I.T. Product Manager needed urgently: APPLY NOW

Description:

Guide a products contribution to a business unit. This extends from increasing the profitability of existing products to developing new products or features for the company. Determine and manage the roadmap of a technical product. Maintain a wish list and backlog of new features of the product for development prioritization. Expand commercial software product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Effective Product Lifecycle management

Managing the entire product line and life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
Research and define market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers
Driving a solution through market requirements, product contract, and positioning
Developing and implementing a go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute this plan
Packaging the features into product releases
Developing strategies to meet customer demands
Manage the product roadmap & Lifecycle

Effective Pre-Sales

Responsible for actively driving and managing the pre sales process with direct and channel customers
Articulate the company’s technology and product portfolio, positioning to both business and technical users
Provide technical solutions in a professional manner and to agreed timeframes
Create and confidently deliver technical presentations internally and externally
Deliver training on solutions and provide product support to channel partners and internal
Stakeholders

Effective stakeholder engagement

Building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
Close interaction with development leads, product architects, and key customers
Inter departmental collaboration
Interface with the development team, articulating customer requirement, to ensure smooth transition from Sale to Delivery

Effective teamwork and self-management

Proactively develop own skills and knowledge of relevant best practice and ensure appropriate skills and knowledge transfer
Actively and consistently maintain high standards of professionalism in all aspects of personal presentation and delivery
Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained including meeting all deadlines
Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications: Information technology and/or sales and marketing degree
Minimum Experience: 6-8 years of software marketing/product management experience, Knowledgeable in the technology

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.
Enjoy spending time in the market to understand their problems, and find innovative solutions for the broader market
Be able to communicate with all areas of the company and non-technical clients

WORK LEVEL

Senior

SALARY

Market Related

EE POSITION

Yes

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: R71,000.00 to R83,000.00 /month

Experience:

software marketing: 6 years (Required)
Software Product Management: 6 years (Required)

Education: Bachelors (Required)

Licence: drivers (Required)

Work Remotely: Temporarily due to COVID-19

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Source: Indeed