Sr. Product Manager

One of Esteemed's clients is seeking a Sr. Product Manager for a Direct Hire job opportunity.

(Remote, w/ few on-site visits per year in Trieste, Italy) 

Job Overview:

• Product Manager Software and Services are responsible for defining deploy and adapting software and services that offer providing a differentiated value proposition to our customers.
• In collaboration with Product Marketing, the Product Manager Software and Services shall make sure the customer's pain points are well identified and understood and ensure the product addresses/solves those problems while providing a competitive advantage to the company By understanding the impact those problems have on the people they can become an effective voice of market/customers.
• Product Manager Software and Service is responsible for the success and shall ensure the profitability of the assigned products/services over their entire lifecycle, supporting the organizations’ goals (revenue, market share, and margin).
• The Product Manager owns the product/service scope, feature, and business case over its life cycle.
• This is an individual contributor role that will work with all areas of IT. They must have hands-on programming experience.
• Must have embedded programming/software experience (C, C++, and Java).
• Must have Wireless/Wi-Fi/Telecoms/ embedded electronics experience.
• Remote Role, but the candidate must reside in Italy. (With a few on-site visits per year in Trieste, Italy)

Responsibilities (split the mission into singular general activities)

• Support Market research – understand the pain points of customers.
• Develop product requirements that describe the problem and the solution, use cases, competition, pricing, positioning, packaging, and sales/distribution.
• Develop the business case - the “why” for developing the product and the expected financial / market rewards, analyze the business performance, and act to improve during the lifecycle of the product.
• Technology - Analyze and keep abreast of technology trends, and become subject matter experts in the relevant product aspects.
• Work with system architects to discuss potential solutions that meet both business and technology strategies.
• Develop the product roadmap and be the product champion in the organization.
• Manage product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Develop and deliver effective presentations for internal and external audiences.
• Work closely with Product Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and Marketing teams to meet market needs, define priorities, and coordinate product launches.
• Provide Sales training Support with a focus on the target market background, competitive landscape, and the product.
• Support as required Strategic Partners' activity and relationship management.
• Participate in Industry meeting groups and events.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in business and/or technology-related field(s) (Embedded Electronics, Telecoms, Cloud platforms or Computer Science preferred).
• Software development and/or software architecture, cloud-based platform development, Product Management.