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Director, Senior Product Manager - Job ID 2991

iconectiv

iconectiv

Product
United States
Posted on Apr 20, 2024

#Location - US Remote/East Time Zone

About iconectiv
Your business and your customers need to confidently access and exchange information simply, seamlessly and securely. iconectiv's extensive experience in information services, digital identity and numbering intelligence helps you do just that. In fact, more than 5K customers rely on our data exchange platforms each day to keep their networks, devices and applications connected and 2B consumers and businesses protected. Our cloud-based information as a service network and operations management and numbering solutions span trusted communications, digital identity management and fraud prevention. For more information, visit www.iconectiv.com. Follow us on X and Linkedln.

Responsibilities:

iconectiv is integral to the provisionig and monitoring of mobile messsaging in the form of SMS short codes in the U.S. We are striving to be the messaging powerhouse of the Industry by offering a broad range of competitive messaging offers, forming a strong partner ecosystem and being the partner of choice for regulatory agencies around the world.

We are looking for our Director/Senior level Product Manager who as an inspring member of the team, will provide overall direction for the messaging and marketing portfolio strategy. This exciting role is responsible for the development of a portfolio vision, user personas, the articulation of the value proposition and the assessment of competitiveness and portfolio health of the overall messaging portfolio.

This position reports to the Sr. VP/Head of Product Management and is a member of the Product Management Leadership Team. As a member of the Team, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate ability to innovate, collaborate, be result oriented and a problem-solver in a fast-paced organization.

  • Work collaboratively with partners in Sales, R&D and PLM to develop marketing and messaging strategies and strategic roadmap plans.
  • Analyze market and competitive conditions, laying out a portfolio vision that is differentiated and delivers outstanding value based on customer demands.
  • Clearly articulate portfolio strategies and business value to the entire organization so the intent behind new product categories is clear.
  • Engage with Sales, Customer Units and Customers to educate on portfolio vision and strategies and the value proposition of the message portfolio.
  • Identify and develop compelling ideas for the portfolio’s future development that can be articulated and rationalized with proof points to the organization.
  • Run or participate in cross-functional and cross business line strategy projects.
  • Coordinate definition, alignment, approval and tracking of the Objectives and Key Result framework that guides all Portfolio and Product Management activities.

Requirements:

  • 7+ years in B2B SaaS with demonstrated experience in market driven new product initiatives with business cases; plus driving to success criteria in accordance with a “gate/approval process” for providing new software products and expanded market offers.
  • 5+ years experience with either mobile marketing or messaging applications/technologies such as WhatsApp, RCS, SMS. Expertise in SMS security threats is desirable.
  • Strong business development skills and prior success with partnerships as the go to market vehicle.
  • Highly desired, knowledge of competitive landscape of SMS/MMS/RCS aggregator and infrastructure vendor community worldwide. Appreciation of global telecoms SMS business models.
  • Must possess excellent written communication and presentation skills and business acumen.
  • The ability to travel up to 25% both domestic and internationally or as required by this position is a must.
  • US Citizenship required

Full Time Employee benefits:

  • Health care benefits
  • Holiday pay
  • Paid time off (inclusive of a volunteer day)
  • Tuition Reimbursement upon approval

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore, employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.

We are proud to be an EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled employer. The Company’s status is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.