Technical Product Manager - Product Information Management

Technical Product Manager – Product Information Management Role Overview

Product Information Management – The Technical Product Manager for PIM is responsible for ensuring that product data is created accurately at the source and made available consistently across downstream digital channels, including B2B and B2C experiences. This role plays a critical part in enabling New Product Introductions (NPIs), supporting digital commerce, and delivering a cohesive product experience for dealers and riders.

This role enables faster and more predictable product launches, improves overall product‑data quality, reduces manual rework across teams, and strengthens alignment between product development, digital, and commercial functions.

You will act as the product owner for the Product Information Management (PIM) domain, defining how product data is structured, enriched, validated, and prepared for downstream consumption. By establishing clear standards and partnering closely with PLM, ERP, and digital teams, you will help ensure that product data is trusted, scalable, and ready to support growth.

• Own the Product Information Management (PIM) product area, including data models, enrichment workflows, and publishing readiness criteria.
• Manage product requirements, backlog, and acceptance criteria for PIM capabilities in alignment with NPIs and digital commerce needs.
• Ensure accurate and complete product attributes, specifications, descriptions, imagery, and metadata within the PIM system.
• Define and maintain product taxonomy, classification structures, and attribute schemas to support search, filtering, and channel consistency.
• Establish and monitor data‑quality metrics such as completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and error rates.
• Partner with digital commerce, merchandising, marketing, and UX teams to ensure product data supports customer experience and conversion goals.
• Collaborate with PLM, ERP, and integration teams to ensure clean and reliable upstream‑to‑downstream data flows.
• Support product launches, seasonal updates, and assortment changes by ensuring timely and publish‑ready product data.

Leverage AI‑assisted tools, including Copilot and PIM‑embedded capabilities, to improve documentation quality, accelerate data enrichment, and identify data‑quality issues. Use analytics and dashboards to surface trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. This role applies AI to improve efficiency and insight but does not own AI strategy, platforms, or architecture decisions.

Owns PIM product requirements, data standards, and enrichment rules. Influences downstream channel readiness and integration requirements. Supports delivery execution through PLM Operations.

• 7+ years of experience in technical product management, product data, or enterprise platform roles.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Product Information Management (PIM) platforms, with Contentserv expertise required.
• Solid understanding of product data models, taxonomy, classification, and data governance.
• Experience working with PLM, ERP, and digital commerce ecosystems.
• Ability to analyze data quality and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.

Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related). Master’s degree preferred but not required.

Agile / Scrum Product Owner, SAFe, or product and data management certifications are a plus.

• Consistently high product‑data completeness and accuracy across downstream channels.
• Reduced manual rework related to product data and launches.
• Predictable, on‑time support for NPIs and product releases.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction across product, digital, and commercial teams.

As a full-time, regular teammate, you are eligible for the following benefits, beginning the first of the month following your start date.

• Competitive pay with annual performance-based reviews for continued growth and recognition

• Comprehensive healthcare plan options, including PPO, EPO, HDHP, and HMO (acupuncture and physical therapy included)

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer HSA contributions when enrolled in the High-Deductible Healthcare Plan (HDHP)

• 401(k) Company Matching up to $5,000 annually with immediate 100% vesting and administrative fees paid for by the company

• Company-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program that provides access to individualized mental well-being care

• Generous Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, and Volunteer Time Off

• 14 weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents and 8 weeks of 100% paid leave for non-birthing parents, plus a Specialized bike for your new baby

• Up to $9,000 annually in Career Development & Degree Assistance

For additional information on benefits and perks, please visit: https://benefits.specialized.com .

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*At Specialized, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and will depend on your work experience, skills, certification, and location.