Product Manager (Platform)

at  IQGeo

JOB SUMMARY

As a key member of the Product Management Group (PMG) you will initially be responsible for managing the IQGeo Platform for one year providing maternity cover. Following this you will transition into a product management role focused on the telecoms market to work alongside the Telecoms Product Manager to ensure the success of the IQGeo products. You will need to create strong working relationships and influence across executive leadership, within the PMG, engineering and other functional groups to help define and execute product vision and strategy defined by the Head of Product Management, who holds ultimate responsibility for product direction and success. You will be expected to engage with customers to develop\refine product strategy and influence customer direction. Candidates must understand the target customers domain, business, use cases, the IQGeo product functionality, and any constraints involved with making great products that customers want to buy.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role needs to ensure IQGeo’s products deliver quality and value to end users, including: gathering and prioritizing market and customer requirements, defining and executing the roadmap, working closely with engineering, sales, delivery, marketing, and customer support to ensure recurring revenue order goals and customer business goals are met. The role will also include monitoring that the product’s short/mid/long-term development aligns with overall product vision, strategy and goals.
Successful candidates will demonstrate depth of knowledge in telecoms related to GIS-based network inventory and ideally both telecoms and utilities domains. Candidates should also have an appropriate background in geospatial, IT/technology and cloud technology concepts.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

Essential

• Subject matter expert in telecoms.
• Ideal candidates will have a working knowledge of geospatial technology.
• Have some knowledge/understanding of cloud-related technologies and approaches.
• 3+ years of industry/technical experience.
• 2+ years product management experience interacting with software development.
• Proficient with product management software, e.g., Atlassian Suite (Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence, etc.).
• Ability to balance competing priorities of stakeholders.
• Evangelizes concepts beyond current offerings and considers business model innovation (product, service and delivery innovations).
• Strong business analysis, problem solving and strategy development skills.
• Builds direct and “behind the scenes” support for ideas, and leverages chains of indirect influence.
• Effective communication with remote/global teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.· Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Office 365.
• Self-starter able to take the initiative and drive forward new ideas and change.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) or GIS-related subject.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• This is a global position therefore successful candidates must be willing to travel globally.
• Location preferred to be United Kingdom, will consider Belgium.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will be expected to primarily fulfill inbound product management role, including:

• Be the Voice of the Customer, understand what customers need, will buy, and their business imperatives.
• Champion the vision and strategy of the products set by the Head of Product Management, be able to articulate the roadmap and value propositions to all parts of the organization.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the IQGeo Platform and telecoms application functionality.
• Gather customer workflows and user stories/product requirements and clearly document them using IQGeo’s preferred tools and effectively communicate them to the Engineering teams.
• Create a strong working relationship & exert influence across product management, engineering and other stakeholder groups to successfully execute product strategy across IQGeo, partners and customers.
• Understand the competition and their positioning and respond to this in the product vision and roadmap.
• Understand and monitor the telecoms, utilities, geospatial and IT/cloud industries/markets to identify emerging trends and ensure new business opportunities are reflected in the roadmap.
• Assist with guidance and mentorship to other teams, particularly Engineering on subjects related to Telecoms
• Be responsible for prioritizing feature backlogs, coordinated with the Head of Product Management and other PMG team members.
• Regularly validate that on-going product development is delivering value and meeting the outcomes of the specific workflows/use case(s).
• Present current state of development to internal and external stakeholders to obtain feedback and reflect this feedback in subsequent user story refinement and prioritization.
• Present and discuss products and related roadmaps with customers and at internal events.
• Work in collaboration with product marketing to generate impactful product marketing material to support product launches that demonstrate the value and benefit of the products.
• Work with the PMG to implement and follow appropriate product management processes to ensure smooth and timely operation of all product management related processes.
• Position has global responsibilities so successful candidates must be willing to undertake global travel.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.