Job Description
Our client, a software leader,
enables enterprises to leverage location to derive measurable business value. They do it with industry leading Location Intelligence solutions that contain the most relevant, rich and reliable location content available anywhere
.
They’re located in Markham and they have engaged ROSS (
www.getROSS.com
) to help them recruit a Junior/Intermediate Product Manager.
ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth.We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Recruitment Augmentation
complimented by leading edge open-source HRIS software
Job Summary and Essential Functions
You will be focused on taking new product ideas from concept to reality by understanding the market opportunities, developing and communicating product specifications to key stakeholders, helping guide the development and QA processes to ensure the product functions as required, and participating in go-to-market activities. You will be actively engaged in the product design process with a core objective of translating customer business challenges into technology solutions that solve their problems.
It is the responsibility of the Product Manager to:
Engage in product and market research to understand the market, competitive landscape, and opportunities.
Interface with sales, marketing, business partners and customers to gather feedback on the current product and input on future requirements. Document and communicate market and product requirements based on input from these key stakeholders
Assist the Director, Product Management in the development, communications, and implementation of a comprehensive product roadmap that is customer centric in design and execution.
Support Marketing in the development of product collateral and content for use in websites, brochures, presentations, promotions, partner marketing, and by our client’s sales team.
Deliver product demonstrations and presentations to sales, partners and customers.
Work collaboratively with product development to develop comprehensive functional specifications for new products/features and assist in all processes required to bring the product or feature to market. This includes the creation of supporting documentation, marketing position statements, presentations and demonstrations.
Provide guidance to the Quality Assurance process to ensure delivered product meets original requirements.
Support sales and marketing in the communication of our client’s solutions to customers and partners through various mediums such as print, webinars, trade shows and meetings.
Required Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years of software product management/product marketing experience supporting enterprise software solutions.
Solid understanding of GIS technology (hands on work experience or education. preferred spatial data, mapping and/or demographic databases, software).
Technically literate, familiar with emerging technologies and trends in location intelligence solutions.
Ability to think strategically, analyze information, develop comprehensive business plans and executive and measure performance against plan.
Ability to see a product from the user perspective and understand the product from the user's point of view.
Work and think independently and as a team member to meet company objectives
Excellent written and oral communications skills.
Good customer presence with effective presentation skills
Highly motivated self starter with initiative and passion to succeed
Good time management skills with ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
Excellent work ethic; professional and dedicated
If you're not interested, but know someone who is, please help a current or former colleague in their career development by referring them. In addition, we're happy to give you a
$250 referral fee .
Click
http://www.getROSS.com/referral_fee.php
for more details.
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