Product Director

 

PRODUCT DIRECTOR

Currently seeking a talented, energetic, business-savvy Product Manager to create and deliver high value programs and services for the corporate market. The successful candidate will be an integral part of internal Sales, Marketing, Client Services and Development teams, and will work with clients to determine product needs and define an overall product strategy.



RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and maintain Market and Product Requirements Documents (MRDs, BRDs)

Analyze market research regarding segments, players, technologies, and business models

Perform secondary industry analysis and oversee technical competitive analyses

Survey customers regarding product and market needs

Prepare internal presentations and documents summarizing product and market data

Work with design team to determine feature trade-offs against schedule/scope/resource and other constraints

Assist with development of product strategy including:

o  Participate in creation and management of product vision and roadmap

o  Facilitate internal planning and creation of programs to help drive faster deployment and adoption within appropriate customer segments

Assist with analysis of cost savings and ROI data

Creation and maintenance of detailed functional specifications for both the development and marketing audience

Manage streams of usability data through reporting tools, surveys, focus groups and usability sessions

Communication of functional requirements and specifications with development team

Communication of projects, requirements, specifications, releases, betas, etc. in a manner that meets both internal and external customer needs



SKILLS REQUIRED:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Business, or equivalent working experience

Minimum 3 years working experience as a Product Manager

Successfully managed and launched Internet products

Successfully developed and marketed emerging technology products

Excellent documentation skills across the spectrum of product management deliverables

Business intelligence and travel industry experience a MAJOR plus

  Working knowledge of the product development process