Sr Mgr Digital Prod Mgmt

Consumers Energy•Jackson, MI

47d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Digital Product Management leads a portfolio of digital products and a team of Product Managers responsible for delivering measurable business outcomes through technology. The role owns multi-year (1–4 year) product roadmaps at the feature, capability, and portfolio levels, aligning business strategy, enterprise architecture, and technology execution. The senior product leader partners with executive leadership to shape long-term investment priorities and collaborates with IT and engineering leaders to address complex business challenges, manage competing priorities and tradeoffs, and deliver scalable, secure, and sustainable solutions. The role establishes product management standards, operating models, and talent strategies, and coaches Product Managers across product strategy, discovery, delivery, and value measurement. It balances near-term delivery needs with long-term platform health, organizational capability development, and customer value creation. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite presence on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The selected candidate may be assigned to a Consumers Energy Service Center anywhere in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and may need to travel to One Energy Plaza in Jackson, Michigan, as business needs require. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned location or be willing to relocate; relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates. The position is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship, including H-1B, TN, CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, with at least 7 years of experience in digital product management, including direct management of multiple Product Managers concurrently; or an associate degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or GED with at least 11 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated success owning product strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization at scale.
Experience partnering closely with business leaders and IT or engineering teams.
Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions in complex, ambiguous, and fast-paced environments.
Strong understanding of how product, technical, and organizational systems evolve and scale over time.
Ability to connect product decisions to business performance, key performance indicators (KPIs), and return on investment (ROI).
Exceptional communication skills and ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Proven ability to define, communicate, and execute multi-year product strategies across a portfolio of products.
Deep knowledge of modern product management methodologies, discovery practices, prioritization frameworks, and value measurement techniques.
Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with engineering and IT partners on systems architecture, technology strategy, and complex tradeoff discussions.
Proven success coaching, mentoring, and developing Product Managers and future organizational leaders.
Must reside within reasonable commuting distance of the assigned location or be willing to relocate.
Must not require current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa; the position is not eligible for H-1B, TN, CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

A relocation package is available for qualified candidates.

Responsibilities

Develop and strengthen partnerships with IT, engineering, and architecture leaders to shape solution direction, prioritize work, and align product outcomes with enterprise standards for security, resiliency, data management, and long-term system health.
Translate technical considerations into clear business, risk, and investment implications to support leadership decision-making.
Deploy and integrate operating models and cultural practices that advance agile, product-centric ways of working in large-scale, regulated environments.
Improve delivery flow, predictability, and business outcomes, and influence cross-functional leaders on digital investment and delivery expectations.
Model inclusive, psychologically safe, and data-driven leadership grounded in customer empathy and continuous improvement.
Own and drive product vision and multi-year roadmaps for a portfolio of digital products, aligning them with business strategy, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and long-term enterprise value.
Balance near-term delivery priorities with sustainable platform, data, and architectural strategies to maximize business impact and return on investment.
Lead portfolio prioritization and delivery using frameworks that balance customer value, business impact, technical complexity, risk, and organizational capacity.
Facilitate complex tradeoff decisions, align roadmaps and dependencies, and provide senior product leadership to resolve cross-domain challenges and escalations.
Lead, coach, and develop Product Managers across experience levels, setting expectations for excellence, accountability, and collaboration.
Define product management standards, career paths, and long-term talent development strategies, including mentoring, succession planning, and capability-building initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned or as business needs require.