Associate Director HR Product Manager

Job Description:

We are hiring outstanding humans, and we hope that includes you!

Are you looking for more than just a job? At Chewy, you’ll find a career path alongside other incredible humans, like yourself. You’ll be part of an environment that values everything that you do, who you are, and the goals you have set for your career. We want to give you the opportunity to grow, earn competitive pay, and be happy while you do it. Sounds simple, but we love it.

Your Opportunity:

Chewy is seeking an Associate Director Product Manager within our Product Management team in HR. This team plays a meaningful role in crafting innovative, user-centric experiences that drive business outcomes. As a senior individual contributor, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of large, complex, and novel products. You will also play a direct role in the long-term strategy of a broader product portfolio.

In this role, you will bring deep product expertise, critical thinking, and strong executional capabilities to lead initiatives that have broad cross-functional impact. You will influence leadership, manage ambiguity, and drive clarity across organizational boundaries while developing and evangelizing product vision.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the end-to-end customer and business experience for a large and complex product that contributes to Chewy’s long-term strategy

• Develop and lead the product strategy (e.g., 3-year plan) for your area of ownership, aligning with broader portfolio goals and company priorities

• Define and champion customer-centric solutions by synthesizing quantitative and qualitative insights; anticipate needs not readily visible in data

• Build and apply customized prioritization frameworks, identify and mitigate product risks, and manage interdependencies and critical paths across teams

• Develop high-impact product documents (e.g., PRFAQs) for complex products that clearly articulate vision, value, and success metrics; presenting confidently to SLT

• Build alignment across leadership up to VP level through crisp, data-driven communication and proactive engagement; welcoming feedback and debate

• Partner with design, engineering, data science, and analytics teams in agile environments to deliver measurable impact on time and within scope

• Lead initiatives through ambiguity, structuring open-ended problem spaces, and driving decisions that influence broader organizational outcomes

• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader in your product domain, mentoring peers and contributing to the advancement of the product practice

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred

• 8+ years of product management experience, including ownership of large or complex product initiatives with strategic impact

• Proven ability to build long-term product strategies and roadmaps with deep business and customer insight

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with experiment design, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and risk assessment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a high level of comfortable presenting to and influencing VP and SLT leaders

• Experience developing frameworks or methodologies for large-scale product planning

• Technical acumen sufficient to engage deeply with engineering and data science teams

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity to deliver innovative, scalable solutions

• Occasional travel may be required to support collaboration or customer research

• Background in HR Tech, automation, personalization, or related technology domains is preferred

• The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.

We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com. 

Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations. 

Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.

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