Lead Product Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION: Position is based in Charlotte, NC, some teleworking may be permitted. Travel to Lowe’s offices may be required.

Defines multiple large, cross-functional and/or highly complex products, often spanning multiple product groups, and identifies gaps and customer needs by creating vision, strategy and requirements documents for products; 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 vision. Develops 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 or product groups. Leads the product planning process across one or more product groups 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 product group(s); monitoring release goals, prioritization, implementation, and iteration plans for one more product groups; and resolving problems that are escalated. Leads the development process by reviewing demos with the technology team and validating acceptance criteria for all products in product group(s); and reviewing the development work and resolving escalated issues and bugs across one or more product groups. Leads large, highly complex product launches by working with relevant stakeholders to develop launch and go-to-market plans, reviewing and resolving issues and blockers in partnership with team members that may delay the launch or impede the success of product(s). Manages scaled launches, sometimes of multiple complex products, in collaboration with leadership. Tracks 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 releases. Represents 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 products or product groups. Works with relevant internal and external stakeholders to identify and prioritize customer issues and customer experience gaps across one or more product groups; uses findings to determine short and medium-term risk and opportunities for the product group(s) and drive further customer adoption. Provides coaching and guidance to more junior level product management team members.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job requires a Bachelor’s degree* in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field and 7 years of experience in any job title/occupation involving two or more of the following: product management, project management, business analysis, business analyst, program management, product marketing, or a related field. *Employer will accept single degree or combination of degrees, diplomas and/or professional experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.

Must have prior experience in

5 years of experience in: Developing product and program roadmaps with insights from customers, business partners, market research and competitive analysis; and Driving product delivery execution with software engineering and technology teams in two or more roles: Business Analyst, Product Owner and Product Manager. 4 years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise software solutions in two or more areas: Supply chain planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management solutions, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Order Intake, Order Management or Order Selection. 3 years of experience in: Agile software development environment, utilizing Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban to deliver high-quality software products on schedule and within budget along with ability to lead cross-functional teams in Agile environments, including facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos; Data visualization using software solutions such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, SQL, data modeling, and data mining, including the ability to extract insights from complex data sets and communicate findings to stakeholders; Partner with IT architects and Data Analytics Partners across various group to develop technology solution architecture and driving technical strategy discussions; Implementing large scale enterprise software systems such as Oracle and SAP; Software integration and data management, including experience in leading system integration and user acceptance testing; and Managing product life cycle in project managements tools such as MS Projects, Jira or Azure VSTS.

REQ# 3932021

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.

Pay Range for CA, CO, HI, NJ, NY, WA: $111,600.00 - $212,000.00 annually Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.