Associate Product Manager

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Leaf Group
is looking for an Associate Product Manager
to join our Society6 team
 at our Santa Monica, CA office.
A big vision calls for a big job.  As we grow, our need for an Associate Product Manager grows with us.
Leaf Group is a diversified Internet company that builds platforms to enable communities of creators to reach passionate audiences in large and growing lifestyle categories.  We create amazing experiences that celebrate the best of art, design and technology.  We want people with an intense curiosity, a commitment to high quality service, who embrace the fun of the journey. Come help us disrupt and transform the digital media and art world!
We work in a fun, collaborative environment that is diverse, adventurous, and open-minded. We encourage all of our employees to learn and grow personally and professionally so they can assume greater responsibilities and advance their careers within the department or within one of our operating businesses. Check us out here: ****You’ll Report To: Senior Product Manager
A typical day as an Associate Product Manager might include:
Assist in the ideation, technical development, and launch of initiatives focused on building a best-in-class shopping experience and growing top line revenue.
Work closely with the Director of Product Management and the Senior Product Manager assisting in improving the shopping experience while simultaneously driving key business metrics.
Contribute to the shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution.
Work with engineering to scope upcoming projects, break into user stories (including definition of minimally viable product), and prioritize into sprints.
Work with user experience designers to review usability studies and research to shape both existing and upcoming user flows.
Work with strategic analytics department to measure, assess, and project financial performance.
Work with other members of the product management team on internal process, procedures, and documentation to improve the overall operations of the department.
Create clear and measurable goals, as well as objectives for the Product team members.
Raise awareness of team’s plans, insights, and accomplishments.
Be responsible for establishing a shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution - working with Site Merch, Technology, Brand Marketing, Performance Marketing, Logistics, Customer Service, Physical Product Development and BI&A.
You’ll be successful if you are a passionate product manager who can help define, build, and deliver new site and mobile commerce and experience products and monetization strategies. You'll be responsible for assisting in the product roadmap, market and competitive research, product testing, managing the go-to-market strategy, monitoring customer adoption and feedback, defining and analyzing performance metrics, and achieving cross-functional product alignment with other Society6 and Leaf Group teams. This is a position that requires a high bias for action and a willingness to dive deep. The role also requires an ability to imagine great new customer and artist experiences while getting your hands dirty trying out new ideas and continually refining the products. We need a highly collaborative team player, but also one-person wrecking crew.
What You Have:
Ability to get a lot done in a startup environment with lots of ambiguity but also lots of opportunities
Strong project management skills and attention to detail
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary – a general manager/owner mentality and an entrepreneurial drive
Ability to have fun and inspire team members to enjoy work, be action-oriented and stretch their imagination
Ability to earn trust across different levels and multiple groups of a large organization
Fluency in working with technology and digital media
Exceptional ability to analyze and interpret large amounts of data in order to make recommendations for improvement
Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred
1-3 years of product management experience
Experience in managing customer facing applications for both web and mobile
Experience with customer development and validating products through customer feedback
A deep understanding of software development in a team
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to absorb technical requirements and communicate them to a non-technical audience
Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Willingness to work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders coupled with strong persuasion and influencing skills
Experience working on a well-known B2C product
Experience working on a SaaS product a plus, but not required
Not afraid to wear multiple hats - no job being too small or too large
We're casual and informal but we work hard and work responsibly. A pleasant and supportive demeanor goes a long way.
What We Have:
Winner of Comparably's 2018 Best Company Los Angeles Award and 2017 Best Company for Diversity Award
Winner of Built In LA's 2018 Top Companies to Work for
Well Good is the 2018 winner of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company Award
MyPlate is the 2018 winner of the Webby Award for Best Design
Competitive compensation and benefits packages (i.e., Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, 401K)
Cool office environment and culture
Discounted gym memberships
Paid-to-play vacation rewards
Discretionary unlimited vacation time
Employee discounts for Saatchi Art, Society6, and Deny Designs
Leaf Group, Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings are welcome and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state, federal, or local law. It is the intent of the Company to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local legislation concerning equal opportunity in employment.
Agency Disclosure:
If the Leaf Group Talent Acquisition department, or any current company employee, receives an unsolicited resume from a third party recruiting agency and Leaf Group does not have a signed Agency Agreement active, Leaf Group will not be deemed liable to pay a placement fee. The unsolicited resume will be considered a gift and can be considered for our recruitment efforts.

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