Product Manager

- Job ID #:86005
- Location:USA-NC-Raleigh
- Functional Area:Product Management
- Facility:Work at Home
- Relocation Provided:No
- Education Required:Bachelors Degree
- Experience Required:5 - 7 Years
- Travel Percent:15.00

Position Description:
The Lenovo Software team is looking for a talented Sr. Product Manager to support our new SaaS and on premise offerings for the education market.
This is a work from home opportunity.

Our team is creating the next generation of cloud services from Lenovo, which makes this an exciting and formative time for Lenovo Software.

The Sr. Product Manager is an experienced business professional who possesses a unique balance of technical depth and functional domain knowledge and strong interpersonal skills. This role will be responsible for determining features and functionality to support the company's flagship product, LanSchool, as well drive the strategy and execution.

Successful candidates will combine extensive knowledge of the market, proven track record in developing winning products, ability to lead product development teams to bring new capabilities to market and a passion for partnering with Sales, Channels, Product Marketing to accelerate market traction. This position is ideal for a hands-on individual who has sharp instincts about what makes a good product, enjoys making data driven decisions and lead cross functional projects from concept through implementation.

What You Will Be Doing:
Conduct market and customer research to gather insight and understand personas and needs
* Establish the vision and strategy for products and communicate them across the organization
* Monitor and report on the performance of products in the market
* Create, document and communicate about products and product roadmaps
* Gather competitive intelligence and perform competitive analysis
* Coordinate the creation of prototypes and testing of product concepts
* Document product requirements, user stories and artifacts to support the product development process
* Provide direction to the product development team and oversee product development
* Coordinate activities to ensure that new offerings include the desired capabilities and launches on time and within budget
* Verify completion of the product and the readiness of other elements related to the product
* Provide support to sales (e.g. make prospect/customer calls, provide sales enablement content, contribute to internal and external social communities/blogs/portals)
* Provide input to marketing for relevant activities and deliverables (e.g. buyer personas, competitive positioning, market requirements, launch plan)
* Monitor product adoption and use and collect customer feedback
* Prioritize and select product enhancements
* Initiate or manage relevant strategic partnerships as needed
* Assist in managing and resolving customer escalations as needed

Position Requirements:
Job Requirements
* 6+ years of product management experience.
* Passion for creative, resourceful problem solving.
* Proficient in the Agile/Scrum software development methodology.
* Demonstrated ability to coordinate software projects with various engineering teams.
* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and teams - work prioritization, planning and task delegation.
Education
* College degree in Marketing/Business/Technical or equivalent experience
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