Sr Product Manager Commerce

OVERVIEW

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

 

We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.

 

THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE:
The Senior Product Manager, Digital Product leads a multi-tiered product organization (including Product Managers, Product Owners, & Product Analysts) and is accountable for setting the strategy, development, and performance of guest facing experiences across a portfolio of complex, high-impact products. The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for operating with a long-term enterprise view, shaping long-term product vision, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders across the business. This role must operate with a strategic mindset, balancing the guest experience with outcomes, and serve as a thought leader in scaling and evolving our digital capabilities in a rapidly changing environment. This role is directly responsible for the Cart, Checkout, and My Account experiences and plays a critical role in driving conversion outcomes across these guest journeys.

 

YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:

• Lead a multi-product portfolio of products & cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact on revenue, guest loyalty and operational efficiency

• Own and optimize the end-to-end guest journey across Cart, Checkout, and My Account, with focus on reducing friction and improving conversion

• Build and maintain the product roadmap, benefit analysis, feature/function definition, experience design, and objectives & key results for assigned area of responsibility

• Make enterprise-level prioritization and investment decisions to maximize the benefit & return to our guests and company based on alignment Ulta Beauty’s strategic priorities

• Collaborate with senior leaders and executive stakeholders across Marketing, Merchandising, Technology, Store Operations and Digital to build a shared digital product strategy across the enterprise by building a product roadmap aligned with the enterprise go-to-market strategy

• Drive discovery, innovation, and scalability across product areas, often in ambiguous or rapidly evolving domains, through delivery, measurement and iteration

• Deliver the product roadmap within time, budget, & quality requirements, while leading post-launch optimization (analytics, feedback, & opportunities) for ongoing prioritization

• Manage vendor partners to solve guest & business problems and collaborate to drive for new innovations in products and services that best meet business needs & strategy

• Serve as a direct connection to the Product Group Lead while providing input and viewpoints to help influence the evolution of the product roadmap & strategy

 

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and develop a high performing team of Product Managers, Owners, & Analysts through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and continuous feedback delivery

• Stay ahead of consumer, technology, and digital commerce trends to inform future strategy and prioritization required to increase guest satisfaction & revenue

• Educates and evangelizes product management best practices and agile methodologies throughout organization to build awareness for impact to business and ensure alignment for cross-team initiatives

• Serve as a change leader and trusted strategic advisor, helping to define and shape the future of guest experience through technology

 

ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field required

• Eight (8 ) years relevant work experience with at least five (5) years leading digital product portfolios, and at least three (3) years of people management experience

• 5 years of people leadership with experience

• Demonstrated success managing large-scale digital product portfolios

• Experience in Retail and/or eCommerce operating in a large-scale agile environment

• Exceptional at working with and analyzing user metrics and turning them into actionable insights, including the use of A/B testing and analytics platforms

• Deep expertise with Agile delivery, product discovery methods, and modern tooling

• Strong leadership skills and the proven ability to drive organizational change

• Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the teams’ potential

• Strong communicator & collaborator with great written, verbal, & presentation skills

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA or Master’s degree in strategy, management, or related field is a plus

• Certification in Agile and Scrum development practices is a plus

• Experience working with vendor partners in the areas of retail subscriptions (e.g. OrderGroove), payments (e.g. Apple, PayPal/Venmo, MasterCard), fraud prevention (e.g. CyberSource), and/or retail marketplaces (e.g. Mirakl)

• Experience in digital user experience, research, and analytics

• Experience in leading a team of managers

• Experience in managing geographically distributed teams

 

The pay range for this position is $119,300.00 - $160,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services.

 

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

Salary : $119,300 - $160,000