Senior Manager, Product Management - Enterprise Finance (Hybrid - Seattle)

Sr. Manager Product Management – Enterprise Finance

The Senior ManagerProduct Management – Enterprise Finance is a key member of the Nordstrom Product Management team, responsible for setting the vision and driving the technical capabilities that power our Enterprise Financial data solutions. Our Enterprise financial data solutions are core to Nordstrom’s revenue recognition, employee compensation, operational and financial reporting, and Enterprise planning. This role partners across Product, Analytics, Engineering and Business teams to drive the future of Nordstrom’s Transaction Systems of record to deliver high-quality, controlled and auditable data in a manner that enables business decision making. This is a highly visible and critical role to Nordstrom, and the ideal candidate will have a balance of business and technical acumen as well as a demonstrated ability to deliver value iteratively while making meaningful progress on north star initiatives.

A day in the life…

Advanced Capability with the following competencies, requiring little day to day management support:

• Develops and manages strategies related to Enterprise Financial Data Solutions

• Ensures alignment on priorities and direction by partnering with other groups, stakeholders and leaders

• Partners with UX, Research, and Engineering on feature design and development

• Develops testing plans with analytics where appropriate

• Drives ownership of features and services throughout the product lifecycle for our cross-channel customer experiences

• Collaborates with peers and leaders across the enterprise to solicit needs, define vision and ensure outcomes align with enterprise priorities and goals

• Hires and develops an efficient and effective team that meets the needs of the Product Management strategies

• Stays close to industry best practices and broader company strategy to serve as an area subject matter expert and provide context for product managers

• Maintains a strong understanding of available technologies and applies technology solutions, where appropriate, to improve efficiency and ultimately benefit the customer

• Evaluates our processes and provides input into driving better ways of working within Product Management and cross-functionally

You own this if you have...

• Minimum 8 years’ experience with 3+ years of management experience, specifically in Product Management with Retail or ecommerce company preferred

• Finance domain experience, ideally with depth in corporate finance or financial systems

• Depth of experience working with and delivering insights from complex data sets

• Experience and familiarity with financial controls and regulations including SOX

• Experience successfully delivering and evolving user-facing solutions

• Experience both building and buying (including implementing) complex technology solutions, and a proven track record of leading build vs. buy decisions

• Ability to operate within ambiguity and drive alignment across organizations

• Experience with domain driven design and working backwards product methodologies

• Ability to inspire others, including managing and leading strong teams

• Ability to define, measure and analyze processes to identify improvement opportunities

• Technical background and understanding of software development principles

• Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment

• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills both up and down the organizational hierarchy