DESCRIPTION:
Authority Partners is looking for a seasoned Product Manager who would be responsible for both product planning and product marketing and work closely with our partners in developing new product/service offering. This includes working closely with our own stakeholders and our partners on conceptualizing the product itself, managing the product throughout the Product Lifecycle, gathering and prioritizing product and future customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with our and partners’ software engineering teams, to deliver winning products/services. The job evolves around agile, dynamic, 100% fully dedicated team working in entrepreneurial/start-up fashion in delivering product concepts. The responsibilities also include working with sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Manager’s job also includes ensuring that the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy and goals.
The Product Manager is expected to:
- Define the product strategy and roadmap working closely with our partners
- Working closely with our partners, help to create and manage release plans, deeply understanding and managing dependencies
- Deliver PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
- Work with internal stakeholders and external third parties to assess further product opportunities and improvements
- Be an expert with respect to the competition
- Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product working along with our partners
- Facilitate, support and perform product demos to our partner’s customers together with our partners
- Elaborate and provide input, as needed, to pricing strategies of our partners
- Design and deliver periodic product management status reporting to internal and external stakeholders
- Support development of sales tools and collaterals and related inputs to our partners
- Propose an overall budget/internal team structure to ensure success
- Manage, plan and schedule internal supporting resources assigned to support the product concept and design
- Prepare required inputs to partner’s sales force at periodic sales initiatives
- Brief press and analysts and go on press tours, as needed
- Act as a leader within the company
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a Product Manager or Product Marketing Manager
- Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
- 5+ years of experience in a job in the workspace management and/or commercial real estate market
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred)
- Technical background, with experience working in Software Development, Information Systems, Technology Consulting industries
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Must be able to travel 20% of the time
- Examples and at least one sample of an effective document delivered in the past
- References to past product/services launch in Software Development, Information Systems, Technology Consulting industries a plus
AP Perks:
- Opportunity to work with people who are at the top of their field
- Competitive remuneration package.
- We reward excellence
- Career growth
- Collaborative learning environment
- Professional trainings
About Authority Partners:
Authority Partners is a leading and global IT services company with over 22 years of experience, serving clients within the financial, healthcare, insurance, mortgage and technology sectors among many others. We are committed to building relationships with IT professionals who possess integrity, dedication, teamwork, and the desire to learn and grow with us. We specialize in placement for long-term contract and permanent opportunities and helping our consultants achieve their career success.
