Director Product Management - Connected Appliances

Company: Corelle Brands
Location: Downers Grove
Posted on: January 9, 2021

Job Description:

The Director, Product Management - Connected Appliances is responsible for setting direction of Instant Brands' internet-connected product portfolio and services and defining the business objectives of internet-connected products, which span across multiple electric household appliance categories. The successful candidate will own the market analysis, hardware and software product definition, app and physical product release schedule, and feature roadmap, as well as collaborate with business partners and suppliers to manage all aspects of the product life cycle. The Director, Product Management - Connected Appliances is also expected to drive the UX of the mobile app, which includes optimizing metrics around content engagement, usability, stickiness, and user retention. As the product owner, the role is expected to collaborate with all other stakeholders including sales, design, marketing, development, suppliers, as well as customers, to ensure the smooth execution from product and accessories initiation, development, NPI to maintenance support cycle.What will you do?

• Own the Instant Pot mobile app and internet-connected appliance services, responsible for marketing and delivering the product vision definition, driving the product feature roadmap, and leading the content strategy within the mobile app.
• Collaborate with technical experts to own and manage the IoT-stack strategy, which includes globally located vendors that develop the mobile app, cloud platform, connectivity chipset, and product hardware layers.
• Drive App UX requirements, analysis, and user studies in coordination with product and experience design teams.
• Collaborate with Marketing teams to create and test a consumer-focused mobile app recipe content strategy that drives user engagement and provides value to appliance owners.
• Manage the release cycle of mobile apps, including requirements, operations and roll out
• Drive the product marketing plans for product launches and ongoing support in coordination with marketing.
• Define, monitor and measure app and connected service usage using cloud-based analytics tools. Regularly report actionable food / recipe usage trends, operational metrics, and KPIs to executive management and cross-functional leadership in marketing, sales, and product management.
• Collaborate with all internal/external stakeholders to meet product management goals and product life cycle milestonesQualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline
  • Extensive experience in consumer mobile app design and development.
  • Familiarity with store listing processes and release requirements for Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
  • Broad experience in consumer IoT or cloud-based application product management
  • Experience in kitchen appliances or connected home products is an advantage
  • Significant experience in driving business and commercial discussions with technology suppliers and partners
  • A top-notch business communicator and facilitator that can easily translate technical risks and opportunities to non-technical leadership and stakeholders.
  • Experience in driving product go-to-market plans and bringing new products to market.
  • Demonstrated understanding of app analytics principles, including defining and executing a mobile app analytics strategy to improve hardware and software UX metrics. Usage of cloud-based analytics tools such as Google Analytics, etc is a plus.
  • Experience in documenting SoW with business partners, in collaboration with the technical, legal and marketing teams
  • Strong leadership to drive initiatives and results. Program/Project management experience would be a plusCorelle Brands Values : We drive results and create value together One Team - We love our Consumers We "Wow" Them - We challenge each other, always have an open mindset and welcome new ideas - We are a Global Company and we think globally - We have integrity in all that we doEEO Corelle Brands participates in E-Verify

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