Sr Mgr Digital Product Mgmt

Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, e.g., H-1B, TN, etc. Please do not apply if you will need immigration sponsorship for a work visa now or in the future, including sponsorship for H-1B, TN, etc., now or in the future. We are unable to hire individuals with CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT for this position as the position is not eligible for participation in the H-1B lottery program and is not eligible for current or future immigration sponsorship for a work visa.
Location

This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may be assigned to any Consumers Energy Service Center located throughout Michigan's lower Peninsula. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).
GENERAL SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager, Digital Product Management leads a portfolio of digital products and a team of Product Managers responsible for delivering measurable business outcomes through technology. This role owns multi year (1–4 year) feature level product and capability roadmaps and ensures alignment across business strategy, enterprise architecture, and technology execution.
As a senior product leader, this role partners closely with Leadership to shape long term investment priorities, while working hands on with IT and engineering leadership to solve complex problems, manage tradeoffs, and deliver scalable, secure, and sustainable solutions.
This leader establishes product management standards, operating models, and talent strategy for the group—coaching and developing Product Managers across strategy, discovery, delivery, and value measurement. They balance near term delivery with long term platform health, organizational capability, and customer value.
The role also leads analytics and business intelligence capabilities that provide actionable insights, performance reporting, and value measurement to support strategic planning, operational excellence, and informed business decision-making.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for product strategy & business leadership owns and drives the product vision and multi-year roadmaps for a portfolio of digital products, ensuring alignment with business strategy, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and long term enterprise value. Balance near term delivery priorities with sustainable platform, data, and architectural strategy to maximize impact and ROI.
Deploy and integrate operating model & culture to advance agile, product centric ways of working appropriate for large scale, regulated environments to improve flow, predictability, and outcomes. Influence cross functional leaders on digital investment and delivery expectations, and model inclusive, psychologically safe, data driven leadership grounded in customer empathy and continuous improvement.
Develops technology & IT partnerships working closely with IT, engineering, and architecture leaders to shape solution direction, prioritize work, and ensure product outcomes align with enterprise standards for security, resiliency, data, and long-term system health. Translate technical considerations into clear business, risk, and investment implications for leadership decision making.
Leads product execution & prioritization by overseeing portfolio prioritization and delivery by establishing clear frameworks that balance customer value, business impact, technical complexity, risk, and capacity. Lead complex trade-off decisions, ensure alignment across roadmaps and dependencies, and provide senior product judgment to resolve cross domain challenges and escalations.
Leads analytics, business intelligence, and performance management capabilities that transform operational, customer, financial, and digital data into actionable insights, enabling strategic decision-making, value realization, operational excellence, and improved business outcomes.
Leads, coaches, and develops product managers and analytics professionals while establishing reporting frameworks, KPI methodologies, analytical tools, and organizational standards that drive accountability, insight generation, capability development, and data-driven decision making across the business.
Other duties as assigned or may be necessary
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Strategic Product Leadership - Ability to define and lead multi-year product strategies across a portfolio. Expert Knowledge
Business & Financial Acumen - Connects product decisions to business performance, KPIs, and ROI. Professional Standard
Product Management Expertise - Deep knowledge of modern product practices, discovery methods, and value measurement. Expert Knowledge
Technical & Digital Fluency - Effectively engages with engineering and IT partners on systems, architecture, and tradeoffs. Expert Knowledge
People Leadership - Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop Product Managers and future leaders. Expert Knowledge
Influence & Communication - Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical audiences; influences without authority. Professional Standard
Decision Making - Skilled in complex decision making in ambiguous, fast paced environments. Professional Standard
Systems Thinking - Understands how product, technical, and organizational systems scale over time. Professional Standard
Analytics & Business Intelligence – Ability to leverage advanced analytics, business intelligence, dashboarding, performance measurement, and data visualization techniques to generate actionable business insights. Expert Knowledge
Data Storytelling – Ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into clear recommendations for executive and operational audiences. Professional Standard
Performance Management & Value Measurement – Ability to establish KPIs, measure business outcomes, identify performance drivers, and communicate value realization. Expert Knowledge
EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Digital Product Management experience (or similar), including direct management of multiple product managers (or similar) concurrently. Proven success owning product strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization at scale. Experience partnering closely with both business leaders and IT/engineering teams.
[OR]

Associate's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field and 9+ years of Digital Product Management experience (or similar), including direct management of multiple product managers (or similar) concurrently. Proven success owning product strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization at scale. Experience partnering closely with both business leaders and IT/engineering teams.
[OR]

High School diplomaand 11+ years of Digital Product Management experience (or similar), including direct management of multiple product managers (or similar) concurrently. Proven success owning product strategy, roadmaps, and prioritization at scale. Experience partnering closely with both business leaders and IT/engineering teams.
Why should you join our team?

At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.
What we offer:

Competitive compensation packages
Medical, Dental and Vision
401k with company match
Paid parental leave
Up to 13 paid Holidays
Paid time off
Educational Assistance Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY (Different Generations), capable (Different Abilities), Interfaith, People Planet Partners, and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
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