Manager, Product & Innovation

Ubique Group is a digital-forward, consumer-driven powerhouse featuring an expansive portfolio of furniture brands. With over 20 years of building multiple brands from inception to success, Ubique Group offers a wide assortment of furniture solutions and furnishings that represent a perfect balance of form, function, and style. At Ubique Group, we anticipate market trends, transforming the typical point-and-click shopping experience into an inspired, rewarding consumer journey. We are a community of passionate, hard-working, and supportive people who believe in our business and each other, championing individual capabilities and the collective power of the team.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Product & Innovation, this position will manage the product life cycle for designated categories from strategy through execution and post-mortem evaluation. You must be a team player who is strategic, analytical, and a creative problem solver with excellent attention to detail. Champion the needs of the collective teams throughout the category life cycle, ensuring assortment meets strategic growth initiatives and unproductive assortments are rationalized.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and lifecycle management for assigned categories, from opportunity identification through post-launch optimization
• Lead the analysis for designated categories; market research, competitive landscape review, sales analysis, opportunity identification
• Support the execution of product strategy roadmap; including assortment decisions, SKU expansion, rationalization, pricing direction, and product positioning
• Develop detailed S.W.O.T. business cases; identify opportunities effectively linking insights into tangible strategic plans, highlighting insights, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions
• Define product requirements, value propositions, success metrics, and roadmap priorities aligned to strategic goals
• Partner with the Product Development Manager and Sourcing to translate strategy into executable development plans and align on feasibility, timing, and cost
• Provide strategic direction to Marketing for product content, positioning, competitive benchmarking, and launch messaging
• Partner with Sales on customer and market opportunities; taking lead on development communication, sales review, product additions/updates/improvements, and positioning, including sell-in support
• Regularly monitor macro/category trends and category consumer product reviews to generate new, innovative ideas

Qualifications

• 7-10 years previous experience in a product manager or comparable position with a consumer products company, preferably e-commerce or furniture marketplaces
• Product Passion—must love product and developing new products
• Advanced skill set in sales analytics, creation of graphs/charts/pivot tables
• Ability to operate independently with minimal direction
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations and take accountability for outcomes
• Customer Empathy—must be able to empathize with the customer
• Product pricing experience and working with product development teams
• Strong Work Ethic—integrity and confidence
• Business Acumen—keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with business issues
• Analytical and creative problem solver with excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities
• Superior written, verbal communication, and presentation skills
• Knowledge of the industry—previous furniture or housewares industry experience is a plus
• Superior PC skills with advanced capabilities in Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Strong time management and project management skills

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time

While this role is primarily remote, occasional in-office presence (1–2 times per week) may be required based on business needs.

Benefits

• Major medical, dental, and vision benefits available day one—no waiting period
• Company-paid life insurance and Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee discount on Ubique Group products
• Free office chair for remote employees
• Employee-led group, Ubique Cares, hosts monthly and quarterly engagement activities with fun and giveaways
• 9 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday per year
• Up to 18 accrued PTO days per year