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1-800 Contacts

Direct-to-consumer contact lens retailer

Product Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Draper, UT, USA
HybridAbility to work from the Draper, Utah office 1–2 days a week.
ProductProduct Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Ability to work from the Draper, Utah office 1–2 days a week.
  • At least 5 years of product management experience building consumer-facing applications; mobile app experience is required.
  • Experience working with products that use advanced mobile technology, such as facial recognition, voice and speech recognition, LiDAR, device sensors, or similar technology.
  • Demonstrated success in environments and processes requiring detailed documentation, privacy-standard or HIPAA compliance, or regular legal and compliance oversight.
  • Ability to adapt approaches to changing business needs in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
  • Experience working in agile environments with cross-functional teams.
  • Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Figma, Adobe Analytics, or Tableau.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency using data and A/B testing to inform decisions.
  • Strong technical literacy and ability to discuss algorithms, model performance, data structures, and API behaviors with engineers and data scientists.
Responsibilities
  • Own the customer experience for an app-based vision exam and help shape the product vision, roadmap, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Plan and execute the product roadmap for regulated prescription technology, aligning initiatives with company goals and customer needs.
  • Lead discovery and validation with customers and end users to ensure solutions address real-world pain points and deliver meaningful outcomes.
  • Understand customer needs, motivations, and pain points to create user interfaces that turn complex tasks into simple-to-follow experiences.
  • Lead an agile software development team and work cross-functionally to drive ideas from inception to launch.
  • Collaborate with engineering, data science, UX design, marketing, and customer success to define, build, and launch product experiences.
  • Track product metrics and key performance indicators, and deliver features that meet defined business outcomes.
  • Partner with the compliance team to maintain and optimize change-management and regulatory-adherence processes, ensuring software changes are measured, validated, and documented before release.
  • Partner with marketing and e-commerce to understand market response, create effective messaging and product positioning, and develop customer journeys from awareness through adoption and purchase.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with medical devices is a plus.

About the company

1-800 Contacts sells contact lenses online directly to consumers, with services like online vision exams, prescription management, and expedited shipping. Customers order lenses via the website or app, may complete an online vision exam to obtain or verify a prescription, and receive lenses through fast shipping, with free returns or exchanges and reminders for reorders. It stands out by pairing a direct-to-consumer online model with 24/7 real-person support, a best price guarantee, and built-in prescription management for easy reordering. Its goal is to make getting and maintaining contact lenses easy, fast, and affordable by streamlining purchasing and ongoing prescription management.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

1992

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What believers are saying

  • June 2026 Eyebot kiosks at Utah malls expand The Framery’s optical funnel.
  • S&P cited 13% retail revenue growth in Q1 and Q2 2026.
  • Wirecutter named The Framery in-network with VSP and UnitedHealthcare, aiding conversion.

What critics are saying

  • June 2025 closed 6over6 in Israel, cutting 60 jobs and shrinking innovation capacity.
  • FTC antitrust history plus 2024 Warby Parker keyword-loss weakens search-defense strategy.
  • S&P shows 6.6x leverage in Q2 2026; debt-funded dividends strain flexibility.

What makes 1-800 Contacts unique

  • 1-800 Contacts still leads U.S. online contacts, with 20 million customers by 2026.
  • Its app integrates Rx management, ExpressExam, and fast reorder logistics.
  • SeekWell unifies 1-800 Contacts, The Framery, Luna, and Hello Eyes.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Company Equity
  • Free eye exams for your entire family
  • Deep discounts on lenses, glasses, and other services
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • In-house restaurant with highly discounted meals
  • Free snacks, ice cream, and drinks every day
  • Full onsite gym

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

-1%
Business Wire
Jun 3rd, 2026
Eyebot partners with The Framery to deliver doctor-reviewed glasses prescriptions in minutes at Salt Lake City kiosks

Eyebot and The Framery at 1-800 Contacts have partnered to install vision testing kiosks at two Utah shopping centres, Layton Hills Mall and Valley Fair Mall, starting 3 June. The automated kiosks use advanced refraction and visual acuity technology to collect measurements for a glasses prescription in under 15 minutes, with results reviewed by licensed eye doctors. Users can complete vision tests at the kiosks and purchase eyewear from The Framery's collection, with frames starting at $79 including premium prescription lenses. Each kiosk features curated frame selections and is staffed by an assistant. The service is designed for adults aged 18–64 with no known eye conditions and is not a replacement for comprehensive eye exams. Eyebot is backed by General Catalyst and the National Science Foundation.

Calcalist Tech
Jun 8th, 2025
1-800 Contacts closes Israeli subsidiary 6over6, cuts 60 jobs

The American company 1-800 Contacts is shuttering its operations in Israel and laying off 60 employees.

Trend Hunter
Mar 24th, 2025
Stylish Retailer Eyewear

1-800 Contacts announced the launch of 'The Framery'

PR Newswire
Nov 1st, 2023
1-800 Contacts Launches Parent Company Seekwell

1-800 Contacts, Hello Eyes, and Luna to align under SeekWell, which was developed internally to serve future growth across the vision care companiesSALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800 Contacts today announced the launch of SeekWell, a parent company focused on making vision care simple, affordable, and accessible. SeekWell, which was developed internally, will serve as the umbrella corporation for its flagship brand 1-800 Contacts, as well as Hello Eyes and Luna. The move to a parent brand will allow each company to preserve its unique identity and purpose while allowing for growth in the larger industry of vision care.1-800 Contacts Launches Parent Company SeekWell"28 years ago, 1-800 Contacts started on a college campus with the goal to disrupt the vision care industry and today has become the largest seller of contact lenses in the United States," said SeekWell CEO John Graham. "Over the years, we have expanded outside of contact lenses to include Liingo Eyewear, Hello Eyes, and Luna, in addition to offering optical telemedicine services like ExpressExam. All our companies have a new home under SeekWell, a parent company we created that allows us to align under a single entity while providing more flexibility for our next phase of growth."Find more information on SeekWell and the future of vision care at seekwell.com .About SeekWellSeekWell believes consumer choice and technology should enable everyone to take control of their vision care

Hawaii News Now
Jun 6th, 2022
1-800 Contacts Inc acquired Liingo Eyewear on Jan 1st 18'.

In 2018, 1-800 Contacts bought Liingo Eyewear to provide consumers with a straightforward way to fulfill their vision needs outside of contact lenses.