotal in driving product development for one of the most exciting categories at Amazon.com. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the sufficiency of the development pipeline for their category at a global level, which includes North America, Europe, and Japan. The role requires the ability to develop and launch products on time and on target, necessitating a deep understanding of market trends and customer needs to define and prioritize product development focus for the upcoming three years. In this position, the Global Product Development Manager will manage the entire product lifecycle from ideation through commercialization. This includes making trade-offs for proper prioritization between global and regional needs, as well as balancing speed versus quality. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and will be comfortable dealing with ambiguity while driving stakeholder engagement. They will need to collaborate effectively with various teams across the organization, including business managers, sourcing, legal, patent, social compliance, and product compliance. A typical day in this role involves identifying new product development opportunities, developing the product roadmap, and bringing new products to market globally. The manager will also be responsible for identifying process enhancement opportunities and driving necessary interventions to improve efficiency and effectiveness in product development. The mission of the Hardlines Private Brands team is to build trusted and loved brands on Amazon, enhancing customer experience and driving incremental profit by delivering a product assortment that offers sustainability, reliability, safety, availability, price, and speed compared to competitive products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and launch products on time and on target for the global market.
• Manage product lifecycle from ideation through commercialization.
• Understand market trends and customer needs to define and prioritize product development focus for the next three years.
• Dive deep into data metrics across regions to develop a product development line plan.
• Make trade-offs for proper prioritization between global and regional needs, and between speed and quality.
• Collaborate and influence team members across various functions including business managers, sourcing, legal, and compliance teams.
• Build and execute on new initiatives and roadmaps each year.
• Partner with country teams to launch products globally.
• Identify new product development opportunities for the brands.
• Develop the product roadmap and bring new products to market globally.
• Identify process enhancement opportunities and drive interventions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development, or technology experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience with feature delivery and trade-offs of a product.
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition.
• Experience with end-to-end product delivery.
• Experience as a product manager or owner.
• Experience owning technology products.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree or equivalent.
• 7+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development, or technology experience.
• Multi-location, cross time zone working experience.
• Experience managing a P&L.
• Experience in influencing senior leadership through data-driven insights.
• Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Competence with SQL (basic queries).
• Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Ecommerce.
• Experience within a consumer goods/retail company.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits package.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.