Senior Manager, Product Management

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Volunteer time off

Job summary

SPINS is seeking a Sr. Manager of Product Management to steer the SPINS Intelligence and Portal platforms. This player-coach role blends strategic roadmap work with hands-on writing stories, triaging issues, and reviewing sprint output.

You will align stakeholders and lead a cross-functional team across Engineering, Data, Design, and Finance to drive launches and ongoing optimization. You will bring 6–12+ years in CPG/product management, with deep SaaS analytics experience and strong

Qualifications

• 6–12+ years in CPG/product management; 3+ years leading PMs.
• Experience building SaaS analytics platforms and data products.
• Strong CPG industry knowledge and client-facing experience.
• Hands-on with writing stories and triaging bugs; agile communicator.

Responsibilities

• Set Product Strategy — Contribute to the vision and roadmap for SPINS Intelligence and Portal.
• Drive AI & Automation — Lead where AI, NLP, and automation create client value.
• Be Hands-On — Write stories, define acceptance criteria, triage client issues.
• Lead Cross-Functional Execution — Partner with Engineering, Data, Design, Commercial, and Finance to ship quality product.
• Build & Develop the PM Team — Mentor, and develop PMs; establish operating rhythms.
• Engage Clients & Market — Spend time with brand, broker, and retailer clients to understand workflows.

Skills

CPG industry knowledge

Product strategy

Hands-on leadership

AI/ML capabilities

Communication

Agile practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Jira

Pendo

Snowflake/GCP

Job description

Who We Are

For over 20 years, SPINS has been a leader in recognizing the transformative power of data in retail. We offer our clients cutting-edge tools to attract attention from a fast-growing segment within the Health & Wellness industry, the values-based consumer. Nearly half of shoppers prioritize products that emphasize wellness, social responsibility, and sustainable practices. SPINS retail consumer insights, analytics, and consulting services give our clients a competitive advantage to increase their share of this growing market. Our data is the most comprehensive and accurate in the industry, allowing clients to power AI models and machine learning algorithms that help them better understand and meet their customers' needs. At SPINS, behind all of our impressive data is our real differentiator, our people. We pride ourselves on our collaborative, flexible, and communicative culture that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Senior Manager, Product Management

SPINS is looking for a Sr. Manager of Product Management to join the Commercial Applications Team. The Commercial Applications team supports the SPINS Portal, the shared gateway and utility layer that serves all SPINS applications — including Intelligence, Journey, and Foundry. Commercial Applications also just launched SPINS Intelligence, our flagship AI-powered analytics platform serving hundreds of CPG brands, brokers, and retailers. This is a player-coach role. You will set product strategy, align stakeholders, and make prioritization calls — but you will also roll up your sleeves and write stories, triage bugs with clients, review sprint output, and build deep firsthand expertise in the product and data. We need a leader who earns credibility through knowledge and execution, not just title. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with strong CPG industry acumen and a genuine willingness to dive into the work.

What You Will Do

• Set Product Strategy — Contribute to the vision and roadmap for SPINS Intelligence and Portal. Balance innovation, commercial impact, and cross-application needs across the business.
• Drive AI & Automation — Lead where AI, NLP, and automation create real client value — from the Workflow Utilities to natural-language querying to agentic analytics. Make grounded build-vs-partner decisions.
• Be Hands-On — Write stories, define acceptance criteria, triage client issues, and review sprint deliverables. Model the standard you expect from your team.
• Lead Cross-Functional Execution — Partner with Engineering, Data, Design, Commercial, and Finance to ship quality product. Drive provisioning, onboarding, and GTM for major launches.
• Build & Develop the PM Team — Mentor, and develop PMs. Establish operating rhythms, quality standards, and a culture of ownership and honest communication.
• Engage Clients & Market — Spend real time with brand, broker, and retailer clients to understand workflows and pain points. Translate field insight into product direction.
• Manage Product Economics — Own KPIs, revenue contribution, COGS, adoption data, and capacity. Build business cases for investment.

What You Bring

• 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: you understand how brands, brokers, and retailers use syndicated data and analytics day-to-day
• Proven ability to set strategy and also operate hands-on — writing stories, triaging bugs, engaging directly with clients
• Experience shipping AI/ML-powered capabilities (NLP, workflow automation, recommendations, or similar)
• Strong technical acumen — comfortable with data pipelines, APIs, Snowflake/GCP, and engineering trade-off discussions
• Excellent communication: boardroom to backlog, exec presentations to story acceptance criteria
• Experience with Agile tools and practices (Jira, Pendo, etc.)

Preferred

• Experience with SPINS, IRI/Circana, Nielsen, or similar syndicated data platforms
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or agentic AI product design
• Background building portal/platform strategies that unify multiple applications under a shared experience
• PE-backed or high-growth environment experience

Salary Range: $130,000-$140,000

What SPINS Offers

We have enjoyed tremendous growth over the years and, as a leader in a fast-growing industry, we have no plans to slow down! While all that growth brings excitement, it is also an opportunity for SPINS to show it values the health and wellness of its team members.

• We embrace hybrid work options so that you have the flexibility to create a work/life balance that actually works!
• Each employee is allotted paid time to use to volunteer with an organization of their choice and charitable donations are matched.
• Semi-annual company-wide employee survey that is used to shape company programs, perks, and culture.

The SPINS Way

• Direct – We communicate with clarity, honesty and respect in all situations and embrace opportunities to provide solution-oriented feedback.
• Determined – We are committed to overcoming all obstacles to achieve results. We adapt to change, seek opportunities to learn and rapidly translate that learning into action.
• Passionate – We go above and beyond to help our partners achieve their goals. We challenge assumptions and are comfortable forging new paths.
• Collaborative – We leave our egos at the door, believing that working together we will produce an outcome that’s greater than each individual contribution.

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