[Hiring] Senior Manager, Product Management @Foot Locker

Role Description

Foot Locker Inc. is seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Sr. Product Manager to lead technology capabilities across the Merchandise Operations domain. This role will focus on optimizing in-season merchandising capabilities and inventory performance through scalable technology, data, and analytics-enabled solutions.

• The Product Manager will own capabilities across pricing, promotions and markdown optimization, localization, allocation, inventory transfers, and related inventory optimization initiatives.
• This role will partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, and Data & Analytics teams to evolve forecasting capabilities, inventory health metrics, and decision intelligence that help merchants, planners, and allocators make faster, smarter, and more profitable decisions.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Roadmap:
  • Define and manage the product strategy and roadmap for Merchandise Operations capabilities, including pricing, promotions, markdown optimization, allocation, inventory transfers, localization, and inventory optimization.
  • Align roadmap priorities to business outcomes such as margin improvement, sell-through, inventory productivity, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
  • Translate business problems into product opportunities, measurable outcomes, and prioritized delivery plans.
• Discovery & Product Development:
  • Lead end-to-end product development processes from concept to launch ensuring on-time and high-quality delivery of advanced data products.
  • Establish robust frameworks for data governance, accuracy, and standardization to support enterprise decision-making and operational efficiency.
  • Support agile methodologies, focusing on delivery and value creation against aligned objectives and key results (OKRs).
  • Partner with stakeholders to identify business needs and translate them into measurable outcomes.
  • Lead discovery with merchants, planners, allocators, supply chain, analytics, and technology partners to identify pain points, validate opportunities, and define solutions.
  • Deeply understand internal and external customer behaviors, preferences, and pain points through user research, data analysis, and direct interactions and translate insights into actionable product improvements.
  • Translate requirements into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and product decisions.
  • Apply structured prioritization frameworks to balance business value, user needs, technical feasibility, and long-term scalability.
  • Own product delivery from discovery through launch, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Merchandise Operations Enablement:
  • Build capabilities that improve in-season decision-making across pricing, promotion, markdown, allocation, inventory balancing, and localization workflows.
  • Partner with business teams to reduce manual work, improve visibility, and enable more consistent decision-making across markets and channels.
  • Ensure solutions support both enterprise standardization and localized business needs.
• Data, Forecasting & Advanced Analytics:
  • Partner closely with Data & Advanced Analytics teams to evolve forecasting, optimization models, decision support tools, and inventory health metrics.
  • Ensure products are grounded in high-quality data, transparent metrics, and scalable data governance practices.
  • Translate analytics capabilities into usable product experiences that drive adoption and measurable business impact.
• Cross-Functional Leadership:
  • Serve as the bridge between business and technology teams, aligning stakeholders on priorities, tradeoffs, timelines, and outcomes.
  • Partner with Engineering, Program Management, Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Supply Chain and Analytics teams to drive integrated delivery.
  • Effectively communicate product updates, progress and insights to executive leadership, stakeholders and relevant teams within the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Product Management experience, preferably in retail, merchandising, planning, allocation, supply chain, pricing, or analytics-driven product environments.
• Strong understanding of in-season merchandising operations, including pricing, promotions, markdowns, allocation, inventory transfers, localization, and inventory health.
• Experience defining product strategy, managing roadmaps, leading discovery, and delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear product requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience partnering with data, analytics, or forecasting teams.
• Working knowledge of APIs, system integrations, data governance, reporting, and optimization capabilities preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence business, technical, and senior leadership audiences.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity, manage tradeoffs, and drive outcomes in a matrixed organization.
• A track record of delivering successful product launches and achieving measurable results.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and build strong working relationships across the organization.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• At Foot Locker, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity in all that we do.
• To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, during interviews and assessments.
• To ensure a smooth and secure experience, please review the following guidelines:
• Cameras must be on for all virtual interviews.
• AI tools are strictly prohibited during interviews or assessments.