Sr Program Manager, BETA
Sr Program Manager, BETA
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Job Description
The Senior Program Manager Beta is an engaging and challenging opportunity that is instrumental in the creation and launch of groundbreaking smart home products. We are looking for a creative customerobsessed and resultsoriented Senior Program Manager who wants to live on the edge of technologies that bring software and hardware together within the connected home. We are seeking someone to lead endtoend consumer validation efforts for new product introductions (NPI) and software releases. This role will design and execute alpha (early concept) beta (prerelease) and delta (postrelease enhancement) test programs that validate consumer experience and improve product quality user satisfaction and speed to market.
Job Location: This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based out of Deerfield IL. Effective mid2025 Fortune Brands will transition to a new worldclass campus in Deerfield bringing together associates from across our U.S. offices brands and functions. The campus will offer vibrant workspaces for collaboration along with amenities for dining onsite daycare fitness and recreation.
RESPONSIBLIITIES:
- Design and manage consumer validation programs across alpha (early concept) beta (prerelease) and delta (postrelease enhancement) stages.
- Collaborate with Product to understand the product roadmap define test opportunities and identify participant selection criteria.
- Lead all aspects of alpha beta and delta test execution: tester recruitment communications logistics issue tracking and reporting.
- Develop test strategies and timelines in line with product launch plans and key milestones.
- Coordination of all required software and hardware to ensure readiness for all test phases.
- Engage oneonone with test participants to gather feedback resolve issues and maintain high levels of participation and satisfaction.
- Analyze consumer feedback test metrics and issue trends to provide actionable insights to Engineering QA Product and Design teams.
- Identify and manage risks and potential project pitfalls ensuring that validation activities are completed on time and align with broader launch plans.
- Drive continuous improvement of testing frameworks support tools and feedback loops across all stages of consumer validation.
- Serve as the primary advocate for realworld user feedback and the consumer experience across internal teams.
- Focus for this role will be launching new connected products within our Security and Water portfolio.
Qualifications :
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in program or project management ideally in new product development or software.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles including design development test build deployment processes and timelines
- Experience designing or managing alpha beta and/or delta testing programs with crossfunctional stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of software and hardware development cycles and product validation needs at each phase.
- Ability to troubleshoot interpret technical feedback and communicate findings clearly to diverse audiences.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple parallel programs.
- Comfortable using agile tools and data metrics to drive communication and improvements.
- Excellent interpersonal written and presentation skills; a team player with a proactive problemsolving mindset.
- Proven success influencing product decisions through customer insights.
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI / Tableau
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with delta testing and postlaunch product validation cycles.
- Prior roles in quality assurance customer support or community engagement.
- Familiarity with agile methodologies and software/hardware integration.
- Background in connected devices IoT or smart home technologies.
Additional Information :
Company Description:
At Fortune Brands Innovations we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.
Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. is an industryleading innovation company focused on creating smarter safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders but for people and the planet too. When you join Fortune Brands you become part of a highperforming team who are empowered to think big learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here
Additional Information:
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $90000 USD $143000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a rolebased sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a marketleading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including halfday summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.
Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell ThermaTru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.
Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN
Equal Employment Opportunity:
FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.
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