Senior Product Manager

About Albertsons Companies Inc.: As a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates over 2,200 stores across 35 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners across the United States, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco and others, serve more than 36 million U.S customers each week. We build and shape technology solutions that solve customers’ problems every day, making things easier for them when they shop with us online or in a store. We have made bold, strategic moves to migrate and modernize our core foundational capabilities, positioning ourselves as the first fully cloud-based grocery tech company in the industry. Our success is built on a one-team approach, driven by the desire to understand and enhance the customer experience. By constantly pushing the boundaries of retail, we are transforming shopping into an experience that is easy, efficient, fun and engaging.About Albertsons Companies India: At Albertsons Companies India, we're not just pushing the boundaries of technology and retail innovation, we're cultivating a space where ideas flourish and careers thrive. Our workplace in India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the company’s technology journey to support millions of customers’ lives every day. At the Albertsons Companies India, we are raising the bar to grow across Technology & Engineering, AI, Digital and other company functions, and transform a 165-year-old American retailer. At Albertsons Companies India associates collaborate directly with international teams, enhancing decision-making processes and organizational agility through exciting and pivotal projects. Your work will make history and help millions of lives each day come together around the joys of food and inspire their well-being.Position Title: Sr Product Manager Job Description: Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Customer Promise Vision: Define and deliver on the “best attainable promise” by improving accuracy, reliability, and speed of commitment while optimizing labor and cost. Slot Management: Lead product initiatives to improve slot availability, demand shaping, and intelligent allocation across markets. Collaboration with Data Science & Engineering: Work with DS teams to build, test, and optimize ML/AI models for demand forecasting, labor management, and fulfillment efficiency. Product Strategy & Roadmap: Develop and maintain a multi-quarter roadmap informed by customer needs, research insights, and business priorities. Insights & Decision-Making: Analyze large datasets, generate actionable insights, and present findings with compelling visualizations to influence senior stakeholders. Operational Excellence: Write clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria, ensuring dependencies across systems and initiatives are accounted for. Cross-Functional Partnership: Drive alignment and delivery across Ops, Merchandising, Technology, and Corporate Strategy teams. Operate in Ambiguity: Identify opportunities in uncertain problem spaces and translate them into clear, actionable initiatives. Operational Responsibilities: Writing user stories as a part of the product development lifecycle that: Directly support primary objectives of the project are appropriate in size for iterative development include clear and specific acceptance criteria consider dependencies on other stories and/or projects & initiativesExperience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field. 4+ years of experience in Product Management, Data Analytics, or Management Consulting. Strong analytical skills with a high level of proficiency in data analysis and SQL. Exposure to large-scale digital transformation initiatives. Experience collaborating with Data Science teams to develop and optimize models. Proven ability to find opportunities and deliver results in ambiguous environments.Highly Desirable: Experience in demand planning, labor planning, fulfillment, or slot management systems. Retail, eCommerce, or supply chain experience. Knowledge of programming documentation processes/procedures. Ability to understand client expectations and to resolve issues that may affect service. Interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across the department and team. Self-starter, with a desire to learn beyond formal training with a strong aptitude for delivering quality products.Competencies: Compassionate and kind, showing courtesy, dignity, and respect. They show sincere interest and empathy for all others. Foster innovation through creativity to get to a workable solution. Use analytical thinking through issues using logic and reason Show integrity in what is done and how it is done - without sacrificing personal/business ethics. Embrace an inclusion-focused mindset, seeking input from others on their work and encouraging the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions Team-oriented, positively contributing to team morale and willing to help. Learning-Focused, finding ways to improvise in their field and use positive constructive feedback to grow personally and professionally Think strategically and proactively anticipate future problems, needs or changes in the work Retail Domain Experience is required Experienced in mentoring development teams Hands-on experience in production environments with an SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) mindset Proficient in design patterns and architectural skills, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale initiatives while managing multiple parallel projects effectivelySkills Required: Product Management, Agile methodologies Experience in demand planning, labor planning, fulfillment, or slot management systems. Retail, eCommerce, or supply chain experience.Additional Skills: Exceptional ability to operate as a team player and build strong relationships across teams. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex ideas effectively. Passionate about solving customer problems and delivering great products.