Retail Product Manager - Springfield

Photon is seeking an experienced Retail Product Manager to lead digital experience product initiatives. The role defines product vision, strategy, and roadmaps; manages backlogs and product lifecycles; and collaborates with business, design, marketing, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, customer-centric solutions. The position also oversees digital platforms, content management systems, marketing technology, KPIs, Agile delivery, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business objectives and customer needs
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring clear definition of features, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business teams, marketing, and engineering to gather and refine requirements
• Drive end-to-end product lifecycle management from ideation to launch and continuous improvement
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high-quality product delivery
• Oversee development of digital platforms, content management systems, and marketing technology solutions
• Translate business requirements into scalable and user-centric product features
• Define and track product KPIs, metrics, and success criteria to measure performance and drive improvements
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, retrospectives)
• Manage product risks, dependencies, and trade-offs effectively
• Drive stakeholder communication, including product updates, demos, and executive reporting
• Ensure alignment with organizational standards, compliance, and best practices

Requirements:

• • 6–10 years of experience in Product Management, preferably in digital or technology-driven environments
• • Proven experience managing digital products and working with cross-functional teams
• • Strong understanding of digital platforms, CMS, and marketing technology ecosystems
• • Familiarity with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for effective collaboration with engineering teams
• • Experience with APIs, integrations, and third-party systems
• • Strong experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies
• • Hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar
• • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• • Strong analytical thinking with a data-driven approach to decision-making
• • Product thinking and customer-centric mindset
• • Strategic thinking and prioritization
• • Strong ownership and accountability
• • Cross-functional collaboration
• • Problem-solving and decision-making
• • Data-driven mindset
• • Experience working in enterprise-scale environments
• • Exposure to headless CMS and composable architectures
• • Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices
• • Experience in digital product development or digital transformation initiatives
• • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• • Experience in customer experience, personalization, or omnichannel products
• • Familiarity with digital analytics, A/B testing, and SEO
• • Product management certifications (CSPO, Pragmatic, or similar) are a plus