Senior Manager, Product Management

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Chicago (IL)

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USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

SPINS Intelligence, part of SPINS, is seeking a senior Product Manager to drive the vision and roadmap for analytics platforms and portals. You will lead AI, NLP, and automation efforts, triage client issues, and partner with Engineering, Data, Design, Commercial, and Finance to deliver high-impact products.

You will mentor PMs, define acceptance criteria, and shape go-to-market strategies while balancing innovation with business needs across multiple applications.

Qualifications

6–12+ years in CPG/product management.
3+ years leading PMs or cross-functional product teams.
Deep experience building SaaS analytics platforms, data products, or BI solutions, ideally in CPG, retail, or market research.
Strong CPG industry knowledge, including syndicated data and analytics usage by brands, brokers, and retailers.
Ability to set strategy and operate hands-on by writing stories, triaging bugs, and engaging directly with clients.
Experience shipping AI/ML-powered capabilities, including NLP, workflow automation, or recommendations.
Strong technical acumen with data pipelines, APIs, Snowflake/GCP, and engineering trade-off discussions.
Excellent communication from boardroom to backlog and executive presentations to story acceptance criteria.
Experience with Agile tools and practices such as Jira and Pendo.
Preferred: Experience with SPINS, IRI/Circana, Nielsen, or similar syndicated data platforms.
Preferred: Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or agentic AI product design.
Preferred: Background building portal/platform strategies unifying multiple applications.
Preferred: PE-backed or high-growth environment experience.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the vision and roadmap for SPINS Intelligence and Portal.
Balance innovation, commercial impact, and cross-application business needs.
Lead AI, NLP, and automation initiatives, including workflow utilities, natural-language querying, and agentic analytics.
Make build-vs-partner decisions.
Write stories and define acceptance criteria.
Triage client issues and review sprint deliverables.
Partner with Engineering, Data, Design, Commercial, and Finance to ship quality products.
Drive provisioning, onboarding, and go-to-market for major launches.
Mentor and develop Product Managers.
Establish operating rhythms, quality standards, and a culture of ownership and honest communication.
Engage brand, broker, and retailer clients to understand workflows and pain points.
Translate client and market insight into product direction.
Own KPIs, revenue contribution, COGS, adoption data, and capacity.
Build business cases for investment.

Skills

Product Management

AI/NLP Initiatives

SaaS Analytics Platforms

Agile Methodologies

CPG Industry Knowledge

Tools

Jira

Pendo

Snowflake

GCP

Agile Tools

Job description

Contribute to the vision and roadmap for SPINS Intelligence and Portal
Balance innovation, commercial impact, and cross‑application business needs
Lead AI, NLP, and automation initiatives, including workflow utilities, natural‑language querying, and agentic analytics
Make build‑vs‑partner decisions
Write stories and define acceptance criteria
Triage client issues and review sprint deliverables
Partner with Engineering, Data, Design, Commercial, and Finance to ship quality products
Drive provisioning, onboarding, and go‑to‑market for major launches
Mentor and develop Product Managers
Establish operating rhythms, quality standards, and a culture of ownership and honest communication
Engage brand, broker, and retailer clients to understand workflows and pain points
Translate client and market insight into product direction
Own KPIs, revenue contribution, COGS, adoption data, and capacity
Build business cases for investment

Requirements

6–12+ years in CPG/product management
3+ years leading PMs or cross‑functional product teams
Deep experience building SaaS analytics platforms, data products, or BI solutions, ideally in CPG, retail, or market research
Strong CPG industry knowledge, including syndicated data and analytics usage by brands, brokers, and retailers
Ability to set strategy and operate hands‑on by writing stories, triaging bugs, and engaging directly with clients
Experience shipping AI/ML‑powered capabilities, including NLP, workflow automation, or recommendations
Strong technical acumen with data pipelines, APIs, Snowflake/GCP, and engineering trade‑off discussions
Excellent communication from boardroom to backlog and executive presentations to story acceptance criteria
Experience with Agile tools and practices such as Jira and Pendo
Preferred: Experience with SPINS, IRI/Circana, Nielsen, or similar syndicated data platforms
Preferred: Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or agentic AI product design
Preferred: Background building portal/platform strategies unifying multiple applications
Preferred: PE‑backed or high‑growth environment experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product management within the CPG industry, focusing on AI, NLP, and automation initiatives. Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams, engage clients, and drive product strategy while maintaining strong communication and operational standards.

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