Sothebys
Head of Product Management
New York, United States. Posted 5 months ago
The role
The Global Head of Product Management will set product vision and strategy for all client facing and internal tools at Sotheby’s. This person will own the product roadmap and lead the product team to deliver digital solutions.
What you will do
- Define and own product vision for the next three to five years
- Own and execute the product roadmap and deployment to market
- Set product vision and motivate team members and stakeholders
- Inspire, mentor, and scale the product team
- Help shape and define the product team’s methodology
- Drive the product management life cycle from concept to launch
- Advocate for the client
- Oversee and implement metrics and Key Performance Indicators
- Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through Agile and new working practices
- Help recruit, interview, and make Sotheby’s a great home for tech talent
Required qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in an analytical field (economics, statistics, industrial engineering or computing)
- 15+ years experience in Product or Operations leadership roles with consumer focused startups and large consumer-oriented brands
- 20 years of experience in product management and operations
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to internal stakeholders
- Ability to lead by doing
- Ability to build high performing teams by mentoring and developing
- Strong communicator
- Ability to identify, hire, inspire, and scale a world-class product team
- Experience working across multiple functions and business units
- Hands-on approach with expertise building high traffic consumer products
- Experience leading teams and prioritizing deliverables in a collaborative manner
- Extensive experience managing multiple work streams
Nice to have
- MBA or Masters degree strongly preferred
Benefits
- competitive benefits package
About the company
Established in 1744, Sotheby’s promotes access and ownership of exceptional art and luxury objects through auctions, private sales and retail. The company has a global network of specialists spanning 40 countries.