Product Manager Work Management

at  IQGeo

Job Summary
As a key member of the Product Management Group (PMG) you will be responsible for ensuring the success of the IQGeo products relating to work management in both the telecommunications and utilities markets. 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. This is a business-facing role engaging directly with customers at all levels of management to develop\refine portfolio 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

The Product Manager Work Management role touches every aspect of the IQGeo portfolio to ensure the portfolio delivers 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.
As a domain expert in work management processes successful candidates will demonstrate depth of knowledge in ideally both the telecoms and utilities domains, and related processes such as network design, construction management, and operations. Candidates should also have an appropriate background in geospatial, IT\technology and cloud technology concepts as applied to the telecoms and utilities domains.

REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES

Essential

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

EDUCATION

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

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Successful candidates must be willing to travel globally.
• Location preferred to be North American east coast, (must be based in US\Canada) or from company office in Denver, USA.

In this role you will be expected to fulfill roles of inbound and outbound product management, including:

• Be the Voice of the Customer, understand what customers need, will buy, and their business imperatives.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the IQGeo work management 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.
• Understand the competition, their positioning and respond to this in the product vision and roadmap.
• As a domain and technology subject matter expert in work management provide guidance and mentorship to other teams, particularly Engineering.
• Regularly validate that on-going product development is delivering value and meeting the outcomes of the specific workflows\use case(s).
• 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 internal stakeholders and third parties to assess and establish both sales and technology partnerships.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.
• Work with the PMG to implement and follow appropriate product management processes to ensure smooth and timely operation of all product management related processes.
• Participate in industry events to increase IQGeo’s market visibility and to influence market direction as a thought leader.
• Present current state of development to internal and external stakeholders to obtain feedback and reflect this feedback in subsequent user story refinement and prioritization.
• Be responsible for prioritizing feature backlogs, coordinated with the Head of Product Management and other PMG team members.
• 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.
• Create a strong working relationship & exert influence across product management, engineering and other stakeholder groups to successfully execute business strategy across IQGeo, partners and customers.
• Head of Product Management Job Type Full-Time / Salaried
• Job Title Product Manager Work Management Department Product Management
• 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.