Product Manager - Chicago, IL

The role

You will own a defined product area and be responsible for delivering product work. You will gather customer and stakeholder insights, write requirements, and partner with Engineering and Design to drive continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Develop a deep understanding of customers, internal users, and business context
• Research and synthesize customer needs and stakeholder feedback
• Assess the needs of internal users across Operations and Sales
• Track product performance metrics and monitor trends
• Build familiarity with the competitive landscape
• Contribute to roadmap development and translate goals into requirements
• Build business cases for prioritized initiatives
• Scope and define requirements for roadmap items
• Lead cross-functional meetings to align on scope and priorities
• Apply Agile methodologies to manage sprints

Required qualifications

• 2–4 years of product management experience
• Experience owning a defined product area from discovery through delivery
• Experience working closely with Engineering and Design teams in an Agile development environment
• Experience using data and customer insights to inform prioritization decisions
• Familiarity with defining and tracking product metrics
• Strong analytical skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Structured thinking
• Results orientation
• Collaborative working style
• Active and growing AI practice
• Builder mindset

Nice to have

• Experience in catalog and search, e-commerce platform, supply chain or order management, customer experience, or internal business systems
• Exposure to platforms with large or complex catalogs, configurable products, or high-SKU-count inventory
• Familiarity with industrial manufacturing, hardware product development, or engineering procurement workflows
• Experience with operational tooling or business systems (e.g., ERP, CMS, CRM, PIM)

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K plan
• Parental leave programs
• Paid volunteer days

About the company

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. The company serves as a partner for innovative companies in the Americas with operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago.