Product Manager

About the Role

Directs a comprehensive product strategy from product conception and definition through end of life. Functions as a central resource with design, process, manufacturing, quality, test, marketing, and distribution as the product(s) and/or product line(s) move through their lifecycle. Formulates and executes long-term roadmaps for cost/profit control. Promotes use of new technologies and industry-leading trends. Directs those involved in the design, modification, and evaluation of all phases of a specific product or group of products. Involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle including modifications, upgrades, and maintenance of the product or product line.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts analyses to assess marketability of products based on market, customer, technology, and other ecosystem demands.
• Serves as a market and business advisor in the formation of a business case for the development of a new product or product features.
• Drives the launch efforts of products and technologies for own area of responsibility.
• Seeks out market information and displays an understanding of the marketplace to contribute to the product roadmap.
• Directs the development of moderately complex products and services under some supervision and communicates with individuals across functional teams.
• Completes product development and definition activities including determination of cost and impact.
• Interacts with sales team to generate forecasts.
• Stays up to date on competitors, technological advances, and product ecosystem.
• Supports the development and design of new products.
• Maintains effective communication within own team and cross-functional team(s) on the management of a single product.
• Ensures successful cross-functional collaboration by ensuring that agreed upon KPIs and specifications are met for a single product.
• Supports the establishment of product goals and collaborates with others to execute tasks based on established goals.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or technical related field.
• 2+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
• 1+ year of working in a large matrixed organization.
• 1+ year of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
• 1+ year of negotiating 3rd party business agreements.

Level Of Responsibility

• Working under some supervision.
• Making decisions that are low to moderate in impact.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex.
• Completing tasks with multiple steps that can be performed in various orders.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem.