Job Description:

Gilt Groupe Men’s team is looking for a seasoned, Category Manager to help manage and grow its Men’s business.  The Gilt Men’s business is positioned for significant growth in the years ahead and we need a senior product manager who relishes the idea of taking ownership of this business and unleashing this growth.  The successful candidate will have a passion for the Men’s Clothing, Gear, Gadgets, Sports Equipment and Lifestyle Accessories, the drive to flawlessly execute on strategic goals, and able to adapt to the ever-changing retail environment. Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated ability to use customer data in smart and ground-breaking ways are a must. Excellent writing skills, and a strong eye for design and detail required. He/she should be innovative, team oriented, and an effective communicator, as well as have a desire to participate in a fast-paced, start-up environment with rapidly changing priorities. 

This role calls for an individual who can determine, then drive, any initiatives necessary to grow the Men’s category, working in partnership with the buying, marketing, operations, technical and finance teams. He/she must have the technical depth necessary to build trust with development teams, and the business depth to interface with Gilt executives and build successful relationships with partners. 

 Specific responsibilities include the following: 

• Research and identify opportunities for Gilt to further distinguish its Men’soffering.
• Define a long-term product roadmap, including technical, business development and marketing initiatives.
• Conduct business and financial analysis, including forecasting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Define requirements, and drive Men’s specific customer experience projects and work with all relevant cross-functional areas and our technology teams to guarantee smooth, efficient implementation.
•  Manage bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints, and maximize business benefit while building a great customer experience for Men’s.

• Work cross-functionally with designers, software development engineers, salespeople, product managers, and other internal partners. 

Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications: 

•  Possess exceptional customer experience judgment and be incredibly analytical and creative.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit with strong program and product management skills.
•  Manage the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements and prioritize.
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.
• Strong bias for action and ability to prioritize
•  Proven success managing cross-functional teams to accomplish aggressive goals
• Experience managing consumer-facing websites features
•  Experience working closely with software development teams
•  A strong background (5+ years) in product management and/or marketing is required; ecommerce or online advertising industry experience and previous sales/business development experience are highly desired.
• A bachelor's degree is required. An MBA is desirable.

If interested, please send your resume to [email protected]