Sr. Director, Product Management, The Bump, The Knot Worldwide, Annapolis, MD
The Knot Worldwide -
Annapolis, MD,
US
Sr. Director, Product Management, The Bump
Date Posted: 2024-06-05
Job description
Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:
The Bump is looking for a Product leader to help transform the leading pregnancy and baby platform for future growth. The Bump serves millions of expecting and new parents each year, and we have charted a user first strategy that will unlock growth. We need a Product leader that will set our product vision, establish a long term roadmap, lead a talented team and partner with high performing build, marketing and editorial teams to drive success.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the "office". We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
TKWW's approach to the future of work: We embrace a remote culture and empower our employees to work wherever they feel most productive. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Boston, MA; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; Madrid, Spain; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C.
US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
U.S. Applicants: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Washington State or New York City, please email ...@theknotww.com to request your state-specific job description. In the subject line, please add the specific job title of the role you are applying to. Please also be sure to specify your state of residence.
About the Team
WHAT WE DO MATTERS:
Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide's leading family of brands-including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more-help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you'll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.
ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM:
The Bump is looking for a Product leader to help transform the leading pregnancy and baby platform for future growth. The Bump serves millions of expecting and new parents each year, and we have charted a user first strategy that will unlock growth. We need a Product leader that will set our product vision, establish a long term roadmap, lead a talented team and partner with high performing build, marketing and editorial teams to drive success.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the long term product vision and roadmap for The Bump by engaging with senior leaders, assessing user insights and market trends and aligning to overall business objectives.
- Own definition of and execution against Product OKRs by orchestrating efforts across our Build team
- Be a strong people leader who can motivate a team and bring out the best in everyone. You provide your team guidance and feedback so that they are always working on the most important problems and approaching those problems in the best ways
- Engage with senior leaders to align on strategy and key decisions
- Drive vision while ensuring operating success: (e.g. SEO, team culture)
- Create a system of iteration and learning to generate incremental success on key product features while building toward the future
- Bring emerging technologies like Generative AI, Machine Learning and home grown innovations to market by meeting unmet user needs
- Have an expert understanding of product/market fit
- Ability to create hypotheses for strategic growth areas and knowledge of how to test into them.
- Can assess impact of key product features with data available
- You regularly seek out, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data
- You effectively communicate to your team, senior leadership, and the broader organization
- 15+ years in product development, in an agile environment addressing consumer needs.. Start-up or growth stage experience a plus. Experience in e-commerce (platforms, marketplaces, or retail) is also a plus
- You showcase a user first mind-set and ability to drive insights and user empathy that scales across the team
- You can create journey based experiences that delight users in partnership with UX team members; product marketing experience and/or mindset is a plus.
- You can set strategic direction at the 3-year, 1-year, and quarterly timeframes
- You can provide the leadership, guidance, and feedback that helps your team ideate and launch new products and improve existing ones.
- You always refer to quantitative and qualitative data in making product decisions and have experience with analytics and research tools + methods and comfort with analytical tools
- You have a track record of creating quality consumer experiences that solve real user needs and drive business growth
- You communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with your partners and executives
- You have keen aesthetics and empathy, and a user-centered mentality
- You're a strong partner to your cross functional teammates across engineering, design, data, business, and marketing.
- You're a natural prioritizer, have great instincts when it comes to what matters, and have made tough but smart trade-offs.
- You care about Outcomes over Outputs - goals matter more than the roadmap - and you think about roadmaps in terms of hypotheses not features.
At The Knot Worldwide, we believe you are more than a resume and invite you to go for it, take the leap of faith, and apply for this job if it sparks your passion to join TKWW and make a difference!
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU:
- You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
- You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
- You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
- You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
- You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.
WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT US:
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the "office". We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.
TKWW's approach to the future of work: We embrace a remote culture and empower our employees to work wherever they feel most productive. To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Boston, MA; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; Madrid, Spain; New York, NY; Omaha, NE; Portland, OR; and Washington, D.C.
US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. The Knot Worldwide expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
U.S. Applicants: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Washington State or New York City, please email ...@theknotww.com to request your state-specific job description. In the subject line, please add the specific job title of the role you are applying to. Please also be sure to specify your state of residence.
About the Team
WHAT WE DO MATTERS:
Here at The Knot Worldwide, we believe in doing work that matters. In more than 16 countries around the world, The Knot Worldwide's leading family of brands-including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas, The Bash, The Bump, and more-help people take celebration planning from inspiration to action. When you join our global team, you'll be a part of a diverse group of individuals passionate about serving and enabling our communities to celebrate the moments that make us.