Product Management Specialist – Footwear

We’re looking for a Product Management Specialist to support a leading footwear team focused on core running products. This role will partner closely with product creation, merchandising, and marketing teams to help drive footwear products from concept through launch while supporting multiple initiatives simultaneously.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and passionate about product creation, consumer insights, and sport.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support footwear product management initiatives across multiple running product lines
• Assist with product creation processes, new model development, and in-flight product updates
• Build and present product decks and storytelling materials for internal stakeholders
• Partner with product creation, merchandising, and marketing teams to drive alignment
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while supporting key business objectives

What We’re Looking For

• Experience supporting product management, product creation, merchandising, or retail initiatives
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Experience creating executive-level product presentations using Keynote
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail

Nice to Have

• Footwear industry experience
• Running, athletic, or sports-related background
• Retail industry experience
• Passion for athlete insights, product innovation, and consumer trends
• Experience working within product creation or go-to-market organizations

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of product, sport, consumer insights, and innovation while helping bring new footwear products to market.

Mainz Brady Group is a technology staffing firm with offices in California, Oregon, Washington and Texas. We specialize in Information Technology and Engineering placements on a Contract, Contract-to-hire and Direct Hire basis. Mainz Brady Group is the recipient of multiple annual Excellence Awards from the Techserve Alliance, the leading association for IT and engineering staffing firms in the U.S. Mainz Brady Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to Diversity & Inclusion and incorporate non-discrimination best practices in all our staffing processes. Mainz Brady Group does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or any other protected class.

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Conversation Designer (Remote | 6-Month Contract)
Hourly Rate $40-50 ph w2

UX Designer with Strong IVR experience

About the Role
Join a collaborative team helping enterprises modernize legacy IVR systems into AI-powered conversational experiences. In this embedded role, you’ll work alongside product owners, developers, and UX teams to redesign and optimize IVR journeys while preparing for conversational AI and bot adoption.

What You’ll Do

• Design and optimize conversational experiences for IVR systems and AI-powered bots
• Create call flows, prompts, and detailed design documentation to support implementation
• Translate business requirements into user-centered conversational designs
• Advocate for end-user experience and best practices across design decisions
• Present concepts and design rationale to stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with developers to ensure feasibility within IVR platforms and constraints

What You Bring

• ~5 years of experience in conversation design
• Strong background in IVR/contact center design and optimization
• Experience creating design specs, call flows, and documentation
• Ability to work in Agile environments with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Understanding of NLU concepts (intents, entities, confidence levels)

Nice to Have

• Portfolio showcasing conversation design work
• Experience in healthcare, financial services, or other regulated industries
• Background in linguistics, UX, or human factors
• Experience with voice or chat-based AI design
• Exposure to user research or usability testing

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