Mgr-Product Dev/Mgmt

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Company:	Verizon Wireless Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (184)
Job Location(s):	Basking Ridge
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Associate Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Telecommunications, Production

Position Description

Job Title: Mgr-Product Dev/Mgmt

Job ID: 252827

Location:

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular


	Responsibilities
	This position will report to the Associate Director - Communications and Services and will manage new product delivery and existing product lifecycles, specifically Skype Mobile and other in-home Communication Services. This Manager will be the driving force for creation, development, and implementation of new products and pricing and help shape the evolution of the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for product positioning and on-time delivery of new products and features with a focus on enhancing the end to end customer experience. The successful candidate will manage external vendors to ensure product quality as well as internally navigate new products through the New Product Development Stage-Gate process from Ideation to Launch to Lifecycle Management. This Manager will be tasked with understanding, tracking & reporting on the overall competitive landscape and identify risks & opportunities. The candidate will be accountable for: * Interfacing with Network and IT teams, Vendors, Subject Matter Experts, Product Owners as applicable and provide business input and direction, including driving NPD/RT development, high-level use cases * Developing benchmarks and criteria for new products and feature sets * Recommendation and execution of Product Roadmaps with input from cross functional teams * Leading the on-going definition / creation of product marketing requirements and use cases, detailing the capabilities and functionality * Submission of marketing requirements (BRD / MSR) and coordination with cross functional teams to ensure requirements are satisfied * Reporting and Analytics with the ability to identify trends and opportunities * Market research and opportunity assessment as inputs to the product design process * Go To Market (Align Pricing, Segmentation, Marcomm, M&P’s, Training, Distribution Plan, etc. - existing wireless area / regional relationships preferred) * Facilitation of cross functional core teams * Business case development * Regular Operation Review Presentations and Status Updates * Profitability Management * Providing direction and product information for marketing programs and marketing literature
	Qualifications
	The ideal candidate will possess: * BA/BS degree or equivalent experience required, MBA preferred * Strong understanding of Finance and product pricing & positioning strategies, including ability to make and justify business assumptions for pricing/positioning and business case models * Demonstrated ability to utilize analytical and quantitative skills to measure the performance of existing products and identify new product opportunities * Minimum 8 Years Sales, Marketing, Product Management experience in Wireless with at least 2 years as a Product Manager. * Strong vendor management skills - Program manager * Proven ability to effectively guide 2 or more projects through the stage / gate process * Extensive experience writing marketing requirements * Strong Project Management discipline demonstrated by a history of On-Time and On-Budget launches * Strong Product Management Background * Proven organizational and interpersonal skills, plus proven relationship building abilities * Strong problem solving skills * Must be able to identify and escalate potential issues as well as implement recommended solutions * Advanced technical aptitude * Ability to manage to deadlines * Energetic approach to successfully managing multiple high-visibility, complex technical projects * Ability to move a project from inception to completion Location: This position will be located in Basking Ridge, NJ
	Equal Employment Opportunity
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