Product Manager

Home Chef • Chicago, IL

10h

About The Position

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.
In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.
Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.
The Technology Product Team at Home Chef is responsible for collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders, engineering, and design to develop thoughtful technology solutions that provide a great user experience. We support products and technology that span the entire business - from our customer-facing website and mobile app, to internal tools that support our supply chain and operations teams. We pride ourselves on being great thought-partners and problem-solvers, and are always driving towards making an impact.

Requirements

• Completion of a two-year program such as an Associate degree
• Exposure to programming
• In-depth understanding of systems design as well as project management techniques
• At least six months of experience using project management tracking tools
• Flexibility to travel up to 20% of the time (Operations Technology specific)
• Must be available to respond to work related on-call inquiries on scheduled nights and weekends
• Strong grasp of relational databases and ability to perform SQL-based analysis is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain near and long term technology roadmap
• Understand company and stakeholder strategy to compile a near and long-term technology roadmap
• Continually refine and re-prioritize roadmap based on business needs, stakeholder feedback, and tech capacity
• Use data to estimate project impact with Tech Leads, return on energy and time invested, and effort required
• Ensure balance between near-term impact and quick wins with longer, more strategic initiatives
• Develop quarterly roadmap and present at Town Hall; reprioritize throughout the quarter as needed
• Partner with stakeholders, engineers, and other PMs to develop robust and sustainable technology solutions
• Partner with Engineering, Design, and Data to build robust and sustainable solutions. Maintain a basic understanding of our Technology Stack and UX Principles
• Advocate for customer needs and voice in product design
• Deliver value quickly and incrementally while still pursuing a larger, more strategic vision
• Track quantitative & qualitative metrics to determine project success and impact
• Support stakeholders and colleagues as thought-partners; exploring solutions that may not be entirely within our technology platform
• Lead team planning, prioritization, and execution
• Lead a product pod consisting of 3-6 Engineers + 1 Tech Lead. Hold Iteration Planning Meetings (weekly), Retros (~ bi-monthly), Stand-Ups (daily) and ad-hoc problem-solving sessions
• For cross-functional initiatives, partner with other PMs to understand impact and effort of projects; coordinate cross-team timelines to enable timely rollout
• Communicate status updates and changes in project prioritization to appropriate stakeholders
• Motivate and encourage progress; eliminate roadblocks to enable quicker execution
• Continually gather feedback from stakeholders, engineers, and other colleagues to improve work planning & execution

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees