Product Manager

Product Manager / 4 Days Onsite Per Week Required / Seattle, WA / (6 Month Contract)

Please note: This role is not focused on pure data expertise. Candidates should demonstrate an understanding of product organizations, product lifecycle processes, and business transformation initiatives.

About the Opportunity

• We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to support a highly strategic Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Transformation Initiative. This high-visibility program is a foundational component of a multi-year business transformation roadmap focused on modernizing product data, lifecycle processes, taxonomy structures, and governance capabilities.
• This is an opportunity to join a greenfield initiative with strong executive sponsorship, significant organizational impact, and the ability to influence how product information and lifecycle processes operate across the enterprise.
• The ideal candidate combines strong product management skills with product lifecycle expertise and thrives in environments where they must create structure, drive alignment, and deliver results amid ambiguity.

What You'll Do

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, document, and refine requirements.
• Analyze current product lifecycle and business processes to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive alignment across Product Development, Merchandising, Operations, Marketing, and Technology teams.
• Translate business needs into scalable solutions and process improvements.
• Support product data transformation and modernization efforts.
• Define and improve product hierarchies, taxonomy structures, and product attributes.
• Collaborate with program leadership to deliver key transformation milestones.
• Create clarity, structure, and momentum in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Support the successful implementation and adoption of a centralized PLM environment.

Key Program Focus Areas

• Product data audit and cleanup.
• Data transformation and quality remediation.
• Product hierarchy restructuring.
• Marketing taxonomy and attribute modernization.
• Building foundational capabilities for future AI-enabled customer experiences.

Required Qualifications

• Experience within retail, footwear, apparel, consumer products, or merchandising organizations.
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) experience.
• Product development, product creation, merchandise planning, or product operations experience.
• Experience supporting product data, taxonomy, classification, or product information initiatives.
• FlexPLM experience preferred but not required.
• Product Management experience leading business and technology initiatives.
• Experience within Product Development, Product Operations, Product Creation, Merchandising, PLM environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into actionable solutions.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and fast-changing environments.
• Proven success leading transformation, process improvement, or operational change initiatives.
• Experience working in large-scale business transformation programs.

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Confluence
• Microsoft Office Suite

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

The strongest candidates demonstrate:

• Experience in retail or consumer product environments.
• Understanding of product lifecycle and product creation processes.
• Success building processes and operating models from the ground up.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently, create clarity, and drive outcomes.
• Interest in a long-term contract-to-hire opportunity.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Strategic initiative tied to an enterprise transformation roadmap.
• Strong executive visibility and sponsorship.
• Opportunity to build new capabilities from the ground up.
• High level of ownership and influence.
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture.
• Strong potential for long-term employment through conversion.
• Flexible hybrid work environment.

Key Hiring Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated primarily on:

1. Experience within retail, footwear, apparel, or consumer products organizations.
2. Product lifecycle management and product creation expertise.
3. Ability to thrive in ambiguity and build structure in emerging environments.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Seattle, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $85.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.