Sr Product Manager

The Senior Product Manager will assist our Vice President of Product Management to drive the development, implementation, and management of product strategies. This role requires a strategic thinker with a keen understanding of market trends and customer needs, capable of delivering innovative products that align with the company's vision and goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the company’s overall business objectives.
• Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap, ensuring it reflects customer needs, market opportunities, and competitive dynamics.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to prioritize product initiatives based on business impact and strategic fit.
• Make data-driven decisions to optimize the solution portfolio mix, considering factors such as revenue potential, customer needs, and technological advancements.
• Regularly assess the portfolio’s health, including product performance, market fit, and competitive landscape.
• Help manage the entire product lifecycle from ideation to end-of-life, ensuring products meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.
• Assist in the development and implementation of different strategies for product launch, growth, maturity, and decline phases.
• Ensure seamless transition and support throughout the lifecycle, including post-launch enhancements and end-of-life considerations.
• Foster a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors through direct customer engagement, research, and feedback loops and ensure that the voice of the customer is integrated into product planning and development processes.
• Advocate for customer-centric design and usability principles in product development.
• Provide expertise in AutoStore products and industry knowledge to create ideal complete solutions with adjacent hardware (HW) and software (SW), considering competitor offerings.
• Conduct ongoing market research to understand industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities and use market insights to inform product strategy and identify new growth areas.
• Ensure the company’s products maintain a competitive edge in the market and oversee the development of products that integrate both hardware and software components, ensuring seamless functionality and user experience.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including hardware engineering, software development, design, and quality assurance.
• Address the unique challenges of synchronized hardware and software release cycles, testing, and support.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support teams.
• Ensure clear communication and alignment across all stakeholders regarding product strategy, priorities, and progress and manage expectations and balance competing priorities to deliver the most impactful outcomes.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in product management
• Proven track record of successfully leading product management teams and delivering impactful products, including both hardware and software.
• Experience in supply chain/logistics or familiarity with warehouse automation solutions.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to drive decision-making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Experience interacting with customers; determining their needs and investigating solutions for them
• Ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passionate about creating customer value and delivering impactful products.
  
  
  

We Offer:

• A creative, safe and solid workplace in a business experiencing huge growth – Norway’s first unicorn company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
• A company culture where we recognize and applaud everyone’s contributions in making decisions
• Competitive benefits and compensation including 401k plan with a 6% employer match
• Flexible time off and 12 paid company holidays
• In AutoStore we value flexibility, and we offer a worldwide 60/40 remote working policy for all roles that can be performed remotely
  
  
  

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