Job ID: QS22 Product Manager (San Jose, CA)

Reward ~ USD 2500

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Product Manager

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: More than 5 years

Position Description:
The Product Manager will be charged with developing and incubating company's physical identity and event management solutions in specific verticals. This will include understanding emerging customer and market needs in this space, identifying, developing and executing on solutions to meet these needs.

The product is responsible for developing and executing on the plans necessary to support the full product life-cycle management. This includes, but is not limited to: understanding market and customer needs and quantification of same, identification of vertical products and opportunities and their respective functions and features, enhancement or re-purposing of existing products and developing and executing on a product marketing tasks, inclusive of promotions and Sales Kit development. The product manager position also involves significant partner, customer and prospect interaction.

Position Requirements:
1. Develops the full life-cycle product plans necessary to penetrate the key segments/verticals of the Physical Security & Identity Management market and to appropriately respond to competitive products and services.
2. Working closely with sales and engineering to develop customer and revenue objectives.
3. Write business requirements and other documentation included but not limited to:
• Marketing requirements documents
• Product and product suite descriptions and solution value statements
• Assists with use-case inventories for product design
• Product launch materials
4. Develop updates to materials, including customer testimonials, training and providing expertise on security topics. Enhancements and re-purposing/packaging of existing collateral.
5. Creating release plan, working with other groups to drive the release (Engineering, etc.) and ensuring that all aspects of the release planning process are complete upon product availability.
6. Develop promotional plan and input into overall promotional calendar, leveraging collateral, lead gen campaigns, white papers, speaking engagements and other means to drive growth

Position Attributes:
EXPERIENCE:
• 5+ years in a Product Management role in an Enterprise class software required.
• Expertise in one or more of the following industries: Physical Security, IT Security, Identity Management, Financial Services, Government, and Utilities.
• Functional experience in business development, sales, and Security helpful.
• Product marketing and business analysis experience

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in marketing or similar field required. M.B.A. preferred or equivalent business experience.

BENEFITS:
Company offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience as well as the following benefits:
• Short-term cash bonus
• Long-term stock bonus
• Paid Vacation/Holidays
• Medical Insurance



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