Job Description

Job Description

Albertsons Companies is one of the largest food and drug retailers with 2,300+ stores. The Albertsons Companies family of brands includes some of the most prominent brands in food retailing, with a growing base of loyal shoppers. Thanks to the professionalism, diversity, spirit, and friendliness of our people, we have locations across the U.S.

The Marketing Department has an opening for a Product Manager. This position is located in Pleasanton, CA but will be remote to start.

Position Purpose

The eCommerce Marketing Innovation team at Albertsons Companies is at the intersection of retail, innovation, and technology. Our role within the Albertsons Marketing pillar is to collaborate with world leading technology partners to evolve the grocery shopping experience and lead the space for digitally native shoppers. The Marketing Innovation team will be bringing to market new grocery shopping experiences at unprecedented scale and impact.

Our team is looking for a visionary Product Manager responsible for concept, design and the build of new and innovative grocery experiences. The Product Manager will report to the Lead Product Manager for Marketing Innovation and will be responsible for the end to end development of their product track. The Product Manager will be expected to lead v1 releases, from design to implementation, and then use KPI tracking and feedback to inform a roadmap of iteration and growth.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Develop overall marketing innovation product strategy in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
* Contribute to ideation, development and ultimately launch of industry leading shopping experiences
* Track and report on progress, performance and future iterations
* Use and Agile methodology to plan, refine and release product iterations
* Build business requirements and user stories for new experiences, balance with the need to iterate existing products
* Ability to think big, then break down work into manageable sprits when it's time to execute
* Contribute to defining wireframes, prototypes, MVPs, features and pilots with internal and external stakeholders
* Define, analyze and visualize customer journeys
* Research and identify customer segments for new innovation initiatives
* Cultivate partnerships across Albertsons to ensure each integration is fully supported by our Shopping Experience, Loyalty and Fulfillment teams
* Institute rigorous test-and-learn methodology to achieve desired results
* Report out metrics for test results and for general product health
* Navigate barriers, roadblocks or legacy thinking to accomplish marketing innovation goals
* Communicate state of department via presentations, town halls, and video conferences with senior leadership and extended company audiences
* Foster an Agile mindset and use it to execute across a large, matrixed enterprise

Qualifications:

* Minimum 8 years of professional experience, with at least 4 years as a Product Manager
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Marketing, or related field. MBA a plus
* Experience with Scrum and Agile development process a plus
* Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
* Ability to handle multiple active projects and priorities
* Thorough understanding of ecommerce, online consumer shopping behavior
* Experience developing for/with consumer technologies such as search, voice, payment and geo-location..
* Ability to communicate a product vision and build a coalition to ensure it is realized
* Excellent communication and presentation skill
* Ability to apply creative thinking to overcome obstacles and barriers

About us

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons Culture Principles

* Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect
* Team: We always support and recognize each other
* Inclusive: We always value everyone's perspective
* Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others
* Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer
* Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success

Physical Environment:

* Work may be performed in a temperature-controlled environment.
* Must sit, stand, or walk for extended periods of time.
* May spend long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.
* Will use keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment during the course of normal workday.
* Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
* Work day is fast paced; some evening and weekend work may be required.

How to Apply: Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a resume by visiting https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/careers/en/home.html

Diversity is fundamental at Albertsons Companies. We foster an inclusive working environment where the different strengths and perspectives of each employee is both recognized and valued. We believe that building successful relationships with our customers and our communities is only possible through the diversity of our people. A diverse workforce leads to better teamwork and creative thinking, as well as mutual understanding and respect.

The Albertsons Companies policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, medical condition, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

We support a drug-free workplace -- some positions require applicants offered a position to pass a pre-employment drug test before they are hired.

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