Product Manager-Global Merchandising

Lowe's Companies, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Discounted ESPP

Tuition-free education

10-week parental leave

10% associate discount

Job summary

Lowe's Companies, Inc. is seeking a Product Manager in Charlotte to own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for Private Brands Quality Assurance technology products.

You will translate processes into clear requirements and collaborate across UX, Engineering, Data, and delivery teams to drive outcomes. Responsibilities include managing the backlog, defining acceptance criteria, and communicating progress to stakeholders while identifying opportunities to automate quality-related processes and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience.
• 2+ years in product-related roles.
• Experience translating needs into requirements and user stories.
• Knowledge of AI-enabled products and automation opportunities.
• Strong analytical and cross-functional communication.
• Experience defining outcomes and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Private Brands Quality Assurance technology products.
• Own and manage the product backlog based on business value, user needs, quality risk, and delivery feasibility.
• Translate Quality Assurance and Private Brands processes into clear requirements, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand product testing, inspections, approvals, quality issues, and supplier-related needs.
• Collaborate with UX, Engineering, Data, and delivery teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate quality-related processes.
• Define and monitor product outcomes and KPIs, including adoption, cycle time, quality issue resolution, and operational efficiency.
• Communicate product priorities, decisions, tradeoffs, and progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Product management

Backlog management

Requirements writing

Cross-functional collaboration

OKRs / KPIs

AI-enabled opportunities

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Innovate in Charlotte

The Product Manager owns the vision and strategy, roadmap, and feature definition for individual products within a product group. Responsibilities include writing stories to define outcomes and product requirements as well as planning and managing product features through the product development process. This role manages the product backlog while prioritizing work and making product-related decisions based on the needs and expectations of customers and stakeholders. Finally, this role will focus on identifying key gaps in product features, capturing product requirements, and defining outcomes or objectives and key results (OKRs).

What You Will Do

• Define and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for Private Brands Quality Assurance technology products.

• Own and manage the product backlog based on business value, user needs, quality risk, and delivery feasibility.

• Translate Quality Assurance and Private Brands processes into clear requirements, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria.

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand product testing, inspections, approvals, quality issues, and supplier-related needs.

• Collaborate with UX, Engineering, Data, and delivery teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate quality-related processes.

• Define and monitor product outcomes and KPIs, including adoption, cycle time, quality issue resolution, and operational efficiency.

• Communicate product priorities, decisions, tradeoffs, and progress to stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering, communications, or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement, if applicable

• 2 years of experience in two or more of the following: project management, product management, business analysis, program management, experimentation, or product marketing

• Experience in product management, product ownership, business analysis, or a related discipline.

• Experience managing a product backlog and translating business needs into product requirements and user stories.

• Basic understanding of AI-enabled products and experience identifying opportunities to introduce artificial intelligence, automation, or intelligent decision support into an existing suite of products.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with business and technology teams.

• Experience defining product outcomes, KPIs, and success measures.

Preferred Skills/Education

• Experience in executing end to end product lifecycle.

• Experience supporting enterprise workflow or operational technology products.

• Experience working in agile product delivery environments.

• Experience with roadmap planning, release planning, product analytics, and continuous improvement.

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

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 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. Lowe’s is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based inMooresville, 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.