GSM Outdoors is looking to develop and deliver high-quality, performant, and engaging mobile and software experiences that extend its leadership in the outdoor industry.
Requirements
- Proven experience shipping consumer-facing iOS and Android applications (native or high-quality cross-platform).
- Demonstrated ability to write detailed technical requirements, API specs, user stories, and flow diagrams that software engineers respect and follow.
- Strong working knowledge of mobile development ecosystems
- REST/GraphQL APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and app-store deployment processes.
- Hands-on experience with modern product management tools (Jira, Confluence, Figma, Notion, Miro, Amplitude, etc.) and Agile methodologies.
- Solid understanding of mobile UI/UX best practices, performance optimization, offline functionality, location services (GPS), Bluetooth/BLE integration, and push notifications.
- Analytical mindset with proficiency in mobile analytics platforms and deriving actionable insights from data.
Responsibilities
- Own the complete product lifecycle for iOS and Android mobile apps and related backend/software products – from ideation, requirements definition, development, launch, and ongoing iteration.
- Conduct user research, competitive analysis, and market trend analysis specific to outdoor, hunting, shooting, and outdoor-recreation mobile/digital experiences.
- Write clear, detailed product requirements documents (PRDs), user stories, wireframes, API specifications, and acceptance criteria that engineering teams (iOS, Android, backend, QA) can execute against.
- Partner closely with software engineering, mobile developers (Swift/Objective-C and Kotlin/Java or Flutter/React Native), UI/UX designers, QA, DevOps, and data teams to ship features on time and with high quality.
- Define and prioritize the product backlog, manage sprint planning input, and serve as the primary product owner in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and embedded teams when apps integrate with GSM physical products (e.g., trail cameras, rangefinders, GPS devices, smart optics).
- Establish and track key mobile/app-specific KPIs, (retention, session length, crash-free rate, conversion funnels, feature adoption, NPS, etc.).
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Product Management, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of product management experience specifically focused on consumer mobile apps (iOS & Android) and/or software products.
- Track record of successfully launching and iterating on multiple mobile applications that achieved strong user adoption and high App Store/Google Play ratings.
- Experience working directly with mobile engineering teams in an Agile environment as the primary Product Owner.
- Prior work in outdoor, sporting goods, fitness, or hardware-connected app categories is a significant plus.
