Group Manager, Digital Product Management (Mobile)

PetCo • San Diego, CA

5d

About The Position

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people! If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you. Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets, people and our planet. We love all pets like our own We're the future of the pet industry We're here to improve lives We drive outstanding results together We're welcome as we are Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We're focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what's good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco. Principle Duties and Responsibilities : ( approximate percentage of time spent) Leads staff in the study of end-user needs, definition of product features and coordination of activities across teams to meet quality standards, project deadlines and business objectives . Oversees the following: gathering and writing of requirements for application features that require cross-team coordination; conducting competitive analyses; and using product discovery techniques to aid in prioritization of features (e.g., A/B, surveys, interviews, etc.) . (10%) Leads staff in developing long-term product plans (i.e., roadmaps) . (20%) Reviews reports on product utilization prepared by staff and identifies market trends and opportunities . (10%) Prepares project reports for management, clients or others . (20%) Confers with staff and others to provide technical advice and resolve problems . (20%) Provides supervision to assigned staff : includes activities such as hiring, counseling, guiding, training and delivery of disciplinary processes as required . (20%) Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, marketing, business administration or related field, 10 years of experience as a Product Manager or a similar role in an Agile, Scrum, Kanban or similar software application development and/or project management team environment or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training. Strong customer facing digital subject matter expertise with experience working on medium complexity features and/or an entire software application. 2 years of people management experience . Note: Current responsibilities are impacted by company and team priorities that may have evolved from what is displayed in the Workday job profile. The description provides general job duties and requirements, but the partner's manager may assign additional responsibilities or tasks depending on business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, marketing, business administration or related field
• 10 years of experience as a Product Manager or a similar role in an Agile, Scrum, Kanban or similar software application development and/or project management team environment or an equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training
• Strong customer facing digital subject matter expertise with experience working on medium complexity features and/or an entire software application
• 2 years of people management experience

Responsibilities

• Leads staff in the study of end-user needs, definition of product features and coordination of activities across teams to meet quality standards, project deadlines and business objectives
• Oversees the following: gathering and writing of requirements for application features that require cross-team coordination; conducting competitive analyses; and using product discovery techniques to aid in prioritization of features (e.g., A/B, surveys, interviews, etc.)
• Leads staff in developing long-term product plans (i.e., roadmaps)
• Reviews reports on product utilization prepared by staff and identifies market trends and opportunities
• Prepares project reports for management, clients or others
• Confers with staff and others to provide technical advice and resolve problems
• Provides supervision to assigned staff : includes activities such as hiring, counseling, guiding, training and delivery of disciplinary processes as required

Benefits

• health and financial benefits
• 401K
• incentives
• PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees