Senior Manager, Product Development - Connected Home Tech
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Connected Home Product Development, leads the strategy, development, and commercialization of innovative connected home hardware products. This role owns the full product lifecycle, from concept and market assessment through launch and post-launch optimization. The ideal candidate brings proven experience developing connected home consumer hardware products and driving cross-functional collaboration across engineering, merchandising, sourcing, supply chain, and brand teams. Responsible for delivering customer-focused solutions, this leader applies market insights, product strategy, and project management expertise to accelerate innovation, drive business growth, and bring high-quality products to market that strengthen competitive advantage and customer loyalty. Our team specializes in developing innovative, high-quality connected home products that create seamless, intuitive, and trusted experiences for customers. We lead hardware development from concept to commercialization by combining consumer insights, product strategy, and engineering expertise to deliver products that enhance everyday living. Collaborating cross-functionally with Merchandising, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Packaging, Brand Strategy, Quality, and Consumer Insights, we create products that balance innovation, reliability, accessibility, and value. The team requires experience in connected home product development, including hardware design, connectivity technologies, ecosystem integration, engineering, and product lifecycle management, to consistently exceed customer expectations and drive category growth. Examples of product categories may include: smart speakers, smart displays, cameras, video doorbells, security devices, lighting, sensors, smart plugs, hubs, and emerging connected home technologies.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in project management and cross-functional collaboration to drive product development initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of product lifecycle management and new product development processes.
- Ability to develop and execute effective product strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Experience conducting market research to inform product decisions and identify growth opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills to engage stakeholders and lead teams effectively.
- Demonstrated capability in applying business strategies to enhance product performance and market positioning.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Design, or related field and 4 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.
Nice To Haves
- Application development experience with emphasis on VBA and SQL programming languages
- Creative design software
- Financial modeling
- Leading and completing cross-functional projects
- Manufacturing, product development, or packaging
- Microsoft Office
- Supervisory
- Masters: Arts
- Masters: Business
- Masters: Science
- Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
- Six Sigma - Certification
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end product development process, ensuring alignment with business strategies and market demands.
- Manage cross-functional teams to drive new product development and lifecycle management initiatives.
- Develop and implement product strategies based on comprehensive market research and competitive analysis.
- Oversee project management activities to ensure timely delivery and quality standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate product vision, progress, and outcomes effectively.
- Monitor product performance and recommend improvements to maximize market impact and profitability.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
