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APCON Product Manager in Plano, Texas
Job Description – Product Manager
Location: Plano, TX
On-site - Monday – Friday
Day Shift
Purpose of Job: The Product Manager will be responsible for acting as a liaison between multiple teams to ensure successful product releases achieving ultimate customer satisfaction. This role will require working collaboratively with all stakeholders to define and drive product requirements through product and release launches. To be successful in this role, one will have had experience writing detailed feature requirements, feature content planning for new product releases and proposing new hardware solutions. This position will report to executive leadership.
Responsibilities:
Identifies customer problems/unmet needs (an opportunity)
Provides technical feasibility, business objectives, and leads a cross-functional business and technical team, to deliver against the opportunity
Works collaboratively to define and drive product concepts, features, functionality, and specifications in order to exceed customer requirements
Includes proposing new hardware offerings
Drives product releases and product launches
Participates in product positioning discussions and brings new ideas and market research to the table
Ensures product requirements are well organized and clearly documented throughout product development
Focuses efforts on user experience, usability, and functionality
Provides regular and irregular progress reports and other related updates and records to Executive Management
Performs ongoing customer and competitive analysis
Conducts market research to understand competitive technologies and trends
Conducts technical product training on new releases to internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications Required:
10+ years in a Product Management role ideally focused on Enterprise Networking products
Bachelor’s Degree (BSCS/BSEE, MSCS/MSEE preferred)
Proven experience successfully defining and executing product specifications and requirements
Experience conducting competitive analysis and competitive market research
General understanding of networking products and protocols
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Exceptional organizational skills specific to scheduling product release dates
Strong attention to detail and exceptional customer support
Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering or Manufacturing, or a related field .
Benefits:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Company-paid short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Healthy work-life balance and generous paid time off program
Retirement savings match
Professional development program
Volunteer time off and employee assistance plan
Collaborative and innovative work environment
On-site exercise facility
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. Offers are contingent on the successful completion of pre-employment drug and background screenings.
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