Job Description:

Location: Pasadena, United States of America

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

TOGETHER WE MAKE THE BIG AMBITIONS OF TOMORROW HAPPEN TODAY

The Project Line Manger (PLM), located in Pasadena, California, is responsible of managing his/her Product Line, its products and their evolutions throughout their respective lifecycle, from feasibility study to product withdrawal.

The PLM’s permanent objectives are to manage the definition and the evolution of the products to maintain their competitiveness and profitability. In its capacity.

The PLM leads the Product Line CORE team, which includes Product Line Architect, Product Design Authority, Product Development Manager or Product Owner, Procurement Product Manager, Quality Manager and Financial Controller.

The PLM is in charge of a portfolio of products with pro-forma aggregated revenue greater than $10M/year and up to $100M.

The products are key building blocks or direct contributors in the solutions sold by Thales for Law Enforcement, Digital Identity, Voter Solutions, Driving License, Access control.

The results and activity of the PLM have direct visibility at the Business Unit Executive Committee.

Key Responsibilities:

• Must be able to provide robust value proposition & competitive positioning with Marketing and Business Intelligence




• Must be able to Synthesize market trends, market/customer needs, segmentation and competitions from Business Owners Market analysis




• Responsible for defining and implementing the Product Line strategy




• Responsible for managing the Products Plans




• Responsible for leading the Product Life Cycle Decision Reviews then implementing action plan




• Responsible for providing budget allocation that are approved during planning.




• Must be able to work closely with PLA (Product Line Architect) and Project Manager (or Product Owner) in charge of Product development




• Must be able to lead the Product Line Core Team and Product Change Control Board with PLA




• Responsible for the coordination of the “Go to Market” action plan with Business Owners




• Responsible for driving Marketing & Sales Kit delivery with Marketing & Communication as part of BL Marketing plan.




• Participate in the definition of the pricing rules, T&C with Business Owners




• Responsible for defining the competitive positioning, marketing collaterals, Bid factory




• Responsible for participating in Bid gate preparation: validate with PLA tender compliance to Products Policy and identify the eventual gaps




• Responsible to ensure consistency of Product Policy with customer's expectation & satisfaction as part of PL strategy & Product Plan




• Responsible for developing and maintaining the Market & Customers Requirements Description




• Must be able to provide support to KAM (Key Account Managers), Sales, and Capture Leader, Bid Managers during pre-sales and Bid activities : Participate in customers, prospect & partners meetings




• Responsible for the control and monitoring of the Product Line and Products competitiveness,




• Responsible for the update of the Business Plan and roadmap in coherence with Ambition Boost performance plan




• Responsible with the PLA for the Engineering and Industrial strategy: product re-use and Core/Non Core & MTB (Make/Team/Buy)

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Management in similar technical/ engineering industry or minimum 10 years of experience in solution management in biometrics



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  At least 5 year of experience performing the following in a technical/ engineering environment

  
  
  
  

  • Defining and implementing the Product Line strategy

  
  

  • Managing the Products Plans

  
  

  • Leading the implementation of the product plans

  
  
  
  



• Master Degree in Business  in Marketing , Engineering, Physics or Mathematics or similar technical discipline




• Prior experience leading teams/ projects towards challenging results in a cross-functional/ matrix environment




• Proven record of defining solutions to complex problems (software, cloud, IT products, complex workflow to multiple market segments or customers)




• Prior experience working with engineering creating new product features




• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Master’s in Business Administration (Marketing)




• Experience in Biometrics products

Are you ready to be part a part of something big? If your skills, experience and attitude are a match and you’re looking for an exciting challenge, please apply now using the link below and we will be in touch.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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