Head of Product Management

About the Company

Established in 1744, Sotheby’s promotes access and ownership of exceptional art and luxury objects through auctions, private sales and retail. Our deep expertise across 70 selling categories is supported by a leading technology platform and a global network of specialists spanning 40 countries.

Responsibilities

• Define and own product vision for the next three to five years
• Own and execute the product roadmap and deployment to market
• Motivate and inspire team members and cross-functional stakeholders
• Mentor and scale the product team while motivating product managers
• Drive the product management life cycle from concept through launch
• Oversee and implement strong metrics and KPIs around product launches
• Identify opportunities to improve effectiveness through Agile and new working practices
• Help recruit and interview tech talent

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in an analytical field (economics, statistics, industrial engineering or computing)
• MBA or Masters degree strongly preferred
• 15+ years experience in Product or Operations leadership roles
• 20+ years of experience in product management and operations
• Experience building high traffic consumer products
• Proven track record of leading organizational development and rapid growth of product functions
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to internal stakeholders
• Experience working across multiple functions and business units