Senior Technical Product Manager, Software

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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Job Description

We’re excited to be adding a Senior Technical Product Manager, Software to our growing Connected Products Group software product team! This is an engaging and challenging opportunity that plays a critical role in shaping the integration of Master Lock smart safety products. We are looking for an execution-oriented, customer-obsessed product leader who wants to live on the edge of technologies that bring software and hardware together, within the connected home.

This position will report directly to the Product Management Director, Software. We are seeking a product leader to direct a broad cross-functional effort to define and deliver software features and products that bring our security ecosystem to life.

Position location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield, IL. Effective mid-2025, Fortune Brands will transition to a new world-class campus in Deerfield, bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices, brands, and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness and recreation.

RESPONSIBLIITIES:

• Adding new features and improvements to the Master Lock safety software system, which brings together various product categories (mechanical padlocks, smart padlocks) together in software-driven experience built using web, iOS and Android mobile, backend data and firmware software technologies.
• Leading innovation and driving end-to-end the launch of new products and experiences, with little direction, in collaboration with hardware category managers.
• Serving as a software product owner on large scrum teams comprised of product designers, firmware, backend, mobile and quality assurance engineers.
• Collaborating with engineering team members to influence system architecture and design.
• Working closely with the teams bringing new products, new categories and new ecosystem features to market.
• Collaborating with category managers, designers, and engineering partners to refine and develop platform features.
• Working in an Agile environment, continuously reviewing business needs, refining priorities, outlining milestones and deliverables.
• Partnering with stakeholders and internal customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.
• Developing, owning, and executing product plans for assigned initiatives.
• Collaboratively defining and refining desirable outcomes and team OKRs for new features and improvements, including UX specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritizing and maintaining the sprint backlog for assigned products.
• Guiding the product functional discovery and design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology, in close collaboration with product designers.
• Developing and maintaining appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Over 5 years in software product management or development (including roles in quality assurance, development, technical program management, or product design), with at least 1 year in connected products preferred.
• BA/BS in a technical field or equivalent experience; MBA is advantageous.
• Advanced user of Jira or similar project management tools.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies and best practices.
• Strong foundational knowledge of software development, including system architectures, programming languages, data structures, APIs, and cloud services.
• Ability to rapidly understand complex technology, convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and guide decisions on feasibility, design trade-offs, and cost implications.
• In-depth experience with mobile technologies, connected Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices, cloud serv