Product Management Associate (Innovation & Marketing)
The Product Management Associate at Confidential Client is an entry-level role focused on product development, management, and marketing within the air freshener industry. This position offers broad exposure to innovation, fragrance development, and business operations, preparing individuals for advancement to Product Manager by contributing to product projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive growth and consumer satisfaction.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Consumer Goods.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Position overview
This is an entry-level, full-time, in-person Product Management Associate role supporting product development, product management, and product marketing within the consumer goods industry. You will learn core product skills by supporting cross-functional teams, contributing to fragrance and product innovation, analyzing sales and market data, and helping bring new air-freshener products from concept to launch for our confidential client.
What You’ll Do
- Develop a working knowledge of the confidential client’s products, consumers, manufacturing, and business processes.
- Monitor consumer, customer, competitor, and market trends to identify growth and innovation opportunities.
- Analyze sales and performance data to surface insights that inform product, marketing, and brand decisions.
- Support and lead product management projects, including new fragrance development, packaging and design updates, product improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Draft product briefs, fragrance briefs, and creative briefs to guide internal and external partners.
- Participate in product development and innovation from concept through launch.
- Contribute to brand management and marketing initiatives.
- Collaborate across Marketing, Sales, R&D, Operations, Procurement and other teams to solve business challenges and execute plans.
- Draft, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures and business documentation.
- Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to key stakeholders.
Who You Are / Minimum Qualifications
- Available for full-time, in-person work in City of Syracuse, NY.
- No prior education or work experience required — this role is designed for candidates starting a product management career.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Creative thinker with curiosity about products, consumers and markets.
- Able to travel to the Corporate Office in Watertown, NY for the first month of orientation, and for routine visits (approximately 2 days per month on average).
- Able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $56,740 – $59,740 per year (provided per pay-transparency requirements).
- Benefits include immediate eligibility for 401(k) savings plan & match, medical/dental/vision insurance, weekly dependent care reimbursement, health & dependent care FSAs, on-site café & fitness center, and free family fitness memberships.
- Employment, benefits and leave will comply with applicable federal and New York state laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.
Why Join
- Structured development path: this role is intended to prepare high-potential hires for promotion to Product Manager within roughly two years.
- Broad exposure across product management, fragrance development, innovation and business operations.
- Hands-on experience taking products from concept through launch at a consumer-goods brand.
- Work with cross-functional teams and mentors who support skill growth and career progression.
Location & Work Arrangement
- This position is full-time and in-person, based in City of Syracuse, NY.
- Orientation travel: travel to Watertown, NY for first month of orientation; thereafter, routine travel to the Corporate Office (~2 days/month).
- The confidential client will comply with all applicable state and federal employment laws for New York.
Hiring process & fairness
Careertakes may use screening tools (including AI-assisted resume review) to help surface qualified candidates, but final hiring decisions are made by people. Reasonable accommodations are available — please contact Careertakes if you need assistance during the application or interview process.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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