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The Technical Product Manager combines market focused and development-centric activities to define, build and launch successful software products. Primary responsibilities include market analysis, product strategy, product planning, product release & launch, and marketing.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Market Analysis
- Technical Trend Analysis: Monitor technology market for paradigm shifts in technology development, usage and investment
- Competitive Landscape: Develop hands-on, in-depth knowledge of competitive products and maintain technical analysis of competitive strengths and weaknesses
- Product Strategy
- Market Research: Conduct market interviews and surveys to identify unmet needs across various market segments
- Technology Asset Assessment: Analyze technology assets to determine most effective path forward to deliver a complete solution (buy, build or partner)
- Product Planning
- Use Scenarios: Define the most typical user of your product or service and translate identified market problems into user-friendly stories to guide solution development
- Product Roadmaps: Define and manage product roadmaps
- Requirements: Leverage product themes to package multiple features into distinct and compelling releases
- Development Oversight: Drive product development toward on time and high-quality completion
- Product Release & Launch
- Early Stage Install Support: Lead and support beta testing and installation of new products and features to early customers. Document and report problems and recommend solutions/improvements to team
- Channel Training: Train Sales and Partners on product use cases and capabilities
- Subject Matter Expert
- Content Planning: Provide needed market and solution information to support Marketing, Sales and Technical Support
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5-10 years of software development and/or product management experience for an enterprise software company
- Strong problem-solving skills along with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively and productively interface with customers
- Must have experience with cross-functional teams that include engineering, product, sales and marketing staff
- Must be able to effectively interact and communicate with executive management
- BA/BS (degree in technical field preferred)
Email Security Expertise
- Proficient in common email and email security protocols - SMTP, DMARC, DKIM, SPF, DNS, encryption, DLP.
- Experience implementing one or more email gateway solutions.
- Experience administering an M365 email environment.
- Proficient in MS Graph and Powershell.
- One or more scripting/programming languages.
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