Global Product Manager

Operations

Global Product Manager
Greensboro North Carolina 

Exp 5-7 yrs

Deg Bachelors

Relo

Occasional Travel

Job Description

I.                     Purpose of Position

The Product Manager, Global Payment sets & drives the product roadmap for the Payment product line by gathering customer input; tracking market trends; working with Regional Sales & Marketing teams to understand key market drivers and opportunities; and working with Engineering to ensure product viability & on-time delivery. The successful candidate will synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs to prioritize and manage the portfolio to ensure that the product & product line are valuable, usable, and feasible.  The product manager has responsibility for the entire product life cycle from product conception, though development, market introduction, maturity, and sunset/EOL.

II.             Key Responsibilities

·         Identify and prioritize Payment markets for cultivation. Develop and maintain market model that includes sizing, growth, competitive activity, customer, regulatory and technology factors to guide strategic discussions on target markets.

·         Develop and maintain technology and product roadmaps

·         Own product definition and development process, including:

§  Articulating clear and accurate market and product requirements

§  Developing strong and compelling business cases to support requirements

§  Defining winning strategies/approaches where appropriate to engage third parties in developing and delivering solutions that open market opportunities

·         Collaborate with Engineering to ensure ideation and concept activities are focused on the most compelling business and consumer problems in retail and commercial petroleum related to payment

·         Enumerate key product benefits, differentiation, and positioning. Clearly communicate these to regional marketing/sales teams and to end customers.

Background and Skill

·         BA/BS required, preference for engineering/technical degree or strong demonstration of technical competency. MBA Desired.

·         We have two positions currently available:

o    One position is targeting seven or more years of experience with a combination engineering and product management / product marketing in a technical environment

o    The other position is targeting two or more years of experience in B2B product life cycle management / product marketing in a technical environment

·         Proven ability to identify market trends and technology shifts, and develop and execute successful product plans and roadmaps

·         Demonstrated product line management, including lifecycle management of products

·         Demonstrated experience in payment systems a definite plus

·         Ability to travel 20-35% of time.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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