Every month, hundreds of thousands of orders and renewals flow through Book of the Month's in-house software systems, and we are seeking a Technical Product Manager to own two of the most mission-critical pieces of software at the business: our Order Management System and our Renewal Management System. These mission critical systems are purpose built by our in-house product and engineering teams to support our subscription service and deliver the best new books to our members every month.. This is an ideal role for a technical PM who is equally obsessed with how systems work and how customers experience them.
What you'll do...
Order Management
- Own our Order Management System (OMS), which manages the entire lifecycle of an order from the moment a member clicks Ship to the moment it is delivered to our members.
- Be responsible for measuring and optimizing our shipping SLAs, and managing the roadmap that gets us there over time.
- Work and coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure that all updates are scoped well and releases are coordinated with associated updates to SOPs.
Renewals
- Own the product management of our Renewal Management System, which stages and processes payments for members of our subscription service.
- Measure and improve involuntary churn through systemic improvements, such as coordinating schedules, evaluating new recurring billing products, and assessing different payment processors.
- Develop a roadmap with our finance and engineering teams to prioritize projects and monitoring systems to track renewals and disbursements.
Monitoring & Reporting
- Conceptualize and spec detailed reports that allow you to monitor these systems at a granular level, down to every individual member and order.
- Operate on the instinct that if you cannot measure it, you do not know it is happening correctly.
About you...
- 5+ years of experience in a product management role, ideally in transactional product management processing large volumes of orders. E-commerce or subscription experience is required; both is ideal.
- Bachelor's degree, likely in a technical discipline.
- Strong technical skills and deep experience working with engineers to spec technical systems.
- Excellent at communicating technical information to different audiences.
- A rare combination of technical depth and customer obsession: these systems directly shape how members experience our product, and you need a real sense for the customer experience you want, plus the ability to translate it into something engineering can build.
- Exceptionally high attention to detail. In a renewal system, five errors is a huge number of errors, and you care about getting it right down to the individual human.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in product management
- E-commerce or subscription experience
- Bachelor’s degree, likely in a technical discipline
- Strong technical skills and experience specifying technical systems with engineers
- Excellent communication skills for explaining technical information to different audiences
- Customer-focused approach and ability to translate customer needs into buildable engineering requirements
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Experience with transactional product management processing large order volumes
What We Do
We believe in books. Every month, we find the five best new books and promote them to over 20 million people. We’re proud of our mission to help readers discover books they’ll love and to support emerging writers. Founded in 1926 and relaunched in 2015, we’re an innovative startup with a rich history and loyal user base over 400,000 active members—and we’re looking for the best people to join us.
Why Work With Us
Book of the Month is a mission driven, high growth company that is an ideal environment for anyone looking to combine their love books with their desire for growth. Made up of a team of committed and passionate book lovers who enjoy working in a collaborative, fast paced and fun environment, we welcome anyone looking to be challenged.
