Senior Product Manager

<h2><b>JOB DESCRIPTION</b></h2><p><span><span>You’re</span><span> an original. So are we.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><br/><span><span>We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path. We invented </span><span>the blue jean</span><span> in 1873, and we reinvented khaki pants in 1986. We pioneered labor and environmental guidelines in manufacturing. And we work to build sustainability </span><span>into</span><span> everything we do. Our brands stand for freedom and self-expression around the world.</span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span>Where we lead, others follow. For more than 160 years, </span><span>we’ve</span><span> used the strength of our brands to lead with our values and make an outsized impact on the world. We employ more than 15,000 people globally to support our </span><span>great brands</span><span>: Levi’s®, Dockers®, Denizen</span><span>®</span><span> and Signature by Levi Strauss &amp; Co.™</span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><b><span>About the Role:</span></b><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><p><span><span>We are looking for a</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span>Senior </span><span>P</span><span>roduct </span><span>M</span><span>anager</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span>to join our Digital Product Creation program. This product manager will</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span>support our </span><span>product creation teams (merchandising, design, product development)</span><span>, the backbone of our business and how we take products from idea to physical creation. </span><span>You will </span><span>be </span><span>responsible for</span><span> our PLM </span><span>platform</span><span>, as well as our Item Data and Catalogue Platform</span><span>s, </span><span>so we are looking for someone who </span><span>is excited to support these data and GTM platforms. </span><span>Sitting</span><span> at</span><span> the core platforms of our business, you will </span><span>be required</span><span> to work across several business functions</span><span> and </span><span>work closely with other PMs across the Digital organization</span><span> to get things done</span><span>. The ideal candidate should have some experience in building or delivering</span><span> on a product and</span><span> </span><span>data</span><span> solution in the past (and any experience in retail &amp; apparel, and internal go to market or supply chain processes is a plus).</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p><ul><li><p><span><span>Support the creation of the product vision, goals, and roadmap. Motivate and inspire stakeholders</span><span>, other PMs, and </span><span>the technical team</span><span> </span><span>to champion these benefits throughout the company.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Be a leader </span><span>for</span><span> our product organization</span><span>. </span><span>Help transform how we work by </span><span>identifying</span><span> new ways of working, </span><span>implementing</span><span> and </span><span>championing </span><span>those ideas, and </span><span>mentoring </span><span>other PMs</span><span> to level up our organization</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Manage the full spectrum of the product development process, using prototypes and MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) to test assumptions and refine product directions based on real user engagement.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Partner with engineering </span><span>and design </span><span>to co-develop potential solutions to user needs, exploring both use of third-party offerings and internal </span><span>development of</span><span> capabilities. Understand </span><span>technical</span><span> complexity of different product initiatives and the balance between quick wins vs platform longevity.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Where we do </span><span>leverage</span><span> 3</span></span><span><span>rd</span></span><span><span> party software, </span><span>be</span><span> able to e</span><span>ffectively communicate + influence</span><span> the vendor roadmap to </span><span>prioritize enhancements or new capabilities. Be willing to make difficult tradeoffs </span><span>of </span><span>using the out of the box functionality or customizing the platform based on business needs</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul><ul><li><p><span><span>Manage a dynamic and evolving product backlog – prioritize </span><span>new ideas</span><span>, enhancement requests from users, competitive analysis, and engagement data for your product. Be able to synthesize lots of </span><span>data sources</span><span> to know what should, and even more important</span><span>, should</span><span> not be pri