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Senior Product Manager Product Strategy

newark, NJ

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Job description

Senior Product Manager – Product Development & Strategy

Newark, NJ, Full-Time-Onsite

$200,000

Description / Position Overview

The company is looking for a senior product leader to strengthen product strategy across an evolving portfolio of interior and home-related products.

This role exists because the business needs stronger ownership around market positioning, category strategy, roadmap direction, and new product development.

The right person will understand both the market and the product deeply - identifying trends early, evaluating gaps in the portfolio, and helping shape products that are commercially viable, manufacturable, and aligned with customer demand.

This is not a pure project management role.

The execution and coordination teams already exist.

This role owns the strategic side of product development:

market intelligence

category direction

roadmap ownership

go-to-market strategy

product positioning

portfolio decisions

The ideal candidate understands how products succeed in real physical-product environments and can connect customer demand, market trends, manufacturing realities, and business outcomes into a cohesive product strategy.

What You'll Own

Own product strategy and roadmap direction for assigned categories

Identify market opportunities, competitive gaps, and category growth areas

Translate trends and customer insights into actionable product decisions

Develop new product concepts aligned with business priorities and market demand

Build product positioning and go-to-market strategies with Sales and Marketing

Drive product lifecycle decisions across existing and future product lines

Partner with Sourcing, Operations, and Manufacturing to ensure product feasibility

Define strategic product requirements before transition to project execution teams

Influence category prioritization, portfolio decisions, and long-term product direction

Monitor product performance and adjust strategy based on market feedback and results

Success Metrics

Success in this role looks like:

Stronger product-market alignment across assigned categories

Successful launch of commercially viable new products

Improved category growth and product adoption

Faster identification of market opportunities and competitive gaps

Clearer roadmap prioritization and portfolio discipline

Strong cross-functional alignment between Product, Sales, Marketing, and Operations

Higher-performing product categories based on market response and revenue contribution

Improved go-to-market execution and positioning clarity

Requirements

Proven experience in product management, product strategy, or product development within physical products

Experience owning products from concept through launch

Strong experience conducting market analysis and competitive research

Experience building product roadmaps and category strategies

Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on executionExperience working cross-functionally with commercial and operational teams

Strong communication and stakeholder management capability

Experience in cabinetry, kitchen & bath, furniture, interiors, building materials, flooring, surfaces, or adjacent industries strongly preferred

Experience in manufacturing-driven product environments strongly preferred

Ability to evaluate both customer demand and operational feasibility in product decisions

Must-Haves

Physical product strategy experience

Product roadmap ownership experience

Market analysis and category strategy capability

Cross-functional product leadership experience

Product launch ownership experience

Experience in interiors, home products, cabinetry, furniture, building materials, or adjacent categories preferred

Strong commercial and strategic thinking capability

Ability to operate in fast-moving environments with high ownership

Compensation:

$150,000-$200,000 per year

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Worksite address

newark, NJ, 07175, US

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