About the company
rue21 is one of the fastest growing specialty retailers in the country. We offer a broad assortment of the newest fashion trends for guys and girls, and a wealth of employment opportunities in our stores, our corporate headquarters, and in our distribution center.
“rue” comes from the French word for “street” while “21” embodies the age that everyone wants to be! Inspired by the spirit and style of one of the best times in life, our store is a favorite with almost anyone looking for fashion that is young, fresh and affordable.
About the job
The Digital Retail team is looking for a Product Manager with a passion for the customer and building an exceptional user experience to focus on rue21 digital properties. In this fast-growing team, you must be a self-starter and able to achieve business goals. You will be responsible for managing your product backlog, making appropriate product tradeoffs and measuring the success of your initiatives. This is not a role for someone who simply likes to be creative and generate ideas. We need someone who is happy getting their hands dirty in delivering creative solutions as well as generating great ideas.
Responsibilities:
-Utilize market research, customer surveys, and web analytics data to understand customer needs, discovering competitive and functional gaps and identifying new opportunities to ultimately define a product roadmap
-Support the product development lifecycle for the rue21 website, including writing and prioritizing user stories for feature development, creating wireframes, triaging bugs, leading User Acceptance Testing, and completing post-launch analysis
-Work closely with IT, development, and other cross-functional teams to successfully execute and deliver on initiatives
-Communicate and coordinate with key stakeholders across the organization to share priorities, roadmap, and key learnings, serving as an expert on eCommerce, web functionality, and online consumer behavior
Qualifications:
-Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business or related field
-3+ years’ eCommerce product management experience with a proven track record of successfully launching new features
-Demonstrated experience managing features from concept to launch
-Ability to think strategically and exhibit strong business acumen
-Distinctive problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills with the ability to evolve product strategy based on research, data and industry trends to create actionable insights
-Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs and data into requirements
-Technical understanding of web applications and website UI design
-Extremely well organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
-Background in mobile eCommerce in a retail environment is a plus
-Proven ability to work with and influence senior management
-Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, and presentation skills
-Ability to operate independently while establishing strong working relationships with co-workers and cross-functional teams
-Ability to adapt well to change in direction and priority in a fast- paced and deadline-oriented environment
Competencies:
-Results Orientation: demonstrates the ability to consistently deliver business results by meeting deadlines and achieving goals
-Communication: effectively conveys information and ideas in concise and meaningful exchanges through written and verbal communication
-Teambuilding/Teamwork: effectively develops relationships and facilitates constructive resolution of conflict while encouraging trust, cooperation, collaboration and information sharing among individuals
-Influencing & Inspiring Others: demonstrates the ability to work with and through others to accomplish results while sharing “what’s in it for me” to those he/she wants to influence
-Leadership: demonstrates understanding of organizational issues and opportunities; engages in problem solving, makes sound decisions, and exercises influence at all levels to develop appropriate solutions and deliver optimum results
-Business Acumen: demonstrates financial and operational understanding of organizational strategies and applies knowledge to business situations
To apply for this job, please visit our Careers site:
https://careers-rue21.icims.com/jobs/10499/product-manager–digital/job