Product Manager
Misfits Market is a mission-driven company offering a more sustainable alternative to the traditional grocery store model. We’re a high-growth startup hyper-focused on making fresh, organic food more affordable for more people. Since 2018, we’ve rescued more than 80 million pounds of food and made it accessible to millions of subscribers across the country. Fixing a broken food system isn’t easy. It requires passionate and motivated problem-solvers ready to chart the course towards a future where food waste and exorbitant food costs don’t exist.
We are now seeking a(n) Product Manager, Platform Systems to join our team, working on our Business Systems. As a member of the Product team at Misfits Market, you will be responsible for building, maintaining and iterating on enterprise-grade tech to unlock capabilities to support the business’ exponential growth.
In this collaborative role, you’ll work closely with the department leads, our in-house Engineering and Data teams, external partners, and other stakeholders to develop, define, and grow cutting edge technologies.
Objectives
- Improve our ability to optimize functional business unit operational activities in real-time
- Define strategic technology roadmap of a particular business domain area
- Enable various business teams to be more autonomous in day-to-day operations
- Increase ability to measure and attribute various business operational processes
Responsibilities
- Determine the overall strategy for product focus areas (e.g. CMS, WMS, ERP, Partnership Integrations, Internal Tools, etc.)
- Scope new internal features and products, working cross-functionally to gather requirements, write business cases, track progress, and deliver value
- Identify top-priority metrics and targets for the team to impact
- Project manage cross functional initiatives toward goal of successful technical implementation
- Prioritize across requests from both internal and external stakeholders
- End to end ownership over a distinct product roadmap that aligns with Misfits Market’s business goals
- Ensure that stakeholders stay informed about relevant progress and decisions regarding each product
- Run demos and meetings with stakeholders and functionality consumers
- Write, edit, and maintain product documentation
Who you are:
- Backed by 3 to 5 years of experience developing, defining, and growing multiple business systems that impact many different parts of an organization
- Equipped with a technical mindset, empathy for users, systems thinking, and an eye for good design—all of which help your understanding of how to create and deliver exceptional products
- A naturally curious person who dives deep into any available information to better understand the task at hand
- Strong influencer who is able to gain buy in, and move initiatives forward, at various levels within the company and externally
- A well-rounded communicator who can write clear expository prose on complex topics and facilitate compelling presentations
- Strong analytical reasoning skills and experience analyzing scenarios quantitatively
- Able to measure the business impact of back-end systems you've product-managed
- Ready to make tough decisions when needed and ability to prioritize effectively
- Comfortable being both a team player and a leader while contributing on a variety of projects
- Highly autonomous and driven by the desire to help others
- Familiar with Agile, scrum, and other project management methodologies
Bonus:
- Experience with business systems such as supply chain/inventory, merchandising, material handling systems/warehouse management systems, customer service, marketing campaign management, content management systems, financial planning systems, product lifecycle management, purchase order management systems, and/or modules that complement enterprise resource planning systems
Benefits:
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible work location with remote availability
- Free Misfits Market subscription
- Multiple health, dental, and vision plan options
- Life Insurance
- 401k plan
- Commuter benefits
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