Job Title:  Sr. Product Manager - Cart & Checkout

What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

The reputation of Southern Glazer’s is well-established, and it's no surprise that we are regularly recognized for our culture. Southern Glazer’s has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity, as well as for Women and Parents and Families. These accolades speak volumes about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive culture of belonging for all employees.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

The Senior Product Manager - Cart, Checkout and Commerce Platform plays a crucial role in building relationships and fostering trust among teams, customers, and stakeholders while leading the product vision and execution. By promoting a lean-agile mindset and a culture of learning, the Senior Product Manager defines and communicates the product strategy and roadmap to all stakeholders for Southern Glazer’s PROOF Commerce B2B Checkout Experience and Platform. Acting as the customer advocate, the Senior Product Manager translates user needs into development requirements and prioritizes feedback to enhance the product. As the subject matter expert, the Senior Product Manager oversees the product lifecycle, provides updates to teams and leadership, and ensures alignment with market standards.

Primary Responsibilities

Additional Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that the product features are compliant with requirements and/or restrictions.
• Evangelize business and technology trends that can improve the product’s business value.
• Create and manage against OKRs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Typically, 5 – 9 + years of experience in product management, technology, or related experience. This usually includes at least 1 year experience leading teams.
• Experience managing bottom-of-funnel eCommerce experiences, including cart, checkout, order confirmation and post-order flows, as well as familiarity with supporting backend platforms and systems.
• Experience working in B2B commerce environments preferred.
• Experience with the principles of design thinking and lean and agile software delivery.
• Experience in budgeting and financial management related to products is a plus.
• Background in at least three disciplines, such as business, technology, application development, or operations in a multi-tier environment
• Native-level proficiency/fluent in English.

Preferred Skills

• Advanced knowledge of functional and conceptual technical matters and agile development methodologies. 
• Advanced knowledge of product management best practices, functional design, and application delivery methodology. 
• Deep knowledge and experience of methods and practices for defining product(s) strategy, vision, and plan, driving continuous improvement, defining and operationalizing roadmaps.
• Deep knowledge of operating environments (e.g., Windows, UNIX and Linux when necessary) and technical components.
• Deep knowledge of principals: Project Management Professional, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Scrum Master etc.
• Basic knowledge of design thinking, APIs and integration, agile methodologies, big data and UI/UX design.
• Leading skills with OKRs to effectively define, manage, and track products, continuously focusing on customer and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated business analysis skills to identify business needs and provide solutions to challenges.
• Demonstrated discovery and validation skills to identify valuable problems and validate proposed solutions.
• Proven ability to promote innovative ideas and accept the risks that are required to lead change.
• Ability to channel curiosity into ideas, plans and potential next steps across external or internal customer processes and problems.
• Ability to maintain a full product life cycle perspective, and work to balance short-term achievements with long-term goals.
• Ability to understand the most important product KPIs and manage the product effectively to meet performance goals.
• Ability to drive execution in the product line without becoming overly focused on micro deliverables.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or mobile device
• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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