Product Manager – Cart & Checkout

1872 Consulting; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

1872 Consulting is seeking an experienced Product Manager to own cart and checkout experiences for a major U.S. retailer's eCommerce platform.

You will lead initiatives to streamline the purchasing journey, reduce cart abandonment, and deliver reliable checkout experiences across high-traffic digital channels. This hands-on role requires direct ownership of eCommerce cart and checkout capabilities, with a strong understanding of payments, promotions, and the technical dependencies involved in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience.
• Strong retail or eCommerce background.
• Hands-on ownership of cart and checkout products.
• Experience with payment processing, promotions, tax, and shipping.
• Experience optimizing conversion funnels and reducing checkout abandonment.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Adobe Analytics, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the cart and checkout product roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction, improve conversion, and minimize cart abandonment.
• Partner with engineering, UX, and business stakeholders to design and launch checkout improvements.
• Collaborate on payment processing, authorization, fraud prevention, promotions, tax, and shipping requirements.
• Support fulfillment options such as BOPIS, ship-to-store, and delivery within the checkout experience.
• Lead product discovery, requirements gathering, backlog prioritization, and delivery.
• Use funnel analytics, customer behavior data, and A/B testing to guide product decisions.
• Lead UAT, release readiness, and stakeholder communication.
• Measure product performance and communicate results to leadership.

Skills

Product Management

eCommerce

Cart & Checkout

Payments & Fraud

Conversion Optimization

High-Traffic Platforms

Fulfillment Dependencies

Cross-functional Collaboration

Analytics

Jira/Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Adobe Analytics

Asana

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2

Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 base

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to own cart and checkout experiences for a major U.S. retailer's eCommerce platform.

You will lead initiatives to streamline the purchasing journey, reduce cart abandonment, improve conversion, and deliver reliable checkout experiences across high-traffic digital channels.

This is a hands‑on product role requiring direct ownership of eCommerce cart and checkout capabilities, with a strong understanding of payments, promotions, and the technical dependencies involved in completing transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the cart and checkout product roadmap
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction, improve conversion, and minimize cart abandonment
• Partner with engineering, UX, and business stakeholders to design and launch checkout improvements
• Collaborate on payment processing, authorization, fraud prevention, promotions, tax, and shipping requirements
• Support fulfillment options such as BOPIS, ship‑to‑store, and delivery within the checkout experience
• Lead product discovery, requirements gathering, backlog prioritization, and delivery
• Use funnel analytics, customer behavior data, and A/B testing to guide product decisions
• Lead UAT, release readiness, and stakeholder communication
• Measure product performance and communicate results to leadership

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience
• Strong retail or eCommerce background
• Direct, hands‑on ownership of cart and checkout products
• Working knowledge of payment processing, authorization, declines, fraud, promotions, taxes, and shipping
• Experience optimizing conversion funnels and reducing checkout abandonment
• Experience working on high‑traffic eCommerce platforms
• Understanding of BOPIS, ship‑to‑store, and other fulfillment‑related checkout dependencies
• Strong experience collaborating with engineering, UX, and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Adobe Analytics, Asana, or similar tools
• Strong analytical, communication, and product prioritization skills

Experience with enterprise commerce platforms, payment providers, experimentation tools, AEO, or agentic commerce.

Remote within the U.S., with preference for Dallas–Fort Worth candidates and occasional travel.