Product Manager

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Centerfield drives more than two million sales each year for residential services, business services and telecommunications brands such as AT&T, Charter Spectrum and Frontier Communications. Our technology platform, Dugout, and leading consumer guides engage with in-market consumers to help them purchase the right product or service, including internet connections, TV plans, phone, and security, for their home and business.

The Consumer Guides team at Centerfield Media is looking for a Product Manager to join our growing organization. The Consumer Guides team at Centerfield builds web sites that consumers love, such as BroadbandNow.com, where anyone can find and compare local internet service providers.

The Product Manager should be passionate about creating web sites that consumers love. All of Centerfield’s consumer guides have a research component and a buying experience – and each are equally important. Consumers need our help to make an important purchase decision, and we want that experience to be great. Our consumer guides require a deep understanding of data, content and user experience. And the ideal candidate will have proven experience solving problems in each of these areas.

Centerfield has been awarded a Los Angeles Best Places to Work 2014-Present, and named one of Inc5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. Located at the heart of Silicon Beach in Playa Vista, Centerfield has built its company culture around a fun work environment and participation in charitable events. See more at http://www.centerfield.com/

Job Functions / Responsibilities

  • Proactively develop product strategy and vision
  • Define and develop detailed business requirements and user stories
  • Manage prioritization and tradeoffs between different roadmap initiatives
  • Develop and manage product KPIs
  • Work closely with all groups within the company to get buyin 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

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of total product management experience directly related to building and managing inhouse built technology in an Agile environment.
  • Proven success in delivering online products and services in a high growth environment in geo distributed organizations
  • Handson 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

Why Centerfield?

  • Competitive salary + profit sharing bonus
  • Unlimited PTO - Take a break when you need it!
  • 401K company match plan – fully vested day 1
  • Free lunch
  • Award winning culture & unprecedented team spirit
  • Fully stocked break rooms with drinks & snacks
  • Free onsite gym & weekly in office exercise classes (yoga, kickboxing & circuit training)
  • Generous parental leave
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Monthly team outings (Ball games, happy hours, hikes, etc.)
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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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