Sr Product Manager

Catalyst Brands; New York (NY); On-site; USD 114,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee discount

Training & development

Job summary

Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Management - Digital to lead a team of product managers and drive strategy, evolution, and performance of digital products across our retail ecosystem.

You will own a defined product domain, set priorities, manage investments, and partner with business and technology teams to deliver capabilities that enhance customer experience and drive measurable business results.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of progressive Product Management experience in retail/ecommerce.
• Proven people leadership and cross-functional team management.
• Strong strategic and commercial product leadership with roadmaps and investments.
• Experience managing budgets, ROI, and vendor/partner relationships.
• Deep understanding of retail customer journeys and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Product Management team with clear goals and accountability.
• Set product strategy and multi-year roadmaps for digital capabilities.
• Partner with Brand and enterprise leaders on priorities and standards.
• Define success measures and use analytics to inform decisions.
• Manage budgets, investments, and vendor/partner relationships.
• Drive cross-functional execution and governance across teams.
• Incorporate retail seasonality and operational constraints into planning.
• Communicate performance via KPIs, dashboards, and leadership updates.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic leadership

Analytical mindset

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Vendor management

Retail/ecommerce knowledge

Job description

Overview

Sr. Manager Product Management

Role Summary

Catalyst Brands is seeking a Senior Manager, Product Management - Digital to lead a team of product managers and drive the strategy, evolution, and performance of digital products across our growing retail ecosystem.

You will own a defined product domain, set priorities, manage investments, and partner across business and technology teams to deliver capabilities that enhance the customer experience and drive measurable business results.This role requires more than traditional Product Management. You will lead and develop your team while also managing product budgets, technology investments, third-party vendors, and strategic partners - balancing innovation, operational complexity, seasonal demands, and commercial performance.

The ideal candidate brings strong retail product experience, commercial judgment, and the ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders while moving seamlessly between strategy, financial management, vendor leadership, and execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Product Management team, setting clear expectations, priorities, and performance goals while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Set the product strategy and roadmap for assigned digital capabilities, translating retail business objectives, customer needs, market trends, and technology opportunities into prioritized multi-year and annual plans.
• Partner with Brand and enterprise leaders to understand merchandising, customer, market, and commercial priorities, balancing brand-specific needs with opportunities for enterprise standardization, scalability, and reuse.
• Define product outcomes and success measures, using customer behavior, research, VOC, analytics, and retail insights to identify opportunities and inform roadmap and investment decisions.
• Manage product budgets and investments, developing annual operating and investment plans, evaluating business cases, tracking spend and ROI, and balancing internal development, third-party solutions, and shared platforms to maximize business value.
• Lead strategic vendor and technology partner relationships, establishing objectives, KPIs, SLAs, and performance expectations while ensuring partner roadmaps and investments align with product strategy and business outcomes.
• Drive cross-functional execution and roadmap governance, maintaining visibility into commitments, dependencies, risks, investments, and outcomes across Pr product, Technology, vendors, and Brand teams.
• Incorporate retail operating realities into product planning, including seasonality, promotional calendars, peak trading periods, operational constraints, and the need to balance near-term performance with long-term platform strategy.
• Identify opportunities to improve the digital customer experience and commercial performance, connecting product investments to outcomes such as conversion, revenue, AOV, engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to leverage AI and emerging technologies across digital commerce, including search, recommendations, personalization, conversational commerce, content intelligence, and AI-powered customer experiences.
• Establish and manage the product performance and executive reporting cadence, defining KPIs and dashboards and preparing QBRs, executive updates, and leadership presentations to communicate performance, progress, risks, investment needs, and business impact.
• Drive prioritization and senior stakeholder alignment across the product portfolio, balancing customer value, commercial impact, strategic importance, investment, complexity, and organizational capacity to make informed tradeoff decisions.
• Strengthen product capabilities across Catalyst Brands by coaching and developing Product Managers, raising standards for product thinking, customer discovery, commercial accountability, and execution, and contributing to the evolution of the Product Operating Model and Product Center of Excellence.

Qualifications – Experience & Capabilities

• 7–10+ years of progressive Product Management experience, including significant experience leading digital products or product domains in retail, ecommerce, apparel, consumer products, or another high-volume consumer-facing business.
• Proven people leadership experience, including managing, coaching, and developing Product Managers and leading high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Strong strategic and commercial product leadership, with experience developing roadmaps, prioritizing investments, and delivering measurable customer and business outcomes.
• Experience managing product budgets and investments, including forecasting, business cases, spend management, ROI evaluation, and investment tradeoffs.
• Experience leading third-party technology vendors and strategic partners, including managing relationships, performance, roadmaps, and business outcomes.
• Deep understanding of retail and ecommerce customer journeys, with experience using data, analytics, experimentation, and customer insights to identify opportunities and inform product decisions.
• Proven ability to operate in complex, matrixed organizations, partnering across Brand, Technology, Digital, and business functions while influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment.
• Strong analytical, financial, strategic, and problem-solving skills, with experience defining KPIs, measuring performance, and translating insights into action.
• Excellent communication and executive presence, with strong written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working across multiple retail brands or business units.
• Experience with search, personalization, recommendations, merchandising, mobile commerce, checkout, loyalty, customer accounts, or digital customer experience.
• Experience managing SaaS, ecommerce, MarTech, customer experience, analytics, or AI vendors.
• Experience negotiating or managing significant technology contracts.
• Experience with Product PODs and modern Product Operating Models.
• Experience with AI-enabled products, generative AI, machine learning, or intelligent commerce.
• Familiarity with composable commerce, APIs, cloud platforms, and modern digital architectures.

What You Get

Enjoy a rewarding career at Catalyst, where we offer a competitive benefits package, a vibrant work environment, and the opportunity to make a difference with America's most iconic retail brands.

• Generous benefits: Medical/dental/vision insurance starting on day one, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, and an associate discount on merchandise across all Catalyst Brands.
• Opportunities for growth and development: We are committed to helping our employees grow their careers and develop their skills. We offer a variety of training and development programs, as well as opportunities for advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive culture: We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage teamwork and collaboration, and we are always looking for ways to support our employees' success.

About Catalyst Brands

Catalyst Brands reflects the bringing together the rich heritages of our brands with modern excitement and a new vision for success. Five iconic brands came together under a unified powerhouse portfolio to celebrate the essence of American style. We will leverage our rich history, resources and best-in-class industry talent to further build the success of our brands. At Catalyst we are united in one shared purpose: We exist to ignite America’s most beloved retail brands to make fashion accessible to all.

Pay Range

USD $113,850.00 - USD $144,369.00 /Yr.