Location: Irvine, United States of America
Thales people architect solutions that enable two-thirds of planes to take off and land safely. We create in-flight entertainment systems that engross 50 million fliers every year and we develop the avionics that control the world’s largest commercial aircrafts. Our simulators train the next generation of pilots for fighter jets, transporters and search and rescue helicopters. And, together, each and every member of our aerospace team makes a difference.

POSITION SUMMARY

Thales is looking for a Product Marketing Manager - Innovations (PMM-Innovations) to be responsible for; Analyzing the market, its ecosystem and competitive dynamics and ultimately owning the business requirements for the innovation project; Contributing to developing the future product vision that best meets market expectations; Proposing and supporting actions aimed at developing the value proposition (including key differentiating messages) and acquiring a differentiating competitive positioning; Proposing and leading actions aimed at developing the testing, promotion and distribution strategy for new ideas and concepts that could become products and services; Creating the main marketing tools (customer presentations, demonstrators, etc.) to help with prospecting, testing and ultimately sales; Implementing digital marketing techniques and approaches (content creation and targeting by persona, A/B testing, growth hacking, etc.); Supporting the innovation project team in all activities associated to marketing and business development.
In a fast pace innovation environment, the PMM-Innovations will focus on translating customer and market needs into a vision for the products and services with clear and differentiated value proposition elements to increase order intake and net margin, both supported with evidence based market needs, competitive positioning and pricing and value analysis.
In this position, you will also work as a key member of the Innovation project team, he/she will also work collaboratively with the Strategy, Business Development, Customer Success and Product Delivery teams to prepare the handover to execution, by ensuring products are desired in the market by binding the strategic business plan and gross margin at order intake. After the initial innovation phase, which will lead to several prototypes and demonstrators presented to our customers, the project will morph into the execution phase, and this role will evolve to a Product Marketing Manager role for the new products.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, General Business, Entrepreneurship STEM or related field with 8+ years of relevant work experience or HS diploma with a minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience.
• Solid experience in Product Marketing and/or Product Management in any combination of the telecommunications, media digital services, and/or inflight entertainment and communications field.
• Strong analytical ability with proficiency in pricing, ROI and TCO, TVO analysis, market analysis and competitive intelligence.
• Proven experience in developing effective marketing material.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

SPECIAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Schedule: Core Business Hours Monday-Friday, 9/80 work week eligible. May be required to work outside core business hours.
• Physical Environment: Office environment, Demo lab.
• Travel: 20 – 40% domestic and international travel required.
• Regulatory Compliance Requirements: None.

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