Sr. Product Manager
Role
As a Senior Product Manager, you will drive the inception, development and successful launch of new products and will maximise the profitability of existing products. You will be responsible for key new Sophos products in the area of IT security and control for medium and large size businesses, as Sophos continues to extend its offering from the core anti-virus products to encompass other areas of IT security and management.
You will be responsible for all key decisions related to your products and will be the internal champion for your product line. You will work closely with engineers, the IT team and SophosLabs who develop and maintain your products and services, as you guide and influence sales managers, sales engineers, the Marketing team, and Technical Support. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of managing product areas that have a significant contribution to the business and will be able to demonstrate an ability to influence decision making at a senior level.
You will also spend time with customers and partners to understand problems and find appealing and competitive solutions. You will possess a unique blend of business and technical understanding, and passion and judgement that ensures the engineering team remains highly motivated to deliver on time and in budget.
This position can be based in Columbus, OH or Boston, MA offices. It will require travel within the US and globally.
Main duties
- Be an influential member of a team of product managers and product marketing managers, reporting to the Director of Product Management. Manage or mentor junior product managers
- Manage the entire product lifecycle for products that have a significant financial impact to the business: from strategic planning through launch, sales and maintenance to end of life
- Present to and influence the Senior Management Team to make the case for new product investments
- Define clear, prioritised, market-driven product requirements for new product developments for the Software Development and Product Test teams
- Work with software developers, testers and project managers to refine requirements and translate them into released software requirements to time and with quality
- Create and communicate product positioning statements and work with the product marketing team to prepare Marketing, Sales, Technical Support, Web, Finance, and IT departments for product launch
- Monitor revenue and contribution performance of products against plans
- Work with the Director of Product Management and senior managers to ensure that the product roadmap and positioning is consistent with overall company strategy
Experience and skills
You will need to demonstrate experience of the following:
- Degree level education or equivalent
- Working within the technology industry
- Extensive product management experience, including responsibility for full product lifecycle for global technology-based products
- Building business case for new product introductions
- Defining new product requirements that have delivered tangible business success
- Presenting and justifying propositions to senior executives
The following are desirable criteria:
- Background in technical IT/ software
- Experience in software product management
- Experience of security software
- Experience of desktop management software
