Product Manager - Retail Marketing Job at AOB Recruitment, Raleigh, NC

  • AOB Recruitment
  • Raleigh, NC

Job Description

Product Manager – Retail Marketing

Location: Raleigh, NC
Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days in office
Experience: 10+ years overall | 5+ years in Product Management

About the Role

We are seeking a Product Manager – Retail Marketing to lead product strategy, customer engagement, marketing, and go-to-market initiatives for a retail-focused mobile application.

This is a senior product role at the intersection of Product Management, Retail, Marketing, Digital Commerce, and Technology .

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing digital products within a retail environment and will be responsible for translating customer and market needs into product strategies that drive adoption, engagement, customer value, and revenue growth.

The role requires a strong understanding of the retail ecosystem, excellent cross-functional leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate closely with business, marketing, merchandising, operations, and engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Roadmap

  • Define and evolve product vision, positioning, value propositions, and long-term roadmap.

  • Align product strategy with customer needs, market trends, and business objectives.

  • Establish product priorities based on customer insights, business impact, and market opportunities.

  • Translate strategic objectives into actionable product roadmaps and requirements.

Market & Customer Insights

  • Conduct competitive analysis, customer research, and market assessments.

  • Monitor retail and digital commerce trends to identify emerging opportunities.

  • Analyze customer behavior and feedback to inform product strategy and prioritization.

  • Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, engagement, and product value.

Go-to-Market Strategy

  • Develop go-to-market strategies for new products, capabilities, and features.

  • Define product messaging, positioning, and value propositions.

  • Develop retail-specific activation and launch plans.

  • Partner with marketing and business teams to drive successful product launches and adoption.

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Collaborate with marketing, sales, merchandising, retail operations, engineering, and other stakeholders.

  • Establish priorities and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.

  • Lead product initiatives from strategy through execution.

  • Influence teams and stakeholders without direct authority.

Retail Marketing & Campaigns

  • Develop and manage omnichannel marketing initiatives across mobile, digital, and retail channels.

  • Drive initiatives designed to increase product adoption, engagement, retention, and revenue.

  • Partner with marketing teams to align campaigns with product strategy and customer needs.

  • Optimize marketing initiatives based on performance data and customer insights.

Product Enablement

  • Develop sales playbooks, training materials, product messaging, and customer-facing collateral.

  • Create enablement materials tailored to retail stakeholders, buyers, and business users.

  • Ensure internal and external stakeholders understand product capabilities, value, and positioning.

Product & Performance Analytics

  • Define and monitor key product and business metrics, including:

    • Conversion

    • Engagement

    • Adoption

    • Retention

    • Customer behavior

    • Product and category performance

  • Use analytics and customer insights to continuously improve product and marketing strategies.

  • Identify performance trends and opportunities for optimization.

Customer Engagement

  • Develop strategies and programs that strengthen retailer and customer relationships.

  • Improve the overall customer experience across mobile, digital, and physical retail channels.

  • Identify opportunities to increase customer engagement, loyalty, and lifetime value.

Product Lifecycle Management

  • Own the product lifecycle from concept and launch through ongoing enhancement and optimization.

  • Define product priorities and enhancement strategies throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Evaluate product performance and make data-driven decisions regarding future investment and development.

Revenue & Growth

  • Identify opportunities to increase adoption and market share.

  • Develop strategies to improve product and business profitability.

  • Identify potential new revenue opportunities through product, marketing, and customer engagement initiatives.

  • Use market and customer insights to support sustainable product growth.

Stakeholder Management

  • Present product strategy, performance, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

  • Communicate product priorities, progress, risks, and opportunities clearly.

  • Build alignment across business, technology, marketing, merchandising, and operations teams.

  • Drive informed decision-making through data, customer insights, and market analysis.

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of overall professional experience , including at least 5+ years of hands-on Product Management experience .

  • Proven experience managing digital products, mobile applications, retail technology, e-commerce platforms, or consumer-facing products.

  • Strong understanding of the retail industry, including:

    • Customer journeys

    • Retail operations

    • Merchandising

    • Digital commerce

    • Omnichannel experiences

  • Demonstrated experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, prioritization, and go-to-market initiatives.

  • Experience partnering closely with engineering, marketing, sales, merchandising, and operations teams.

  • Strong understanding of retail marketing and customer engagement strategies.

  • Experience using product and customer analytics to measure performance and drive product decisions.

  • Ability to translate customer needs, market insights, and business objectives into product requirements and actionable roadmaps.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience managing or marketing a retail mobile application or consumer-facing digital product .

  • Experience with omnichannel retail, loyalty, personalization, promotions, or customer engagement platforms.

  • Experience with digital marketing, product analytics, experimentation, A/B testing, or customer data platforms.

  • Experience working with large retailers, retail technology platforms, or e-commerce organizations.

  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, Marketing, Product Management, Technology, or a related field.

Location & Work Model

  • Raleigh, NC

  • Hybrid work model with 3 days per week in the office .

Job Tags

Work at office, 3 days per week

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