Lead Product Manager- Enterprise Item

Your Impact
This role will focus on establishing the vision and the goals for the product, building and driving alignment on OKRs and execution to drive high impact. The Lead PM would drive alignment across leadership and key business stakeholders to bring clarity to the problem space and deliver functionality that drives material progress. This individual would be focused on building capabilities that help Lowe's accelerate item visibility while streamlining item data management.
This role will be instrumental in solving the following problems:
- Limited visibility into item sellability
- Lack of proactive/predictive item management insights resulting in increased governed data SLAs
- No use of insights to streamline/automate item management and increase item data quality
Additionally, the ideal candidate will play a critical role in connecting broader enterprise initiatives to the enterprise item domain. This is an incredible opportunity for someone looking to make an impact on the future of retail.
Why Lowe's is a great place for Product Management professionals
As a Lead Product Manager at Lowe's, you will be responsible for building class-leading products that help drive Lowe's Total Home strategy, helping our customers find solutions for every need in their homes. You will work closely with your team and stakeholders to lead the design and development of new products and services. You will help your team create innovative and customer-centric solutions that meet the needs of our customers and drive growth in both our e-commerce and physical stores.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for solving problems and finding ways to make their team's efforts more efficient. You should enjoy collaborating with a diverse group of people on different projects, regardless of how big or small they may be. As a member of the Lowe's product team, you will be part of an environment where you can learn new skills and make an impactful difference in your career.
Innovate in Charlotte
This position is based at our on-site Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lowe's Tech Hub is an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site barista and Zen Garden, and other perks to enhance your work experience.
Responsibilities and leveling guide
Responsible for the success of a product or suite of products (incubate, invest, maintain, sunset).
Frame the North Star qualitatively for each product under their domain. Defines the long-term plan of the product, and the 'O' of the OKRs. Obtains buy-in from business partners.
Finalize the KRs to the North Star along with the product team, and work with business partners to obtain buy-in
Work with the product team to come up with value delivered periodically, with high-level milestones via a quarterly product roadmap
Own and lead journey-mapping conversations across domains to drive clarity in product separation while maintaining holistic workflows for the end users
May impact cross-domain journey mapping/user experience
Understand and action both macro and micro technology trends within the given space to ensure Lowe's maintains its leadership position at the brand level
Have a brand impact external to Lowe's
Pioneer innovation to accelerate roadmaps and reusable components
Work autonomously on a large or complicated product
Be recognized across the company as an expert in a product domain
Experiment to ensure user adoption before making large investments in product build
Lead a product group in cross-functional execution and delivery of a product or group of products
Build cross-functional roadmaps focused on delivering user value across the enterprise
Set the benchmark for delivering quality products
Expert in driving prioritization cross-functionally and communicating how user value is being delivered according to the roadmap
Drive a continuous improvement culture• Sets the standard across the enterprise for building usable, viable, and feasible products
Influence the strategic direction of a significant product or suite of product(s).
Influence the engineering priorities of the product space
Be accountable for aligning with partners to achieve the value of the product or business case
Bring rounded internal/external inputs to guide measures of product success
Be a model for building great stakeholder relationships, and take the lead in managing expectations for the product
Demonstrate proficiency in product marketing and use it to drive a deep understanding of the product they own with peers and leaders
Own and drive the product plans. Leverage data from multiple sources to negotiate alignment and timing for cross-domain dependencies to achieve the expected value, which includes functional and technical considerations; the primary focus being the product
Tell the story so peers and the scrum team can continually learn and improve
Identify and implement opportunities to improve team and culture
Act as a key influencer across the portfolio
Define objectives and data required for analytics needed either independently or in conjunction with business partners for their product and how it relates to the product portfolio
Develop OKRs/metrics and create corresponding data/analytics to track the health and business impact, which includes functional and technical OKRs/Metrics.
Define key metrics of the product and practices routines to consistently monitor health of the product• Leverage the data to determine trends and opportunities within their product• Partner with engineering to build the tracking/monitoring needed to get to the data• Interacts with competitive products and evaluates industry trends to set product plan and priorities to ensure product is at or above industry norm • Works with stakeholders to develop product market fit strategies
Required Qualifications• 7 years of experience in two or more of the following: project management, product management, business analysis, program management, experimentation, or product marketing.• 5 years of experience in product and/or experience management.• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering, communications, or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree).
Preferred Skills/Education• Experience providing guidance and direction to cross-functional resources• CSPO Certification.• Master's degree in business administration or similar advanced degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in an agile software environment with proficiency in product marketing and strong writing ability.• Experience working cross-functionally in a large organization with senior leadership.• Experience translating data into quantifiable actions/deliverables.
Benefits
• 401k with up to 4.25% match
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)
• Tuition-Free Education
• 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave
• 10% Associate Discount
For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
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About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
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.