Director of Product Management, US, CH, UK

at  Kandou Bus

Challenges are our drive, innovation our calling. We at Kandou are a team of passionate accomplished professionals making a mark in the semiconductor industry. We’re an innovative leader in high-speed and energy efficient chip-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry, continuously developing to meet the demands of not just the customers of today, but of tomorrow too. If you love to be part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.
We are actively seeking a Director of Product Management

EXPERIENCE

• Strong technical leadership skills. Must have working knowledge of SerDes and a passion for high-speed, high-quality, signal conditioning. Understanding of high-speed interconnects their markets, standards, industry developments, application specifics and opportunities is desirable.
• Strong track record of IC developments for applications including Networking, Data Centers, Storage, Communications, Compute, Satellites, Test, and Consumer Electronics.
• Capable of engaging and leading discussions with customers, understanding their needs and what they care about. Keeps customers at the forefront of what Kandou does, conveying understanding and urgency across product development teams.
• Track record of leading the Product Management function, capturing market requirements and customer needs, developing problem statements and solutions. Creating commercial proposals derived from in-depth stakeholder discussions regarding functionality, performance, and other considerations, and relating to implementation tradeoffs with product development and commercial teams.
• Experienced at developing, refining and prioritizing Product Roadmaps, driving the success of the development team and product delivery metrics in a measured and predictable manner.
• Practiced communicator with all stakeholders: from customers to internal leadership, and individual team members, understanding details/constraints, that can impact success.
• Capable of challenging the status quo, driving team performance in a sustainable manner, making the difference between satisfaction and disappointment.
• 10+ years experience within Product Management / Product Marketing is desirable.

SKILLS

• Effective communicator, able to convey complex ideas in a clear, concise manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Analytical and detailed, data-driven, willing, and able to drill into problems and logically solve them.
• Practical and lateral thinker with the ability to make timely, effective and difficult decisions.
• Ability to summarize and target messaging establishing credibility and trust.
• Action-oriented, experienced in leading cross-functional execution.
• Self-starter and multi-tasker, performs well in managing complex situations.
  If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!
  Visit us at www.kandou.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/kandou-bus-s-a-

• Lead marketing studies for Kandou’s products.
• Manage business case generation, MRD creation, market launch plans and portfolio management.
• Direct market segmentation and opportunity sizing: TAM/SAM/SOM modelling.
• Research and document all inputs on competitive and market analysis.
• Track new opportunities and facilitate activities for design-in and revenue realization.
• Monitor sales forecasting, providing insights on funnel growth, ensuring peer review and robust methodology.
• Direct customer facing material, marketing collateral, and training material for product promotion.
• Drive the product roadmap, including next generation products.