Product Manager 1 – Merchandising (hybrid - Seattle)

Nordstrom Nordstrom · Retail · Seattle, WA

Product Manager 1 for Nordstrom's Merchandising domain, focusing on technology solutions for product planning, selection, and procurement. The role involves partnering with business and engineering teams to develop and manage innovative merchandising solutions, contributing to customer experience evolution through data-driven insights and delivering key features. Responsibilities include contributing to product roadmaps, supporting backlog prioritization, participating in product discovery, and measuring/communicating feature results.

What you'd actually do

  1. Contribute to product roadmaps and support feature prioritization based on feedback, user experience, and business objectives, with guidance from senior team members
  2. Support the definition and monitoring of success metrics, including OKRs and KPIs, and can articulate a measurement plan for the product area
  3. Prioritize the feature backlog and clearly articulate the rationale behind prioritization decisions
  4. Execute on tactical plans for delivery of key workstreams in support of the strategic roadmap
  5. Support assessment of feature value and success metrics in partnership with business teams

Skills

Required

  • 1+ years of product management or equivalent experience
  • Foundational ability to define, measure, and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities
  • Basic technical background and understanding of software development principles, including Agile development and testing methodologies
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to build relationships cross-functionally with teams such as Analytics, Engineering, and User Experience
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills including presenting to various levels within a matrixed organization
  • Eagerness to learn and grow, with an interest in collaborating across diverse teams and technology partners

Nice to have

  • technology, retail, or ecommerce experience preferred