DescriptionAt Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.ABOUT THIS ROLEAt Audible, we're revolutionizing the way people experience storytelling through the power of voice. Our Retail team is at the forefront of this mission, driving the strategy and execution to expand Audible's offering beyond membership, to a new evolving set of on and off platform transactional shopping experiences. We're seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead our efforts in defining how Audible will develop transactional offerings, while improving the pricing, discovery, and shopping journey for Audible's existing cash offerings.In this pivotal role, you'll spearhead the development and implementation of innovative strategies to revitalize Audible's existing retail business and develop the long term relationship Audible has with our customers. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, aligning efforts across pricing, revenue optimization, discovery, demand generation, shopping experiences, and upsell/resell journeys.ABOUT YOUYou are the type of person who asks why, explores ideas, and isn't afraid to voice your crazy concepts or persistently follow an email chain for weeks until you find someone with an answer. Comfortable with ambiguity, you can communicate complex, technical ideas clearly and succinctly to any audience. You champion customer-centric thinking and advocate for exceptional user experiences across Audible's cash and shopping offerings. Exhibiting a bias toward action, you try new things and aren't deterred by failures. You have a strong desire and ability to connect with external or internal customers to fully understand their needs. With an appetite to constantly learn new things or technologies, you remain humble and willing to ask for help. You thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoying working with diverse teams and driving progress toward common goals. You put the team first and establish long-lasting relationships through this team-oriented approach.As a Senior Product Manager, Retail you will
Lead the product roadmap related to our point of purchase experiences to include transactional options for customers in addition to Audible’s existing membership
Develop customer life-cycle engagement strategies to define the relationship Audible should have with our transactional listeners over the long term
Work with third party distribution partners to define how Audible might engage and enable transactions off of our platforms
Share Audible’s overall business strategy and product team roadmaps with tech partners to establish context while seeking their input on where investments align with business strategy to align and execute on a roadmap
Translate the product strategy and strategic initiatives into well-developed plans and objectives over different time frames with defined and measured value being realized iteratively
Deliver value by creating reusable, extensible and resilient capabilities related to shopping and transactions
Work with partner product and marketing teams to understand how other workstreams influence the retail journey and vice-versa
Proactively accelerate, unblock, de-risk and help optimize the work of the delivery teams working on your in-flight features
ABOUT AUDIBLEAudible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. Our Hub+Home hybrid workplace model gives employees the flexibility between gathering in a common office space (work from hub) and remote work (work from home). For more information, please visit adbl.co/hybrid.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Newark, NJ, USABasic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
5+ years of experience in product management, with 1+ year in complex organizations
Preferred Qualifications
Strong communication skills - Can provide information to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike and guide them to confidently informed decisions
Ability to think creatively, execute on a roadmap, build consensus and momentum
Data-driven: Define metrics for success and failure; ability to use quantitative and qualitative data to back up assumptions and make decisions
Ability to recognize the benefits and limitations of the technical design of a feature, and engage with engineering to make informed trade-off decisions
Team player: Strong, demonstrated ability to rally and bring varying functional teams together
Experience with product growth, new market expansion and/or leading third-party relationships from a product management perspective
Experience with Startups or building new verticals/product offerings in an established organization
Strong writing skills
Demonstrated ability to influence without authority in large organizations
Good sense of humor
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