Senior Product Manager – Product Development & Strategy

Mai Placement•Newark, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The company is looking for a senior product leader to strengthen product strategy across an evolving portfolio of interior and home-related products. This role exists because the business needs stronger ownership around market positioning, category strategy, roadmap direction, and new product development. The right person will understand both the market and the product deeply — identifying trends early, evaluating gaps in the portfolio, and helping shape products that are commercially viable, manufacturable, and aligned with customer demand. This is not a pure project management role. The execution and coordination teams already exist. This role owns the strategic side of product development: market intelligence, category direction, roadmap ownership, go-to-market strategy, product positioning, and portfolio decisions. The ideal candidate understands how products succeed in real physical-product environments and can connect customer demand, market trends, manufacturing realities, and business outcomes into a cohesive product strategy.

Requirements

Proven experience in product management, product strategy, or product development within physical products
Experience owning products from concept through launch
Strong experience conducting market analysis and competitive research
Experience building product roadmaps and category strategies
Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Experience working cross-functionally with commercial and operational teams
Strong communication and stakeholder management capability
Physical product strategy experience
Product roadmap ownership experience
Market analysis and category strategy capability
Cross-functional product leadership experience
Product launch ownership experience
Strong commercial and strategic thinking capability
Ability to operate in fast-moving environments with high ownership

Nice To Haves

Experience in cabinetry, kitchen & bath, furniture, interiors, building materials, flooring, surfaces, or adjacent industries strongly preferred
Experience in manufacturing-driven product environments strongly preferred
Ability to evaluate both customer demand and operational feasibility in product decisions
Experience in interiors, home products, cabinetry, furniture, building materials, or adjacent categories preferred

Responsibilities

Own product strategy and roadmap direction for assigned categories
Identify market opportunities, competitive gaps, and category growth areas
Translate trends and customer insights into actionable product decisions
Develop new product concepts aligned with business priorities and market demand
Build product positioning and go-to-market strategies with Sales and Marketing
Drive product lifecycle decisions across existing and future product lines
Partner with Sourcing, Operations, and Manufacturing to ensure product feasibility
Define strategic product requirements before transition to project execution teams
Influence category prioritization, portfolio decisions, and long-term product direction
Monitor product performance and adjust strategy based on market feedback and results