Senior Program Manager, Beta

Senior Program Manager, Beta

Fortune Brands is hiring for a Senior Program Manager to join our Beta team. The Senior Program Manager, Beta is an engaging and challenging opportunity that is instrumental in the creation and launch of groundbreaking smart home products. We are looking for a creative, customer-obsessed and results-oriented Senior Program Manager who wants to live on the edge of technologies that bring software and hardware together, within the connected home. We are seeking someone to lead end-to-end consumer validation efforts for new product introductions (NPI) and software releases. This role will design and execute alpha (early concept), beta (pre-release) and delta (post-release enhancement) test programs that validate consumer experience and improve product quality, user satisfaction and speed to market.

POSITION LOCATION : This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule (3 days a week) with all work performed in Deerfield, IL or San Francisco, CA offices.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Design and manage consumer validation programs across alpha (early concept), beta (pre-release), and delta (post-release enhancement) stages.
• Collaborate with Product to understand the product roadmap, define test opportunities, and identify participant selection criteria.
• Lead all aspects of alpha, beta, and delta test execution : tester recruitment, communications, logistics, issue tracking, and reporting.
• Develop test strategies and timelines in line with product launch plans and key milestones.
• Coordination of all required software and hardware to ensure readiness for all test phases.
• Engage one-on-one with test participants to gather feedback, resolve issues, and maintain high levels of participation and satisfaction.
• Analyze consumer feedback, test metrics, and issue trends to provide actionable insights to Engineering, QA, Product, and Design teams.
• Identify and manage risks and potential project pitfalls, ensuring that validation activities are completed on time and align with broader launch plans.
• Drive continuous improvement of testing frameworks, support tools, and feedback loops across all stages of consumer validation.
• Serve as the primary advocate for real-world user feedback and the consumer experience across internal teams.
• Focus for this role will be launching new connected products within our Security and Water portfolio.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Information

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range : $90,000 USD - $143,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates' feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity : FBN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations :

FBN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at fbinleave.fbhs@fbin.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.