Senior Product Manager - Earbuds

You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. 

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re listening to a little more magical. 

At Bose, we are constantly learning and constantly curious. We never stop imagining what better sound sounds like. The Product team leads the transformation of ideas through research, design, development, marketing, and sales, unleashing the transformative power of sound and delivering the best products on the market.

Job Description

The Senior Product Manager, Earbuds Category will be a customer-centric and product-loving business leader who will take Bose’s Premium multi-product category of earbuds to new heights. This product leader will be focused on defining and leading our future earbuds strategy and roadmap, in close collaboration with designers, insights, research, engineering, marketing, supply chain, and sales to drive growth and contribution margin – from inception of new ideas through end-of-life products.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion a winning earbuds category strategy that delivers market-leading customer value along with strategic portfolio value;
• Drive Category P&L success (category revenue and contribution margin), developing and leading the execution of multiple programs that meet financial targets.
• Lead cross-functional teams through the design, development and execution of multiple product lines that meets consumer needs and delivers on brand
• Manage overall portfolio, product lifecycles, and pricing strategies for the earbuds category
• Leverage customer insights, usability studies, market trends, and competitive analysis to develop the vision, product roadmap & product definitions
• Collaborate with design, engineering, marketing, supply chain, and sales to identify creative solutions to difficult challenges and to reach the balance between the vision of the user experience with time to market and product cost

Qualifications

• Customer obsession: enthusiasm for getting in the weeds on the customer’s behalf, bringing a clear understanding of their priorities to every product decision.
• A strong sense of ownership and pride in your products.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A talent for making complex things simple.
• An ability to lead through influence more than authority: exceptional interpersonal skills and positivity under pressure.
• Data-driven decisiveness: knowing when to make a call and when to get more information.
• Independent thinking and great judgment with a track record of being right – and willingness to be wrong.  Neither conformist nor contrarian.
• Poise and confidence in public speaking; ability to represent the brand well in product demos to retail buyers and press.
• Self-motivated and self-directed. Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• At least 5 years’ experience, including two or more of the following:
  • MBA or advanced degree relevant to product development, engineering, or customer research
  • Direct experience as a product manager or a customer-centric technical leader
  • Experience in management consulting or a similarly rigorous strategic environment
  • Consumer electronics expertise including hardware launch

Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOC’s “Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal” Poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf. Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Please include "Application Accommodation Request" in the subject of the email.

Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.