Sr. Manager, Product Management

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Senior Manager, Product Management

Centerfield develops intelligent Big Data driven marketing and sales technology utilizing real time biddable media (RTB), automated call routing and customized scripting. Our proprietary platform, Dugout, combined with our 1500 person sales and retention center delivers new customers at scale to many of the leading brands worldwide.

Job Description

We are looking for a talented hands-on Director of Product Management to join our team! As our Director of Product Management, you will be working closely with other members of the technology leadership team to help in developing the strategy and vision as well develop product roadmaps to execute on that vision. This role is inherently cross-functional as you will work closely with engineering, project management, operations, finance, legal, and executive teams to bring products to market, develop and grow business opportunities

 

Responsibilities

  • Proactively develop product strategy and vision
  • Define and develop detailed business requirements and user stories
  • Manage prioritization and trade-offs between different roadmap initiatives
  • Develop and manage product KPIs
  • Work closely with all groups within the company to get buy-in and feedback on products that are being developed and launched
  • Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team's ability to meet strategic, financial, and technical goals
  • Lead and mentor product management team members

Skills/Attributes Required

  • 8+ years of total product management experience directly related to building and managing in-house built technology in an Agile environment
  • 2+ years of recent hands-on product leadership experience with direct people management responsibilities
  • Proven success in delivering online products and services in a high growth environment in geo distributed organizations
  • Hands-on knowledge and in depth understanding of Agile product development methodologies like Scrum, Kanban etc.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience engaging and influencing senior executives
  • Experience and ability to learn and understand technical concepts
  • Solid understanding and experience driving requirements for API products and API integrations
  • Familiarity with API services and backend infrastructure

Skills/Attributes Desired

  • Experience with consumer facing software product management is strongly preferred
  • Experience with voice technology
  • Working knowledge of basic SQL to access data in RDBMS (MySQL, MS SQL)
  • Experience using Tableau

Why Centerfield?

  • Competitive salary, and quarterly bonuses
  • 401K match - Fully Vested Day 1
  • Take a break when you need it – unlimited PTO
  • Award winning culture & unprecedented team spirit
  • Fully stocked break rooms with drinks, snacks
  • Toro the Bull Dog Mascot and Everyone’s Friend
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Monthly team games/competitions/catered lunches
  • Team outings (Ball games, BBQ’s, Parties, etc.)
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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • People Operations
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Location

Silicon Beach!

An Insider's view of Centerfield

How does your team reward individual success?

We have a bonus program that's based on individual performance. We also have a quarterly all-star award which is rewarded to someone once a quarter who went above and beyond - and not only do they get recognition at the Town Hall but they get a cool prize too.

Alex

Controller

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

The media buying team collaborates with other teams on a daily basis in order to ensure that our campaigns run smoothly. We use multiple different channels to collaborate, especially Slack. We have slack channels for each department which allows us to easily communicate with other teams when we need their help.

Esther

Sr. Director, Media Buying - Home Services

How does the company support your career growth?

We have a strong focus on people development and making sure our employees feel supported throughout their career. We promote from within and take risks on our talent by giving them broad scopes of responsibility. We've also rolled out a 3 month management training program that focuses completely on them and their unique leadership style.

Gena

SVP, People Operations

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

At Centerfield, we foster open, direct communication at all levels in the organization. Our flat structure encourages ideas from everyone, empowering action for our customers and company. We actively seek feedback from our teams on how we are doing and how we can improve, sharing progress monthly and celebrating victories across the organization.

Kris

CEO

What’s the vibe like in the office?

We have an open working environment that brings in natural light, encourages communal conversations, and creates an electric buzz, especially when the right Spotify playlist comes on. Our team works hard and plays hard. They encourage each other to take risks and challenge each other to think outside of the box. Our office inspires innovation.

Jenna

Manager, Culture

What are Centerfield Perks + Benefits

Centerfield Benefits Overview

Sometimes the lines between work/life balance blur and at Centerfield, we embrace that. We know employees have many options when choosing a place of employment today and we aim to provide the most robust benefits package with an award-winning culture.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Flexible work schedule
Centerfield provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes flexible start and end times.
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Centerfield's team fitness initiatives include In-office yoga, In-office & virtual fitness classes
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Centerfield sponsors family oriented events annually.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Centerfield offers employees professional development opportunities like onsite training courses, the ability to attend job related conferences, and seminars.
Lunch and learns
Centerfield hosts lunch and learn meetings once per month.
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

Additional Perks + Benefits

Bi-annual Bonuses, Frequent Social & Community Service Events, and a Casual Work Environment.

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