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The Product Management team drives the development of product definition and planning to optimize the company's products and solutions. The team applies broad knowledge of company's product and solutions capabilities as well as the competitive environment to identify new growth areas, new technology and emerging product opportunities. Oversees the analysis and evaluation of key market statistics and customer requirements to define product strategies and identify product opportunities to expand market share.
The Product Management team also evaluates in-depth market analysis and leads business case development for optimization of existing products and solutions alternatives and/or to create the next generation of new products. Collaborates with research and development to create products and validate early product definitions. This role is both strategic and technical in nature and requires meaningful industry experience.
As a Senior Manager, Product Management, you will be responsible for a specific product line contribution to the overall business unit. This includes increasing the profitability of existing products to developing new products for the company. You will build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects.
Responsibilities:
The position has responsibility for the growth and business success of an assigned product line life cycle and/or product category. The role is responsible for managing other product managers in both developing strategies and managing tactical execution of product growth and development plans as well as delivering management objectives, coaching, and mentoring
This position is responsible for ensuring the ongoing review of the competitive environment for his/her product category. This is accomplished through analysis of competitive equipment and compilation of other pertinent findings, and the information thus gained is published and/or presented on a regular basis
The Senior Manager, Product Management ensures that his/her organization works with the Product Marketing and Marketing Communications in developing product promotion programs. Product Management is responsible for insuring that positioning and factual content are correct, and that timing for release of promotional materials fits with the product launch schedule. In addition, product positioning and pricing strategies are owned and managed by the Senior Product Manager and team who coordinate the communication of this information within product marketing
Product Life Cycle Management
Work closely with operations and supply chain to properly manage: forecast, ramp plans, component obsolescence, misaligned sales orders, yield issues, and product hold issues.
Manage transitions and discontinuations of product line
Manage product related communications to both internal and external associates
The Senior Manager, Product Management actively supports the Sales organization as required in select sales presentations, proposals and opportunities. Responsible for competitive analysis, as represented in developed presentation materials including detailed metrics and analysis to support business case and product development process
Senior Manager, Product Management and his/her team work closely with internal stakeholders throughout the development process in negotiating design trade-offs that may be needed, while preserving the requirements stated in the market requirements document (MRD). Internal stakeholders include but not limited to product marketing, end users, channel partners, sales, engineering, support organizations, and manufacturing
Travel as needed to visit customers, partners, attend seminars, trade shows or meet area sales personnel
Qualifications:
Preferred Education:
Master's Degree
Preferred Work Experience (years):
12+ years' experience, including at least 3 years managing multiple product managers in related discipline or technology industry
Key Skills and Competencies:
Excellent interpersonal skills with strong ability to interact with customers
Strong communication skills including written, verbal and oral presentation skills as well as ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior management, managers, clients and customers
Ability to assess complex market landscape and create focused, integrated product plans
Attention to detail, and strong understanding of complex products and systems
Deep understanding of financial concepts including P&L, balances sheets, and ROI models with delivery of product through defined objectives
Multi-task and manage complex programs
Advanced market knowledge in assigned product vertical, category or technology or solutions
Highly creative with ability to think strategically and develop strategic/business plans
The successful candidate will be a self-starter; this individual must be adaptable, persuasive, tenacious and perceptive and be able to execute a well-developed plan
Strong planning and execution skills
Excellent skills in Microsoft business applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to travel
Candidates must have a proven track record managing products in the authentication/authorization space
Position Specific Information
Work Location (country and city):
Travel Requirements:
FLSA (U.S. only):
Physical requirements and working conditions will vary by position and should be described as appropriate.
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Job ID: 83117808
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