Senior Product Manager

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, Inc. ranks among the leading food and drug retailers in the United States, with operations spanning over 2,200 stores across 35 states plus the District of Columbia. Its prominent brands such as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, and Jewel-Osco serve upwards of 36 million customers weekly. The company is committed to creating and evolving technological solutions that simplify and enhance customer shopping experiences across online and physical stores. Albertsons has strategically advanced its tech by migrating to a fully cloud-based infrastructure, becoming a pioneer in grocery technology modernization.

Albertsons Companies India functions as a crucial part of this global tech journey, fostering a collaborative environment where innovation and career growth intersect. This branch supports the larger firm by driving technology evolution across departments including AI, digital, and engineering, collaborating with international teams on transformative projects that support millions daily.

Role Overview

The Senior Product Manager will spearhead the vision and roadmap for the Omni Partner Setup Platform, which is an enterprise-level catalog system serving suppliers, merchants, buyers, and various internal teams. This platform underpins partner lifecycle management across store operations, e-commerce, third-party partnerships, supply chain, retail, and finance functions. A key focus of the role is to integrate generative AI technologies to revolutionize partner onboarding and maintenance workflows, enhancing efficiency and user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and prioritize the product roadmap aligned with overarching enterprise goals and stakeholder requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, data, and business units to deliver seamless partner setup experiences.
• Translate complex requirements into actionable product features and user stories reflecting multiple stakeholder workflows.
• Leverage generative AI to simplify workflows, elevate data quality, and optimize usability.
• Focus on enhancing platform scalability, ensuring data integrity, and automating partner onboarding processes.
• Ensure compliance through robust attribute mapping and governance across various systems.
• Undertake user research and stakeholder engagement to inform product decisions and prioritize improvements.
• Define success metrics to track product impact and inform continuous enhancements.
• Lead change management and new feature deployment across global teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 9 to 12 years experience in product management, with at least 8 to 10 years managing enterprise platforms, master data management, or supply chain and retail systems.
• Over 4 years of retail exposure, including relevant experience in partner or vendor management systems like seller central, merchant portals, or vendor portals.
• Proven ability to develop and scale internal tools involving complex ecosystems of stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of partner lifecycle management, data governance, and enterprise system integrations.
• Experience working in Agile setups with cross-functional, global teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities, with proficiency influencing diverse levels within business.
• Demonstrated curiosity for innovative technologies, particularly generative AI applications.
• Possess a growth and product mindset emphasizing customer insights, data fluency, and collaboration with UX teams.
• Capabilities in product strategy formulation, roadmap creation, and outcome-oriented delivery.
• Expertise in product execution including feature specification and management of agile engineering teams in retail or product companies.
• Experience in change management and fostering cross-functional partnerships for discovery, UAT, and adoption initiatives.
• Top-tier undergraduate degree or MBA preferred.

Additional Information

The position is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and requires onsite engagement. The role is critical for supporting the next phase of technology evolution for Albertsons Companies on a global scale. This is a strategic leadership position within the product management domain focusing on cutting-edge use of technology to enhance retail partner setups.