Product Manager, Inventory Initiative; FTC

Product Manager, Inventory Initiative (12-Month FTC)

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Company Description Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy.

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Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

We’re currently hiring for a Product Manager to work in the Inventory initiative team. Our vision is to make Depop the easiest place to turn items into shoppable inventory – in our mission to make fashion circular. This product team works to build experiences that help sellers of all shapes and sizes succeed on Depop, and meet sellers where they operate and manage their businesses.

Your team will own AI‑enabled experiences that are exciting, differentiating and loved by our users. You will report to the Staff Product Manager who leads the Inventory initiative, as part of the wider Supply product org.

• Vision, strategy and roadmap: Define and drive the web sellers product vision, as it relates to the wider Inventory and Supply product strategy.
• Deciding What To Build:
  • Working with product squad leadership (designer, engineering manager) to prioritise features that deliver the highest impact against quarterly objectives, the wider Inventory and Supply strategy, within constraint of the teams’ resources.
  • Combine user research, rigorous data exploration and technical guidance to make informed decisions about the vital few worth building, what to not pursue and when to adjust focus where necessary. You iterate on hypotheses and solutions as you learn.
  • Scope and effectively prioritise new features to ensure the right balance between effort and impact.
  • Have a point of view on what seller features and tools belong on web vs. app vs. any other channel, based on the type of sellers who use it, the types of problems we are solving, and the inherent strengths of web-based vs. app-based experiences.
• Product Execution:
  • Work with squad leadership to ensure solutions are simple, intuitive, and web-optimised – ensuring break-points, mobile web, responsiveness are considered when building web experiences and features.
  • Working with the engineering team to ensure features are built to specifications, championing quality and product excellence.
  • Leverage experimentation when appropriate to test and learn against hypotheses, capitalising on the ability to fail fast and learn faster through web development.
  • Recognising obstacles to the team, and making sure they are escalated or resolved before they impact delivery. Keeping effort vs value at the forefront of your decision making.
• Keeping Everyone Aligned And Informed:
  • Aligning with the Staff Product Manager and the functional leadership on the priorities and strategic goals of the wider product area.
  • Motivating the team and giving them the context they need to reach their potential.
  • Identifying and leveraging the expertise of key functional stakeholders (e.g. Engineering, Design, Product Marketing) and other product squads to help shape and execute on the vision for your area and fully…