Senior Product Manager, Optimization

Product Manager, Optimization Solutions

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it's really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we're serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in the US and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Kinaxis has a well-established team of Sales and Professional Services professionals across the US. Our newest office is based in Irving's Las Colinas development and will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers from across the US can come together to work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains.

This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in the USA.

About the Team

Supply chain orchestration has never been more critical for the purpose-driven organization that is looking to drive benefits for people, the planet, and their own profitability. The Kinaxis product management team works closely with business and IT leaders from many of the most innovative companies in the world to help them use their supply chain to gain a competitive advantage by delivering improved organizational outcomes across key corporate objectives.

We are looking for a strategic and technically skilled Product Manager to lead the development and evolution of our optimization solutions offering within the supply chain domain. Reporting to the Supply Solutions Product Lead, this role is critical to driving the application of optimization technologies across the core supply chain functions of make, source, plan and deliver.

What You Will Do

As a Product Manager, Optimization Solutions, you'll be responsible for stewarding our optimization technology and product offering. Your role will involve defining product vision, managing the product roadmap, and ensuring seamless integration and functionality within our technology stack. You'll provide the deep product & industry expertise needed to lead the organization and make strategic and tactical product & go-to-market investment decisions. You will work closely with internal teams, partners, and customers to drive innovation, craft & evangelize our product strategy, and deliver high-quality solutions that deliver exceptional customer value.

Key Responsibilities

• Roadmap Management : Create and maintain a comprehensive product roadmap, balancing partner requirements, customer feedback, and market trends. Prioritize features and enhancements to deliver maximum value.
• Partner Collaboration : Act as the primary liaison between our company and external partners. Manage relationships and coordinate joint efforts.
• Market Research & Analysis : Conduct thorough market research to understand supply chain challenges, trends, and competitive landscape. Use insights to drive product innovation and differentiation.
• Customer Focus : Gather and analyze feedback from customers and end-users to identify pain points, feature requests, and areas for improvement. Ensure that partner-developed applications effectively address these needs.
• Cross-Functional Leadership : Work closely with engineering, design, sales, and marketing teams to ensure successful product development, launch, and adoption. Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams to achieve product goals.
• Performance Metrics : Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of partner-developed applications. Use data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Product Documentation : Create and maintain comprehensive product documentation, including user guides, release notes, and training materials. Ensure that all documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
• Problem Solving : Address and resolve any issues or obstacles that arise during the product lifecycle. Implement effective solutions to ensure timely delivery and customer satisfaction.

What We Are Looking For

Work With Impact : Our platform directly helps companies power the world's supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every daywhen we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands : Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis : Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we're committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team :

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.