Director, Product Management

Innovate in Charlotte
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Your Impact
The Director, Product Management leads a product team responsible for a specific product group. Responsibilities include leading research and product development efforts as well as implementation and execution of the product group strategy. This role develops a comprehensive product strategy, maintains the roadmap and backlog, and establishes the objectives and key results (OKRs) for a specific product group. In addition, the Director develops and presents detailed business cases to senior executives and leads business reviews to ensure that the team prioritizes the right work and delivers the most customer value in the fastest time possible.
Shape the future of Retail Tech
As a Product Management leader, you'll get the opportunity to shape the future of retail technology under the leadership of one of Forbes Top 50 CIOs. You'll also be leading a talented team who share your passion for innovation and excellence. Our halls are filled with brilliant minds from all walks of life who have the freedom to collaborate, explore their every curiosity, and build the future.
Here, you can bring your unparalleled experience to the product domain while actively contributing to the long-term product strategy of the entire organization. With a laser focus on specific strategic product areas, you can take full ownership of the end-to-end delivery process. Leveraging your skills, you'll be able to apply your knowledge across a diverse range of product portfolios, pushing boundaries and elevating innovation to new heights.
What You Will Do

• Set and direct product vision, strategy, and OKRs for entire product portfolio. Own the long-term two- to five-year view of product vision for the product portfolio or strategic capability.
• Influence investment choices that will yield long-term customer benefits in support of vision, including owning the annual planning for the product portfolio and representing the strategy in discussions with leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrate "customer/user expertise within a product portfolio or strategic capability and leverage enterprise-wide resources to drive improved synergies and efficiencies across product teams.
• Coach and own the care and management of "jobs to be done by personas for all products within the product portfolio or strategic capability.
• Identify and cultivate opportunities to drive innovation across product portfolio.
• Identify issues and blockers that may delay the launch or impede the success of products in product portfolio or strategic capability, communicate to leadership, assess alternatives to resolve, and take action on recommendation.
• Establish and audit overall product operating routines across domain to ensure product excellence.
• Coach the product team on prioritization techniques and influence peers on improving prioritization decisions for product delivery.
• Set the standard across the product team and enterprise for building usable, viable, and feasible products.
• Build frameworks and patterns across the product team for product marketing and drive the team to leverage marketing techniques to illustrate the product-market fit of the designated product domain.
• Promote data-driven decision making. Coach the product team to have right product routines focused on data to help drive roadmaps.
• Align product teams on portfolio level metrics. Audit and course correct to ensure OKRs/metrics are healthy.
• Lead a team in support of achieving the company's mission. Manage performance and foster an inclusive environment to help associates achieve their potential.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering, communications, or related field or equivalent experience
• 10 years of experience in two or more of the following: project management, product management, business analysis, program management, experimentation, or product marketing
• 6 years of experience working with technology and user experience teams to define, scope and prioritize product requirements while translating business strategy into specific product features and delivering digital products and/or experiences
• 5 years of direct team leadership experience and experience managing operational and/or project financial budgets
• 3 years of experience in an agile software environment
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally in a large organization with senior leadership and providing guidance and direction to cross-functional resources

Preferred Skills/Education
*We encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the preferred skills or experience.*

• Master's degree in business administration or similar advanced degree or equivalent experience
• 3 years of experience leading the digital product roadmap
• Prior leadership with a top 25 omnichannel retailer
• Strong financial acumen
• Certified Scrum Product Owner

Benefits

• 401k with up to 4.25% match
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)
• Tuition-Free Education
• 10-week Maternity/Parental Leave
• 10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits .
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About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal 2025 sales of more than $86 billion. Lowe's employs approximately 300,000 associates and operates over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com .
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.