Senior Product Manager, Software Platform

Company Description

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams.

Together, we work to fulfill dreams of home by aligning around common goals, being agile in the face of change, holding ourselves accountable, and acting with integrity and transparency.

We succeed when everyone belongs and strive to build a Home for All where all associates can be their true, authentic selves at work.

Learn more about our culture

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION :

This Senior Product Manager, Software platform will be supporting our Smart Locks portfolio. Yale and August is now part of Fortune Brands Innovations, where we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams.

Together, we work to create products and services that add everyday simplicity and convenience to users’ lives. With the ability to control access to what you love the most, we can provide peace of mind through safety and visibility.

We’re excited to be adding a Senior Product Manager, Software Platform to our growing team! This is an engaging and challenging opportunity that plays a critical role in shaping the integration of Yale and August hardware into business partner solutions.

We are looking for an execution-oriented, customer-obsessed product leader who wants to live on the edge of technologies that bring software and hardware together, within the connected home.

This position will report directly to the Vice President, Product Management. We are seeking a product leader to direct a broad cross-functional effort to define and deliver software features and products that bring our award-winning smart locks to life.

The team’s goal is to build smart security products that customers love.

POSITION LOCATION :

This will be a hybrid role working out of our offices in San Francisco, CA, Oak Creek, WI or Berlin, CT

RESPONSIBLIITIES :

• Adding new features and improvements to the software-driven experience (iOS and Android mobile, REST APIs, backend data and firmware) that brings our Yale and August smart locks to life.
• Leading innovation and driving end-to-end the launch of products and experiences, with little direction.
• Serving as a software product owner on large scrum teams comprised of product designers, firmware, backend, mobile and quality assurance engineers.
• Working closely with the teams bringing new smart locks to market.
• Collaborating with ecosystem partners to refine and develop platform features.
• Working in an Agile environment, continuously reviewing business needs, refining priorities, outlining milestones and deliverables
• Partnering with stakeholders and internal customers across the organization to inform the product vision, strategy, features, and prioritization.
• Developing, owning, and executing product plans for assigned initiatives.
• Collaboratively defining and refining desirable outcomes and team OKRs for new features and improvements, including UX specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Prioritizing and maintaining the sprint backlog for assigned products.
• Guiding the product functional discovery and design process based on an intimate knowledge of the users and technology, in close collaboration with product designers.
• Developing and maintaining appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate future investment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software product management (mobile and backend).
• 1+ years of experience with connected products.
• BA / BS degree preferred, in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Expert in using Jira for issue management and report generation.
• Strong technical literacy in integration technologies and connected devices.
• Strong working experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience with solutions involving mobile technologies, connected devices (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth), cloud services and device firmware.
• Passion for building products that people love.
• Obsession with digital and cyber security.
• Belief in using data to understand user needs and assess product health to help drive improvements.
• Strong working experience with both predominant mobile platforms (iOS and Android), cloud services and connected devices (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) firmware.
• Understanding of lock hardware is a plus.
• Ability to grasp complex technology quickly.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and be flexible.
• Staying calm under pressure.
• Software development experience is preferred.

Additional Information

Hiring Pay Range : $125K-$170K

Actual pay will vary based on qualifications and other factors

Company Description :

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams.

Together, we work to fulfill dreams of home by aligning around common goals, being agile in the face of change, holding ourselves accountable, and acting with integrity and transparency.

We succeed when everyone belongs and strive to build a Home for All where all associates can be their true, authentic selves at work.

Learn more about our culture

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs.

This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more.

We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.