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Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together.

Our eCommerce team delivers customer-centric site experiences to position Staples as a digital selling platform of choice. Our team ensures that our mobile, desktop, and app platforms deliver the digital experience that our customers expect.  We do this through customer insights, analytics, and testing to build a strong innovation pipeline for the future and to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We utilize online merchandising and campaigns executed by both humans and automated tools to convert new and returning website visitors into customers. We work end-to-end with our sales, merchandising, finance, logistics, marketing, and technology teams to provide a world-class, holistic digital experience, growing profitable results in a fun and rewarding work environment. We are inclusive, customer-obsessed, and are looking for well-rounded professionals with strong eCommerce business acumen to join our team.

 

The Product Manager plays a critical role in shaping the future of our eCommerce platforms. This individual is responsible for leveraging customer insights, analytics, and market trends to define and prioritize product backlogs, ensuring our mobile, desktop and app platforms deliver exceptional digital experiences. This role collaborates closely with engineering teams to bring innovative products and solutions to market, driving growth and enhancing customer satisfaction.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with leadership to define the product vision and align it with the overarching business and digital strategy.
• Own the product backlog, meticulously managing and prioritizing user stories, bugs and tasks based on strategic business goals, customer value, and team capacity. 
• Serve as the key point of contact between the development team and stakeholders. 
• Craft detailed user stories and acceptance criteria to guide the development process. 
• Champion a mindset of continuous improvement, encouraging the team to experiment with new ideas and approaches to solve customer problems.

What You Bring To The Table:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Agile and adaptable, with a proactive approach to addressing challenges and seizing opportunities.
• Leadership and mentorship capabilities, with a passion for fostering team growth and development.
• Strong experience partnering closely with Operations teams to identify inefficiencies, translate them into product opportunities, and deliver scalable solutions across service and fulfillment workflows.
• Experience managing products that support operational workflows and service-based offerings, not just transactional eCommerce experiences.  
• Experience building customer-facing experiences (e.g., enrollment, dashboards, self-serve tools) in close partnership with UX to drive adoption, engagement, and program stickiness.
• Demonstrated skill in stakeholder management across complex, sometimes challenging groups, balancing collaboration, influence, and the ability to thoughtfully push back while maintaining productive working relationships.

What’s needed- Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of related experience in product management, with a focus on eCommerce or digital products.
• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of digital products from conception through development, launch, and iteration
• Comprehensive understanding and practical application of Agile methodologies, tools, and systems

What’s needed- Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Professional certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist, or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)) or product management certifications (e.g., AIPMM Certified Product Manager)
• Experience in the specific industry (e.g. B2B, supply chain, office supplies)
• Background in B2B eCommerce or services‑based platforms, particularly those supporting operational workflows or asset‑backed offerings. 
• Experience supporting enterprise or multi‑location B2B accounts, including master account hierarchies and complex customer relationships. 
• Experience partnering with non‑technical stakeholders (Operations, Sales, Merchants) as primary inputs into product strategy.

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• 22 days of PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating holiday)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, geography, business considerations, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for bonuses, or other forms of variable compensation.

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Who We’re Looking For

A proactive, technically fluent PMO leader who can turn vision into scoped, executable programs in dynamic, regulated environments. You’ve likely been a technical lead or systems engineer who moved into program management, and you’re comfortable representing customers while aligning teams to one shared, company-wide vision. You ask great questions, push decisions forward, and build clear plans that keep exceptional engineers informed and engaged.

You thrive in R&D - where the end solution isn’t fully known at the start—and you can define scope, iterate with customers, and translate ambiguity into a crisp plan, schedule, and delivery cadence. You love building software to support hardware/embedded systems, and you respect the rigor of regulated customers while balancing the pace and realities of a startup.

What You’ll Do

Program Leadership & Governance

• Stand up and mature PMO practices (charters, SoWs, WBS, RAID, RACI, change control, comms plans, dashboards).
• Drive decisions proactively; surface tradeoffs early; never “kick the can.”
• Build and manage integrated master schedules with critical path, dependencies, and resource views.

Customer Representation & Stakeholder Management

• Represent assigned customers/programs with a “one‑team” mentality—advocating for the customer while aligning to the broader company vision.
• Establish clear communication cadences, progress updates, and executive-ready reporting.

Scope, Requirements & Systems Thinking

• Convert customer needs into software/hardware/embedded requirements, acceptance criteria, and traceability (V&V).
• Define scope from ambiguity; create baselines; manage changes with discipline.
• Partner with systems engineers on interfaces, integration plans, and test strategies.

Agile Delivery & Tooling

• Stand up Jira projects/boards, workflows, and metrics; run Agile ceremonies across cross-functional teams.
• Use Jira (required) and MS Project/Smartsheet (strong preference) to align sprint goals with milestone deliverables.

Engineering Integration & Quality

• Coordinate integration testing across software, firmware, and hardware; manage entry/exit criteria for phases and gates.
• Ensure due diligence and documentation align with clients’ regulatory frameworks (e.g., quality systems, auditability).

Leadership & Team Enablement

• Mentor PMs/ICs; build healthy execution habits; promote transparency and accountability.
• Create templates, playbooks, and workflows that scale as new customers and projects launch.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Technical foundation (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience) and the ability to break down complex technologies and projects.
• Hands-on experience delivering programs that combine software + hardware/embedded components.
• Strong Jira and Agile planning experience (required).
• Scheduling expertise in Microsoft Project and/or Smartsheet (high preference), including WBS, dependencies, and critical path.
• Experience defining scope from ambiguity and converting customer needs to actionable requirements.
• Proven cross-functional leadership across engineering, product, QA/validation, and operations.
• Clear, concise communication; excellent stakeholder management; proactive issue/risk management.

Nice to Have

• PMP/PgMP/PMI certification (strong plus, not strictly required).
• Prior experience in R&D, tech transfer, operations demos, or government/enterprise programs (e.g., NASA or tier‑1 product orgs).
• Exposure to regulated processes (e.g., phase‑gate, requirements traceability, verification/validation best practices).
• Familiarity with Confluence, requirements tools, and test management systems.

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you'll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

This role can be done from home

Building the world's leading sound experience starts with the experience we provide for our people. That's why we've been distributed from the start: initially between offices in Boston & Santa Barbara, and now with additional offices around the globe. This role can be done from any of our offices across the United States remotely from home. It's about impact, not location.

We're looking for a Digital Designer, Global Ecommerce to join the Brand Creative team and help elevate how Sonos shows up across our most important digital touchpoint: .

In this role, you'll bring together art direction, UX craft, and customer-centered design to create digital experiences that are both beautifully branded and highly functional. You will sit within Brand Creative, partnering daily with the Ecommerce Product team through a dotted-line relationship. Together, you'll help shape the future of our digital ecosystem-improving product discovery, refining customer journeys, and creating a cohesive, premium experience across every inch of the site.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of brand expression, interaction design, and performance-driven thinking. You'll work across product launches, evergreen flows, and ongoing optimization work, ensuring that our digital experiences feel unmistakably Sonos while driving meaningful impact for customers and the business.

• Create intuitive, elegant, and conversion-minded UX/UI solutions that elevate storytelling and improve the full customer journey-from discovery through checkout.

• Design best-in-class mobile and responsive experiences aligned to Sonos' premium brand standards

• Partner closely with Brand Creative, Campaign Management, and Ecommerce to bring new product launches and editorial moments to life on .

• Translate creative concepts into UX/UI that feels cohesive, thoughtful, and deeply branded

• Work hand-in-hand with Brand Creative art directors, copywriters, and designers.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Site Production, and Web Tech to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and delivered with clarity

• Build wireframes, interactive prototypes, design systems components, and annotated flows that clearly articulate design intent.

• Present work at various stages-from concept to pixel-perfect design-with clarity and strategic reasoning

• Conduct or partner on usability testing and user research to inform design iterations.

• Use qualitative insights, analytics, and experimentation results to refine the experience

• Design for A/B tests and contribute to ongoing conversion rate optimization using tools like GA4, Content Square, Optimizely, and Tableau.

• Bring an iterative mindset to shipping, learning, and improving

• Apply working knowledge of front-end development, React-based frameworks, and ecommerce patterns to create designs that are realistic, efficient, and scalable.

• Ensure accessibility, performance, and localization best practices are considered at every stage.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of UX/UI design experience for ecommerce or digital products.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating responsive design, user-centered thinking, and systems-level design.

• Proficiency in Figma and standard design/prototyping tools.

• Experience optimizing images, video, and digital assets for web performance.

• Hands-on experience with usability testing, heuristic evaluation, and iterative refinement.

• Familiarity with ADA/WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards and experience advocating for accessible design.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for ecommerce funnels, product pages, or conversion-focused flows.

• Familiarity with headless CMS tools (e.g., Sanity, Contentful) and agile workflows.

• Working knowledge of front-end frameworks, especially React.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with creative, technical, and non-technical teams.

Research shows that some candidates may not apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don't have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.

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Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.

The base pay range for this role based off geographic location is:

The specific pay offered will depend on the candidate's geographic location, as well as qualifications and experience. We apply geographic pay differentials based on the cost of labor in the market. Employees in high-cost locations may be compensated at the upper end of the range, while those in medium or low cost markets may be compensated at the lower end of the range. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being of our employees. Regular full time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting

• An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required

• 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually

• Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year

• Sonos offers a generous paid leave program for new parents or to care for a family member with a serious health condition, as well as short- and long-term disability for your own medical condition

• Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance

• Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance

• Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being

• A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Notice to U.S. Job Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Sonos is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Job Title: Product Owner – Embedded System Development

Location: Portland, OR

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner – Embedded Systems Development to drive product vision, roadmap, and delivery for embedded platforms, including Android, Linux/QNX, and kernel-level infrastructure environments. The role requires close collaboration with automation, infrastructure, and development teams to ensure effective backlog management, strategic alignment, and predictable sprint delivery.

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience working with embedded or automotive software development teams, with the ability to translate product requirements into clear features, user stories, and acceptance criteria, while ensuring alignment with program objectives and development timelines.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Backlog Management

• Own and manage the product backlog for embedded software and automation frameworks.
• Define features and user stories with clear Definition of Done (DoD) and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure traceability by linking features and stories to product and system requirements.
• Prioritize backlog items to align with program goals, engineering capacity, and sprint planning.
• Continuously refine and groom backlog items in collaboration with engineering teams to ensure clarity and feasibility.

Agile Delivery & Team Collaboration

• Work closely with Scrum Masters, Engineering Leads, and development teams to drive predictable, iteration-based delivery.
• Coordinate with Automation and Infrastructure teams working on Kernel, QNX, Linux, and Android environments.
• Facilitate backlog grooming, sprint planning, and iteration reviews.
• Ensure alignment between automation, infrastructure, and development teams for effective sprint execution.
• Support automation scrum iterations in coordination with senior automation engineers.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary liaison between engineering teams and product/program stakeholders.
• Communicate priorities, roadmap updates, and sprint outcomes to cross-functional teams.
• Ensure that development activities align with product strategy and program objectives.

Development Process & Technical Collaboration

• Demonstrate strong understanding of software development lifecycle and embedded development processes.
• Collaborate with development and validation teams to drive effective development process management.
• Work closely with engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility and clarity of requirements.
• Support continuous improvement in development workflows, testing strategies, and automation initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or related field.

Experience:

7+ years of experience in product ownership, product management, or technical program roles, preferably within embedded or automotive software development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded platforms such as Linux, QNX, Android, or RTOS-based systems.
• Experience working in automotive infotainment, embedded automation frameworks, or system infrastructure teams.
• Strong understanding of kernel-level development environments and embedded system architecture.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in global engineering environments.

Job Title: Product Manager (Beazley Digital - API/Services)

Division: Beazley Digital

Reports To: As per Beazley's organisation chart

Key Relationships:

Head of Digital Underwriting, Head of Digital Operations

Within Beazley:CIO, other senior IT Leads, Head of PMO/VRF, Enterprise Architect, Other Product/Project Managers, Commercial Management, Information Security, External Suppliers

Job Summary:

The product manager is accountable for the technology roadmap, design, development, enhancement, delivery, and budgeting for the digital product /technologies they lead. Ensuring technology is aligned to business value, OKRs and target architecture. The role ensures the technology is developed and maintained using sound business and technology management practices and it supports business transformation by enabling new capabilities and growth. Using agile and product management methods to ensure you are "delivering the right thing" in "the right way".

Key Responsibilities:

End-to-end Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery of product/technology initiatives, ensuring alignment from discovery through deployment and ongoing optimisation.

• Define clear delivery outcomes, success measures and release plans in partnership with Product, Change, Engineering and business stakeholders.

• Lead prioritisation and execution across the delivery lifecycle, balancing strategic objectives with operational needs.

• Ensure teams remove blockers, maintain delivery momentum and operate with high transparency on progress, risks and dependencies.

• Champion agile ways of working, continuous delivery and automation to accelerate time to value.

• Oversee quality assurance, testing and release management to ensure secure, high-quality, production ready outputs.

• Drive postlaunch monitoring, analytics and continuous improvement to maximise product value and performance.

Strategy and Business Management

• Develop and maintain a strategic product roadmap aligned to OKRs and business plans.

• Partner with the business owner and key users to assess current and future needs and shape multiyear plans.

• Continuously refine governance and decision-making processes across run, grow and transform activity.

• Build, develop and retain a high performing technology delivery team.

• Work with digital leadership to define cost and resourcing models and support effective demand planning.

Budget Management

• Collaborates with the digital leadership team and business owner to make funding and resource reallocation decisions.

• Manages the product budget including run, growth and transform, makes informed and dynamic investment prioritization decisions supported by data.

Technology Management

• Work with Group Technology, Information Security, Data Management and Architecture teams to align and leverage enterprise architecture.

• Oversee day-to-day technology operations and drive continuous improvement in performance, security, availability and usability.

• Define and track channel KPIs to improve adoption, performance and user experience.

• Coordinate with other product managers to avoid duplication and manage interdependencies.

• Manage vendor relationships in line with group frameworks and build strategic partnerships aligned to Beazley Digital's OKRs.

• Embed industry standards and practices such as Agile, DevOps, InfoSec and modern data architecture to ensure resilience and agility.

Digital Transformation

• Act as the technology contact for the product, partnering with cross functional teams to evolve processes and operating models.

• Scale innovation and new insurance propositions into the channel where feasible.

• Recommend business process, commercial and UX improvements to enhance adoption.

• Apply design thinking, customer journey mapping and data insights to drive end-to-end channel value.

• Identify and champion emerging business and technology trends that support channel OKRs.

• Contribute to embedding digital opportunities into Beazley Digital's strategy to drive growth, efficiency and risk reduction.

General:

It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere Beazley's core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better, and Doing the Right Thing as they contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers. We also expect Beazley employees to:

• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct which incorporates the PRA and FCA Conduct.

• Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the People & Sustainability or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system.

• Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.

• Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs.

• Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the People & Sustainability or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley's underwriting control standards, Beazley's claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management.

• Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups.

Personal Specification:

Education and Qualifications

• Product Management or Product Owner certification desirable but not essential

• Agile certification desirable but not essential

Skills and Abilities

• Strong business understanding and ability to work in partnership with the business

• Strong Technology Product Management skills and/or Programme Management skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage technology and business change projects with demonstrated delivery of business value and pursuit of quality

• Experienced in change management, able to understand and advise on how to implement process, technology and people changes while minimising the delivery risks

• Understanding of business strategy and the work of the teams within the customer organisation

• Able to identify and help the team assess options and solutions that best fit business requirements

• Proven team management and leadership capability within a change and technology context

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience in technology

• Previous experience in budget management

• Previous experience of delivering multiple, complex IT projects, preferably covering the use of internal resources, third party (packaged) solutions and outsourced services

• Previous experience of the use of various analysis and delivery frameworks covering scope definition, planning, budgeting, reporting, management of risks and issues

• Previous experience working with an Agile methodology preferred

• Previous experience building and maintaining effective working relationships

• Previous experience managing an outsourced team

Aptitude and Disposition

• Delivery focussed, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic

• Relentless curiosity

• Learning Agility

• Open Disposition

• Judgement

• Digital Acumen

• Customer focus

• Strategic thinking

Competencies

• Proactive

• Information seeking

• Flexible

• Detail oriented

• Purposeful communication

• Leadership

• Team working

• Negotiation and influencing

• Problem solving

• Customer focus

• Decision making

Who We Are:

Beazley is a specialist insurance company with over 30 years' experience helping people, communities and businesses to manage risk all around the world. Our mission is to inspire our clients and people with the confidence and freedom to explore, create and build - to enable businesses to thrive. Our clients want to live and work freely and fully, knowing they are benefitting from the most advanced thinking in the insurance market. Our goal is to become the highest performing sustainable specialist insurer.

Our products are wide ranging, from cyber & tech insurance to marine, healthcare, financial institutions and contingency; covering risks such as the weather, film production or protection from deadly weapons.

Our Culture

We have a wonderful mix of cultures, experiences, and backgrounds at Beazley with over 2,000 of us working around the world.Employee's diversity,experience and passion allow us to keep innovating and moving forward, delivering the best. We are proud of our family-feel culture at Beazley that empowers our staff to work from when and where they want, in an adult environment that is big on collaboration, diversity of thought and personal accountability. Our three core values inspire the way we work and how we treat our people and customers.

• Be bold

• Strive for better

• Do the right thing

Upholding these values every day has enabled us to become an innovative and responsive organization in touch with the changing world around us - our ambitious inclusion & diversity and sustainability targets are testament to this.

We are a flexible and innovative employer offering a friendly, collaborative, and inclusive working environment. We actively encourage and expect applications from all backgrounds. Our commitment to fostering a supportive and dynamic workplace ensures that every employee can thrive and contribute to our collective success. Explore a variety of networks to assist with professional and/or personal development.

Our Employee Networks include:

• Beazley RACE - Including, understanding and celebrating People of Colour

• Beazley SHE - Successful, High potential, Empowered women in insurance

• Beazley Proud - Our global LGBTQ+ community

• Beazley Wellbeing - Supporting employees with their mental wellbeing

• Beazley Families - Supporting families and parents-to-be

We encourage internal career progression at Beazley, giving you all the tools you need to drive your own career here, such as:

• Internal Pathways (helping you grow into an underwriting role)

• iLearn (our own learning & development platform)

• LinkedIn Learning

• Mentorship program

• External qualification sponsorship

• Continuing education and tuition reimbursement

• Secondment assignments

The Rewards

• The opportunity to connect and build long-lasting professional relationships while advancing your career with a growing, dynamic organization

• Attractive base compensation and discretionary performance related bonus

• Competitively priced medical, dental and vision insurance

• Company paid life, and short- and long-term disability insurance

• 401(k) plan with 5% company match and immediate vesting

• 22 days PTO (prorated for 1st calendar year of employment), 11 paid holidays per year, with the ability to flex the religious bank holidays to suit your religious beliefs

• Up to $700 reimbursement for home office setup

• Free in-office lunch, travel reimbursement for travel to office, and monthly lifestyle allowance

• Up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave

• Up to 2.5 days paid annually for volunteering at a charity of your choice

• Flexible working policy, trusting our employees to do what works best for them and their teams

Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual's location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is $85,000 - $107,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus.

Don't meet all the requirements? At Beazley we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with every requirement and qualification in the job specification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or one of our other roles.

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Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive-whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

Requirements

From your PASSION to ours

Midwest Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Sr. National Sales Manager K-12 Bid, Foodservice based in Minnetonka, MN.

The Sr. National Sales Manager for K-12 Bid is the subject matter expert responsible for the national K-12 bid strategy, planning, and execution of our Lactalis Midwest Yogurt, Inc. Portfolio (Yoplait, GoGURT, Trix Yogurt, & Mountain High) within the K-12 segment. This is a highly analytical and technical commercial role focused on maximizing our participation and profitability in all state and national school district bid cycles, aligning our product portfolio with USDA SBP/NSLP/CACFP regulations. This Leader works in close cooperation with the Trade & Finance Teams internally to set the multi-year bid strategy, and is a key influencer to Marketing & R&D to establish the innovation pipeline in the K-12 channel. This Leader also works closely with the K-12 Bid Specialist team at the Broker to execute the strategy flawlessly nationwide in each cycle.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

Bid Strategy & Execution: Develop, manage, and implement a comprehensive multi-year K-12 bid strategy, focusing on the top 250 school districts nationwide. Translation of this strategy into tools for the K-12 Bid Specialist team to execute at the Broker in partnership with Marketing. Direct responsibility to call on the top districts across the U.S. with our Broker partners.

Reporting & P&L Management: Work with the sales operations and data and analytics team to code, scrub, and process all bids to report wins/losses/maintenance of bids annually, so we can strategically monitor regional competitive pricing trends and iterate our strategy.

Channels Expertise: Develop and execute tailored sales strategies for the K-12 segment, considering specific nuances of USDA regulation changes, monitoring state legislation closely to influence product renovation needs, and partnering closely with State & National School Nutrition Association.

Collaboration/Internal Influence: Partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, and Marketing to align internal resources to meet the complex needs of the K-12 and champion the opportunity to keep kids well fed and ready to learn in schools with our portfolio.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or a related field
• Minimum of 8+ years of B2B or Foodservice Sales Experience.
• Commercial Acumen: Proven Ability to manage a trade budget and possess a strong understanding or Foodservice procurement mechanics.
• Deep understanding of the K-12 procurement process, including bid cycling, commodity processing, audit materials, meal pattern final rules, and federal funding models.
• Excellent communication, presentation skills, storytelling-strong influencing skills both internally and externally.

Behavioral / Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Agility: Possesses a future-oriented perspective; anticipates complex market shifts in the Non-Commercial space and develops agile, long-term strategies to capitalize on new opportunities and mitigate threats.
• Drives Results: Exhibits a strong sense of urgency and ownership; relentlessly focused on achieving and exceeding P&L and sales targets through rigorous execution and accountability.
• Cultivate Innovation: Challenges the status quo; drives creative ideas and develops unique value propositions to win business and grow market share in mature accounts.
• Influencing & Negotiation: Inspires trust and followership both internally and externally; possesses superior leadership-level communication and negotiation skills to secure profitable agreements and align diverse stakeholder interests.
• Customer Centricity: Builds and sustains deep, collaborative relationships with customers at all levels, acting as a credible partner and industry expert.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) Program/Project Manager for New Product Development (NPD) provides strategic leadership and hands-on orchestration of complex, cross-functional, system-level engineering programs that span hardware, controls, software and manufacturing domains from concept through commercialization. This leader builds and manages integrated program plans across all functions to deliver innovative solutions that meet the highest safety, quality, cost, customer value and overall business impact. The Program/Project Manager fosters collaboration, innovation and learning across functions and drives execution through schedule integrity (capacity planning, critical path), proactively identifies and mitigates risks, ensures manufacturing and supplier readiness, and facilitates governance using Rite-Hite's New Product Development process and the appropriate Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid methods. Additionally, the Program/Project Manager will help evolve and shape Rite-Hite's NPD process to scale appropriately for the various types of NPD projects and business needs while driving consistent adoption through the NPD stakeholder community. The Program/Project Manager integrates systems thinking, data-driven decision-making, and an iterative approach to accelerate value delivery and build a culture of transparency and continuous improvement.

KEY OUTCOMES

• On-time to launch: 90% of NPD stage gate milestones met; 85% of programs launch on or before target dates.
• Quality at launch and customer value: First-pass build yield and early field performance meet or exceed targets; post-launch defect rate/warranty within target thresholds while delivering tangible customer and market value.
• Business case realization: Internal program cost + orders, sales and margin aligned with business case; variance drivers identified with corrective actions.
• Readiness: Manufacturing, supplier, service and go-to-market readiness complete per integrated system-level program plan; no critical "late surprises."

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

Strategic Leadership:

Partner with the business unit leadership team to execute prioritized complex, multi-disciplinary New Product Development programs to deliver target safety, quality, cost, customer value and overall business impact.

• Ensure alignment on requirements (VOC), product/feature scope and acceptance criteria.
• Apply systems engineering management principles to ensure integration across mechanical, controls, electrical, and software disciplines.
• Facilitate business and technical trade-offs to protect customer value; escalate issues with data, options and recommendations.
• Act as a connector between strategy and execution, aligning engineering, product, and business roadmaps.
• Provide thought leadership on program management best practices and emerging trends and supporting technologies in the field.
• Support business unit annual capacity planning to help determine next fiscal year roadmaps and strategic plans.
  

Program and Project Management:

Aligned with the business unit strategy and roadmap, build and maintain integrated program plans across Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, Quality, Distribution, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Applications, Service, IT, HR, Legal/IP and Finance.

• Own the integrated program plan with explicit dependencies, resource loading and a continuously maintained critical path.
• Establish and manage scope/schedule/cost baselines with formal change control.
• Maintain a living schedule risk analysis with scenario planning; create what-if plans and recovery paths.
  

Governance and Standardization:

Adhere to enterprise-wide project management methodologies, frameworks and processes. Ensure consistent application of governance policies, risk management, and quality assurance across all projects and programs.

• Operate within Rite-Hite's New Product Development process; scale the process as appropriate for the scope of each program; prepare and run program reviews (core team, stakeholder updates, stage gates with clear entry/exit criteria), documented decisions and follow-ups.
• Champion and continuously improve Rite-Hite's New Product Development stage gate process across all functions with ongoing training, standard tools/templates, and best practice sharing.
• Blend Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid appropriately across hardware and embedded/software components; ensure traceability from requirements to test/validation.
• Identify and eliminate systemic bottlenecks that limit innovation or cross-functional efficiency.
  

Resource Management:

Lead resource planning and allocation across projects and programs to ensure optimal utilization. Identify and resolve labor, asset, plant, vendor, etc. conflicts and ensure adequate staffing for high-priority projects. Proactively surface cross-program dependencies and resolve conflicts.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

Link to established business unit KPIs (e.g., on-time stage gates) and establish program-specific leading indicator KPIs (e.g., critical path health) to monitor program health. Track program budgets, capital/tooling and unit economics; partner with product management and finance on business case gating and post-launch performance. Use data-driven insights to inform decisions and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leads without direct authority; fosters a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field from an accredited 4-year university.
• 5-10 years' experience leading complex new product development and system-level programs for industrial/electro-mechanical products or integrated controls-software offerings from concept through launch, with expertise in critical path, dependency mapping and integrated cross-functional planning.
• 3-5 years' experience in a senior role within an EPMO or similar role with oversight of strategic direction or project management across an organization.
• Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional hardware, software and service programs with manufacturing and supply chain integration in a matrix-based organization.
• Experience operating within a stage-gate or milestone NPD process; familiarity with DFM, FMEA, V&V, pilot builds and commercialization.
• Proven track record delivering on schedule and business case with rigorous risk management and change control.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Strong experience in managing relationships, facilitating discussions and resolving conflicts with senior leadership, business leaders and other key stakeholders, with the ability to influence decision-making and drive alignment across an organization.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience in manufacturing and sales/industrial equipment industries.
• Experience with loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, industrial fans and other material-handling/in-plant safety equipment.
• Experience with Jama, Jira and Confluence management tools.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.

• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.

• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans.We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a strategic and results-oriented Senior Director of Enterprise Transformation to lead the end-to-end modernization of our retail operations, ensuring we deliver best-in-class customer experience, operational efficiency, and sustained growth. This role is responsible for designing, driving, and executing transformation initiatives across our retail footprint—including process reengineering, technology enablement, people and capability development, and customer engagement strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Transformation Strategy & Vision

• Develop and articulate a clear transformation roadmap aligned with enterprise goals and retail strategy.
• Identify and prioritize initiatives across stores, digital channels, merchandising, supply chain, and customer experience.

Program Leadership

• Lead cross-functional transformation programs, ensuring effective execution, measurable outcomes, and stakeholder buy-in.
• Manage the governance, cadence, and reporting structure for transformation initiatives.

Operational Excellence

• Evaluate and optimize core retail processes for efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
• Partner with store operations and field teams to pilot, iterate, and scale innovative practices.

Digital Enablement & Technology Integration

• Collaborate with IT and digital teams to deploy enabling technologies (e.g., POS, workforce tools, analytics, omnichannel platforms).
• Champion data-driven decision making and performance management frameworks.

Change Management

• Lead the change journey, engaging and equipping frontline teams and leaders with the tools and training for successful adoption.
• Build a culture of agility, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

Financial Oversight

• Build business cases for transformation initiatives, track ROI, cost savings, and performance uplift

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in retail, strategy, or transformation leadership roles
• Proven track record delivering large-scale transformation programs in a retail or consumer-facing environment
• Strong understanding of retail operating models, omnichannel strategies, and/or store operations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills—able to engage C-suite to store associates
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects under tight timelines
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Retail Management, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred

Preferred Skills:

• Background in management consulting, corporate strategy, or change leadership
• Certifications in PMP, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies
• Proficiency with data analytics tools and transformation tracking dashboards

*This is a 12-month hybrid role with the possibility of extension. Candidates must be able to work onsite 1–2 days per week in Adelphi, MD. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. We are not partnering with third-party agencies for this role.

The Senior Project Manager will play a key role in leading and delivering IT initiatives within the Agile Project Management Office (APMO), supporting the higher education sector. This role manages complex projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to drive innovation and operational excellence across academic and administrative functions. This position will lead a workstream for the organization’s Enterprise Data & AI Platform implementation.

We are specifically seeking candidates with experience managing Enterprise Data Lakehouse and Business Intelligence implementations.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Project Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT projects using Agile and Waterfall frameworks (Scrum, SAFe).
• Partner with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and success metrics.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Define and track KPIs to measure project and team performance.
• Provide regular status updates and insights to senior leadership.

Team Collaboration

• Serve as a servant leader for cross-functional Agile teams.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, ownership, and transparency.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary liaison between the Agile PMO, business units, and stakeholders.
• Maintain clear, consistent communication on project progress, risks, and outcomes.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of project/program management experience, including large cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting modernization, digital transformation, or student lifecycle/ed-tech projects.
• 2+ years of recent experience managing Enterprise Data Lakehouse and/or Business Intelligence implementations (Databricks and Tableau Cloud preferred).
• Strong experience with Agile and traditional project management methodologies.
• Proven vendor, budget, and risk management experience.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, MS Project, SharePoint, or similar tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• PMP or similar project management certification.

Desired Project Experience

• Enterprise Lakehouse Implementations: Databricks-powered Lakehouse implementations supporting scalable, trusted data products.
• Legacy Data Warehouse Cutover & Decommissioning: Parallel runs, reconciliation, and phased sunset strategies.
• ERP Data Ingestion & Modeling: Experience with PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Workday, and/or Oracle.
• External Data Delivery: Secure data delivery to external vendors and partners with SLAs.
• Data & AI Governance: Implementation of fine-grained, policy-driven data access controls