Product Manager (Retail)

Product Manager

(Contract to hire)

About the Opportunity

A leading consumer products company is seeking an experienced Product Manager to support a high-visibility Product

Lifecycle Management (PLM) Data Transformation initiative. This role will help improve product data quality, modernize product hierarchy structures, and establish a foundation for future digital and AI-enabled business capabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in ambiguous environments, building new processes,

and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive meaningful business transformation.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Planning

• Partner with business stakeholders to identify challenges, opportunities, and future-state needs related to product data and lifecycle processes.
• Translate business objectives into actionable requirements, features, and priorities.
• Support product roadmap development and strategic planning.
• Evaluate business value, dependencies, and impacts across functional teams.
• Ensure initiatives align with long-term business objectives.

Requirements Gathering & Discovery

• Facilitate workshops and requirements gathering sessions with cross-functional teams.
• Document business requirements, workflows, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze current-state processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Create clear documentation supporting solution design and implementation efforts.
• Help prioritize work based on business value and strategic impact.

Product Data Transformation

• Support product data auditing, cleanup, restructuring, and governance initiatives.
• Improve data quality, consistency, and usability across systems.
• Assist in defining and implementing new product hierarchy structures and taxonomy models.
• Partner with stakeholders to evaluate existing data attributes and future-state requirements.
• Support implementation of enhanced product information management capabilities.

Product Execution

• Collaborate with program managers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to deliver initiatives.
• Participate in backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint planning activities.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities throughout project execution.
• Support testing, validation, and user acceptance activities.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements and provide measurable value.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong relationships across Product, Merchandising, Marketing, Data Governance, and Technology teams.
• Facilitate alignment and effective decision-making.
• Serve as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Translate complex business and technical concepts into clear, actionable communications.
• Create presentations, business cases, and project updates.
• Clearly communicate priorities, goals, and outcomes.
• Support leadership communications related to key initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and managing business requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience supporting retail, consumer products, product development, merchandising, or similar industries.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, or similar collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) experience.
• Experience with FlexPLM or similar PLM platforms.
• Product data governance, master data management, or data quality experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation or process improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of retail product lifecycle processes from concept through commercialization.
• Experience working with both business and technical teams.

Top Skills

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Product Management
• Retail or Consumer Products Experience
• Product Development
• Product Data Governance
• Requirements Gathering
• Product Roadmaps
• Jira & Confluence
• Product Hierarchy and Taxonomy Design
• Business Process Transformation

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Seattle, WA.

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $85.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Seattle, WA.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.