Associate Director of Product Management

Verizon Communications • Basking Ridge, NJ

130d • $142,000 - $247,000 • Remote

About The Position

As the Associate Director of Product Management, you'll envision, prioritize, build and sell products and services. The role's mission is to drive the direction and innovation of their product portfolio. They will guide and/or collaborate with a team of product managers and developers in creating product features that not only meet current market needs, but also anticipate future trends. This individual's blend of business and technical expertise will ensure Verizon's products remain competitive and drive revenue growth, working closely with business sponsors, users and customers to identify key pain points and collaboratively design, build solutions that delight the end-user and then partner with sales and service to sell those products to meet the revenue targets. The PM possesses a blend of business and technical expertise, can see the big picture, drive revenue and has the confidence to make vision into reality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Six or more years of Product Management experience, preferably in B2B advanced networking, SaaS or telecommunications products.
• Strong product intuition and user empathy.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and motivating/inspiring them to go the extra mile, even in uncertain circumstances.
• Experience with understanding consumer insights, market trend analysis, usability testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, and analytics.
• Experience in operating within a multi-channel/multi-region brand.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a dynamic environment where diverse perspectives are respected and considered for creative solutions to difficult problems.
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who is self-motivated, but also a team player with a professional presence.
• Deep data and analytic orientation for evidence-based decision making.
• Excellent communications and prioritization skills, and strong business acumen.
• Has strong cross functional skills, can motivate people not on their direct team.
• Expertise in product portfolio management, and understanding product P&L.
• Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership of the product(s) from the development lifecycle (ie. ideation to release) and lifecycle management to grow the business (analytics, usage, strategy). Monitors launch and post launch progress.
• Reviewing and prioritizing product requirements; Defining the vision and business strategy for new products; Identify and track KPIs and use them as a cornerstone for communicating to stakeholders, and the teams focus and priorities.
• Strong understanding of the market opportunity. Responsibility for the product P&L, identifying and managing commercial risks and ensuring strategic product decisions align with the business decisions.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of customers and users, gathering key insights that will shape the product experience.
• Conduct market research customer needs, pain points and perform competitor gap analysis, identifying new offerings to drive growth and converting/refining them into product ideas.
• Work closely with product marketers and engineers to understand the market and technology trends, define and drive product vision, business case, product strategy and distill a product roadmap.
• Partner with the engineering, and GNT organizations on product development to deliver products that are fit for purpose and desirable in the market.
• Collaborate with the Marketing & Sales organization on product positioning, messaging, creating a product distribution and commercialization plan, creating and setting product targets and enablement needs and creating solutions that meet those needs.
• Define MVPs, manage product backlog priorities, and strategically de-scope to achieve rapid feedback cycles.
• Synthesize perspectives across a diverse set of stakeholders to make quick decisions.
• Communicate value of the offering to customers, stakeholders & leaders.
• Identify future potential and opportunity space for your product and get your teams, customers and business network excited about it.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Short and long term disability
• Basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Pet insurance
• Group home & auto insurance
• Matched 401(k) savings plan
• Stock incentive programs
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
• Up to 6 personal days per year
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree