Associate Product Manager, Strength Job at Life Fitness / Hammer Strength in Ram

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Join us as we empower the world to work out, creating healthier lives together. Are you passionate about fitness and eager to leverage your problem-solving skills into an impactful career? If you’re ready to grow professionally and work collaboratively in a fast-paced, rewarding field, Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is looking for someone like you! Join our team as an Associate Product Manager and shape the future of cutting-edge fitness equipment.

As an Associate Product Manager, Strength, you will work with the Product Director as the central point of contact between development, design, marketing, and sales teams to deliver successful products to the marketplace. Strength is a fast-paced environment with a high mix of products that requires exceptional collaboration skills and an intimate knowledge of how the body moves, the human interaction with machines, to lead the industry. An Associate Product Manager on our team is a unique blend of business analytics, creative problem-solving, and leadership.

This is a hybrid position based out of our Strength Manufacturing Facility in Ramsey, MN - M/F remote and T-Th are in-office collaboration days.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with developing a clear product vision and roadmap that aligns with the company strategy, market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs.
• Analyze market trends, competitor landscape, and customer needs.
• Conduct market research to understand customer pain points and gather feedback to inform product development decisions.
• Translate user needs into detailed product requirements for development teams.
• Evaluate and prioritize features based on their value to customers and business impact.
• Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and other teams to ensure smooth product development and execution.
• Develop product launch plans, messaging, and positioning to successfully introduce the product to the market.
• Track key product metrics, analyze user data, and identify areas for improvement.
• Communicate product updates and progress to key stakeholders, including executives, customers, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, relevant work experience.
• 2-5 years of product management experience or relevant experience working with a stage gate launch process OR 2-5 years of experience leading teams and individuals to set and execute key objectives.
• Experience developing products from an initial concept to full production.
• Interpreting and making decisions based on historical business financials, metrics, and trends.
• Can-do attitude with willingness to take on any task, big or small.
• Analytical in nature with a structured work ethic.
• Fitness-minded, understanding both the grit and determination it takes to maximize your potential and how to apply that mindset to both work and exercise.
• Experience in athletics or fitness preferred.
• Willingness to travel, including international travel.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365.
• Loves to problem solve.
• Takes personal responsibility for physical well-being to understand customers and be a healthy person.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Marketing
• Industries
• Wellness and Fitness Services

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.