Sr. Product Manager

Job Description We are seeking a Senior Product Manager in the Minneapolis, MN area. This individual is welcome to work remotely as long as they are able to travel to the office if needed. SmartThings is seeking a Senior Product Manager II to define and drive initiatives aimed at evolving major areas of our product and key partnerships. Key areas of our product that you will own include supporting Business Development in partnership opportunities, defining and prioritizing functionality to add to the platform on current gaps and customer needs, evangelization with developers, partners, and executives, and capacity planning with an eye towards keeping us focused on the most critical initiatives. In this role, you will have a wide range of responsibilities but an incredible ability to shape the next phase of the SmartThings product offerings. As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams as you manage the product development lifecycle in designing world-class products. This is an important and strategic role within the company that requires not only product thinking but the technical depth to deliver the maximum tactical and strategic impact, as the roadmap you define and help execute will be fundamental to providing a world-class user experience. You should have a product management track record and have the technical chops to closely work with our engineering teams. You have the ability to bridge business and technical considerations that result in innovative and compelling solutions. You are comfortable engaging with external partners, managing multiple stakeholders across companies to identify new partnership opportunities, and launch new integrations on short timelines. You are data-driven and get into the details, performing market analyses, usability studies, and studying usage patterns to evolve existing services and propose new products and features. You will also enjoy collaborating with others on targeting, branding, marketing, and evangelism activities. Key Responsibilities Drive definition of the product and partner strategy, design, and roadmap of parts of the SmartThings platform, from concept to launch, and influence executive stakeholders and business units to gain buy-in. Understand the market needs, and deeply identify with the customers in order to provide a world-class customer experience. Collaborate with SmartThings' strategic partners to bring novel and exclusive opportunities to the market. Coordinate and sync product initiatives across different internal teams, by establishing shared vision and getting buy-in. Clear bottlenecks and understand interdependencies to help define product priorities. Maintain product backlog and execute product go-to-market plan. Collaborate with engineers to overcome roadblocks and evaluate trade-offs when appropriate. Monitor and measure success metrics after launch. Incorporate feedback into the product development process Run data-driven experiments, usability studies, and analysis to inform product direction Communicate product plans, benefits, and results to all audiences - internal teams, the entire company, external developers, etc Skills Knowledge and Expertise Broad and varied background of Product Leadership experiences Experience driving strategic product direction, with an emphasis on day to day execution 7+ years of product management, engineering, or product design experience Strong intuition for product interaction design and user experience Experience motivating senior leadership around strategies developed Exceptional written and oral communication skills Exceptional analytical skills to turn data into meaningful insights Experience working closely with technical and non-technical team members, as well as external partners Strong interests in the Internet of Things, Home Automation, Smart Homes, Marketplace Desired Skills Experience building and scaling a successful startup; An entrepreneurial spirit International business and organizational experience #J-18808-Ljbffr 6AM City, LLC