Software Application Product Manager

Garmin International, Inc.•Olathe, KS

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Product Manager at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the definition of new products by providing market research, profitability analysis, voice of customer information and competitive analysis in a team-oriented environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Marketing, or related engineering or marketing field AND a minimum of 5 years work experience in a product development, engineering, marketing or analytical role
Must have experience with Software Applications
Must demonstrate a strong aptitude for consumer electronics devices
Self-motivated, demonstrates a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion, and has exceptional time management and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail
Must demonstrate a strong passion for Garmin, including its mission, products, values and success
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to present data/product recommendations to engineering and marketing/sales management
Demonstrated proficiency using MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

Responsibilities

Develop and demonstrate Product Management product skills
Develop judgment regarding product usability and customer expectations via hands-on usage and observations of customers in real world situations
Develop an understanding of Segment values & vision to set compelling product goals resulting in a superior product experience that answer the questions “Why Garmin” and “Why This Product”
Develop skills to identify/champion the essential features required to make a differentiated and superior product; the Key Requirements in the product concept and discern/reject features and products that are overburdened or are not useful to target customer
Develop voice-of-the-customer skills such as researching and analyzing market requirements and opportunities, aggregating and interpreting customer and competitor trends and meeting with customers to learn about their needs first-hand
Collaborate with Engineering to understand scope of work and product tradeoffs
Assist with preparation of product documents such as product line roadmap, product concept, product development plan and product requirements
Coordinate market research to track end-user feedback
Develop skills to evangelize the product’s vision and unique selling points with Sales, Marketing and Marketing Communications
Assist product marketing team with the development of product marketing plans
Support Sales and Marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise to achieve product ranging in dealer channels
Assist with training of Product Support and Field Service Engineers
Develop and demonstrate Product Management business skills
Become proficient in product cost and gross margin computations and in evaluating opportunity cost; the cost of building one feature or product and what other features or products could have been built using the same time and resources
Become proficient in understanding/managing various lifecycle phases: roadmap, concept, development, production and end of life in collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Sales and Marketing
Assist with monitoring of product gross margin and collaborate with the product team to maximize gross margins over the life of the product
Evaluate product cost tradeoffs with engineering against voice-of-the-customer inputs to deliver essential functions and best value while being a good steward of Garmin’s resources
Thoroughly document work in an organized manner
Apply Garmin’s Mission, Vision, Values and Quality Policy and enthusiastically exhibit a desire to see Garmin succeed
Integrate, use, and provide feedback on products in development when possible as part of their normal job responsibilities
Attend industry tradeshows, customer meetings and other events as required