President, Product Library Solutions
SPINS, a Chicago-based SaaS company, is seeking a President, Product Library Solutions in our Chicago, Illinois Headquarters.
By leveraging SPINS’ industry-leading proprietary data and analytics, our technology enables deeper, more engaged relationships between Retailers, Brands and Consumers through our platform, web, and mobile products.
Now, we were seeking a leader to create and drive the vision for one of our largest assets, the SPINS Product Library.
WHO ARE WE?
- We eat collaboration and curiosity for breakfast
- We communicate quickly and succinctly
- We believe in roles instead of jobs
- We take initiative independently and hurdle challenges together
- We discuss, debate, decide and do with the same rapidity as we iterate our platform
- We are a talent ecosystem whose health is predicated on each individual’s ability to support every other individual’s success
WHO ARE YOU?
- Someone energetic, empathic and earnest
- Someone who wakes each morning thinking of which opportunity they will grab today
- Someone that refuses to give up when the path isn’t paved
- Someone that consistently delivers quality work on schedule
- Someone who would rather build the right tool to do the job than wait until they’re handed one
- A creative thinker as adept at looking at the Big Picture as they are at the details
- An obsessive perfectionist that knows when to put down the paintbrush and ship
- The kind of person that can expertly use an Onion headline as an analogy in a serious strategy meeting
WHAT DO WE NEED?
This role requires a hands-on business leader who can create and evangelize a transformative vision for SPINS Content library; build and develop applications and customized content on top of our core product database.
The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy, strategic thinking and tactical execution coupled with a passion for changing the way CPG Brands and Retailers use data to engage with consumers. This role requires a go getter personality capable of working closely with customers, senior executives, development, sales and marketing.
Product and Tools
- Develop a product strategy that leverages core SPINS assets and capabilities, working with strategic clients, partners and internal stakeholders to align with market need and our company vision.
- Develop the requirements for highly differentiated nutrition data and content solutions and / or services, including strategy definition, requirements analysis and delineation of the market opportunity.
- Lead a team in the development of new content (i.e. nutrition attributes, health conditions, food trends,…) based on client needs.
- Lead the creation and development of the product library tools and technology (applications) including product requirements, prototypes / minimum viable products (MVPs), user stories and product development roadmaps.
- Create a pricing roadmap for each solution
- Ensure product development processes adhere to Agile (or similar) principles and align with company resource planning and allocation efforts.
Commercialization
- Participate in sales, business development and existing customer calls or meetings as appropriate to hear and understand first-hand the needs and requirements of prospects and customers
- Meet with customers and partners to explain the product roadmap and get input of future product direction and evolution
- Ensure business objectives are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, products, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; and, soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving product development efficiency and cost effectiveness
- Develop transparent budgeting, tracking and reporting processes, and provide regular updates on progress against agreed-upon objectives
- Work with go-to-market, sales, account management and support teams to ensure successful delivery of product and service areas.
What you've already done:
- BS/BA Degree in Engineering / Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Administration, Statistics, Information Systems, Informatics, or Economics or equivalent career experience
- MS or MBA would be preferred
- Minimum of 15 years of Product Management and Product Marketing experience
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience with building and leading deeply talented product teams
- Experience in B2B environment and SaaS applications is a must
- Experience in Consumer and Retail is highly desirable