Product Manager - Reality Mapping Capabilities

Overview

Reality mapping enables organizations to gain a deeper understanding of the world by empowering them to create their own accurate and up-to-date content from various sources, imagery, and remotely sensed data, thereby extracting insights and creating immersive experiences, such as Digital Twins.

As a product manager, you’ll have the opportunity to help define and release great products that provide valuable solutions to our users while driving the growth of Esri as an organization. You’ll serve as an expert in the reality mapping market, focusing on identifying market opportunities and user needs through market research, interacting with customers, and reviewing the competitive landscape. Then, working closely with software product development and other stakeholders, you’ll develop a roadmap to illustrate the vision and key deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize user needs and market opportunities through interviews, research and analysis

• Maintain the product plan and roadmap based on customer feedback and business goals

• Collaborate with Product Engineers to develop product specifications and user stories

• Partner with other product managers to align the vision for reality mapping with market and organizational needs

• Ensure teams are prepared for product releases, including sales and support

• Ensure Global Business Development and partners are equipped to engage with potential customers

• Act as the go-to expert on reality mapping capabilities

• Support the development and implementation of pricing and licensing strategies

• Foster collaboration across teams to ensure a cohesive product story and success

• Collaborate with Product Marketing to plan and deliver effective go-to-market strategies, product messaging and release communications.

• Promote GIS and reality mapping through presentations and publications

Requirements

• 2+ years of practical experience in the geospatial field

• Experience as a Product Manager or similar role, preferably in the geospatial technology or mapping industry

• Excellent communication, storytelling, and persuasion skills across all levels of an organization

• Strong understanding of GIS, imagery and remote sensing, and reality mapping technologies (such as photogrammetry, lidar, drones, aerial survey, imaging satellites, 3D mapping)

• Experience creating partnerships, and establishing yourself as a trusted advisor with colleagues, customers and partner organizations

• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset, able to balance business goals with user needs

• Ability to travel 10-20% for strategic meetings and events

• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geospatial Technology, Geography, Computer Science or STEM related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience using reality mapping in more than one industry

• Experience with geospatial technology, especially ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online

• Experience with Esri reality mapping software

• Demonstrable projects implementing reality mapping workflows in commercial and government settings

• Remote Pilot Certification

• Pragmatic Institute certifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (such as GIS, Geospatial Technology, Geography, Computer Science, Business Administration)

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is
$91,520—$151,424 USD

The Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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