Senior Manager, Group Product Manager (Remote)

Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

As a Group Product Manager, you will lead a portfolio of products, developing shared goals and strategies and guiding cross-functional teams through the product development lifecycle. You will influence product teams using lean, agile and user-centered design principles to deliver user outcomes and drive value for the enterprise. 

What You’ll Do

• Accelerate value delivery and shape team outcomes by bringing insights from a broad set of experiences

• Create product strategies for your portfolio and collaborate closely with Product Managers and Balanced Teams to enhance user outcomes and drive business value

• Guide teams through problem discovery and definition in new and complex spaces, clarifying opportunities and leading strategic alignment across multiple domains to deliver holistic business outcomes

• Maintain effective communication and relationships with executive-level stakeholders, ensuring alignment on vision, strategy and measures of success

• Partner with leaders to manage contracts and balance external spending against measurable business value to prioritize group strategies and delivery

• Lead direct and indirect reports, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

• Attract, develop and retain a team of product managers

• Provide leadership and contribute to the Product practice to advance how Kohl’s approaches Product

• Set measurable goals for teams and ensure direct reports are empowered and supported through clear communication, empathetic engagement and developmental opportunities

• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• Proven track record of delivering product experiences that drive expected results and outcomes

• Experience leading product strategy and vision 

• Expertise in making data-driven decisions, with a demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret metrics across a diverse portfolio of products

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships 

• Expertise in navigating complex problem spaces and aligning cross-functional teams

• Experience in managing teams and developing product managers

Preferred 

• 7+ years of experience in product management or similar roles working on cross-disciplinary product teams

• Experience leading people, teams or portfolios

• Expertise in lean, agile and user-centered design methodologies 

• Advanced training or equivalent practical experience in Product Management, Business, MIS, Computer Science or related fields

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner