Senior Director, Product Development

ALO•Beverly Hills, CA

15h

About The Position

Mindful movement is at the core of ALO's mission, aiming to foster better living through yoga practice, extending consciousness from the mat into daily life and communities. The company believes in the 'studio-to-street' philosophy. This role is crucial for leading and developing a strong team of product managers, ensuring solutions are valuable and viable by gaining deep knowledge of customers and business constraints across various departments like marketing, merchandising, customer service, finance, legal, and technology. The Senior Director will help product managers focus on delivering outcomes, not just dates, and will be a 'Play-Coach' willing to actively participate and lead by example.

Requirements

Proven track record over multiple years as an individual contributor product manager responsible for delivering impact in B2C product experience in mobile and web applications.
Proven ability to go deep and quickly learn new domains; strong demonstration of business acumen in major parts of the business (i.e., merchandising, marketing, finance, legal, etc.)
Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery – with a focus on impact over meeting delivery dates.
Lead by context, not control. Has a track record of coaching and developing other people. Demonstrate a clear understanding of your role as the primary coach of your product managers, and how that differs from managing products directly.
Proven track record of delivering results through collaboration with cross-functional teams. Willing to give and accept critical feedback.
Sharp analytical and quantitative skills; makes data-driven decisions using quantitative and qualitative insights. You’re creative in using alternative sources to gain insights when there’s no data.
A problem solver obsessed with understanding your customers and solving problems for them that meet business goals.
Excellent organization, verbal, and written communication skills with technical and non-technical partners.
Applied experience in agile and lean SDLC.
You thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
You do what it takes to get things done!

Nice To Haves

Retail eCommerce is your bread and butter.
You lead with kindness, knowing we’re stronger together than we are alone. Put people first and build trusting relationships.
Bring fun & joy to the workplace. We do our best work while having fun!
Passionate about the health and wellness industry.

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring we have a team of strong product managers.
You will focus on developing and coaching product managers.
Accountable for leading a team of product managers to ensure the solutions are valuable and viable.
You will gain deep knowledge of our customers and business constraints – from marketing, merchandising, customer service, finance, legal, and of course, technology.
Help develop product managers who commit to delivering outcomes, not dates!
Be a Play-Coach, one who is willing to roll up the sleeves as needed to lead by excellence.
Responsible for ensuring the team of product managers is solving the right problems that go beyond the symptoms of issues.
Assist with quarterly planning and assigning objectives (problems to solve) to product teams.
Ensure the team of product managers develops the product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with the company's long-term vision while delivering tangible impact against business objectives for their product.