Senior Product Manager

Company Description

Clean Earth is a leading provider of environmental services in the United States providing remediation, disposal, recycling, and beneficial reuse solutions for hazardous and non-hazardous waste, contaminated soil, and dredged material. Our vast portfolio of technologies and services touches nearly every industry that generates waste including energy, infrastructure, commercial, industrial, retail, and healthcare markets.

Every day our teams across the country take a hands-on, dedicated approach to recycling and beneficially reusing waste that would otherwise go into landfills. We value our employees as our most important asset, and this is reflected in many areas across our company including recently being named a 2024 Most Loved Workplace ®. We are committed to creating a positive work culture that fosters growth and development while ensuring the health and safety of our employees.

Job Description

Lead product management activities across multiple parallel product streams in executing a multi-year roadmap to transform the company’s order management and invoicing system, document processing capabilities, customer experience, and service management platform. Serve as a management focal point for this strategic initiative, driving alignment and collaboration across Clean Earth’s business and operations, IT teams, and strategic partners. Own the successful delivery of the program across its various phases, ensuring the product vision is realized, business objectives are met, and key stakeholders are kept informed. Lead a team of Product Managers, providing guidance and direction to ensure the product roadmap is effectively executed, while prioritizing critical features, mitigating risks, and driving innovation throughout the lifecycle of the program.

• Lead Multiple Product Streams: Oversee and take full ownership of multiple product lines, ensuring alignment with business objectives and successful delivery. Manage and prioritize the product roadmap for each stream, balancing short-term deliverables and long-term goals. Report progress and outcomes to the Director of Product Management.
• Strategic Vision & Leadership: Collaborate closely with Program Sponsors, cross-functional teams, and key stakeholders to define the strategic direction and business priorities for the product portfolio. Drive product vision, goals, and strategy across multiple product lines, ensuring alignment with overall organizational goals. Regularly update the Director of Product Management on key milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Team Management & Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of Product Managers, providing guidance and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Ensure your team is aligned with business goals and empowered to take ownership of their respective product areas. Work closely with the Director of Product Management to ensure that team members are supported in their growth and development.
• Define and Communicate MVP: Work with Product Owners and Program Sponsors to facilitate the creation of product visions, goals, and MVP definitions. Provide expert guidance on what constitutes a minimal viable product and drive consensus across teams to ensure alignment and approvals. Keep the Director of Product Management informed of MVP scope and any significant changes.
• Roadmap & Prioritization: Develop and manage detailed product roadmaps and timelines, considering strategy, resource allocation, dependencies, risks, and staffing needs. Collaborate with IT and cross-functional teams to prioritize features and capabilities, ensuring efficient sprint planning, execution, and follow-up. Align with the Director of Product Management on prioritization decisions and major roadmap adjustments.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams (including IT, Marketing, Operations, and Change Management) to ensure seamless execution of product strategies. Communicate product goals, risks, timelines, and deliverables to stakeholders, providing regular updates and managing expectations. Maintain strong collaboration with the Director of Product Management for strategic alignment.
• Process & Risk Management: Take full ownership of product execution, including risk identification, mitigation strategies, and issue resolution. Manage scope and change requests, coordinating with the PMO and other stakeholders to evaluate the impact of changes on scope, schedule, and budget. Regularly report on risk mitigation and issue resolution to the Director of Product Management.
• UAT & Quality Assurance: Lead the planning and facilitation of user acceptance testing (UAT) across product streams, ensuring traceability to original