Software Platform Product Manager

Software Platform Product Manager

Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of Printers, Software platform systems, including enterprise, middleware, firmware, and embedded systems.
• Adept at collecting and analyzing input from multiple sources (internal customers, product managers, engineering, architecture, and management).
• Significant experience in software development, systems engineering, or software platform product management.
• Ability to understand and deal well with rapid development cycles and remain flexible in the face of uncertainty.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both technical and non-technical language and translate between the two.
• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in product management, digital or software product development, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build a scalable, secure, and reliable Print Software platform.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and priorities.
• Own the business-specific platform roadmap for services and manage the backlog through constant prioritization.
• Manage product management requirements coming from various business units and cross-functional teams.
• Translate stakeholder needs into product requirements and definitions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to guide feature development and prioritization.
• Translate user requirements into executable and workable feature items with the software engineering team.
• Act as an advocate for stakeholders during the specification and development stages.
• Manage the product lifecycle of functionalities on the Print Software platform.
• Plays a leadership role and drives the progress of the product management function.
• Leads cross-functional teams through agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Monitors competitive market to determine client needs for certain product improvements.
• Strategically partners with key senior stakeholders to understand needs and priorities.
• Recommends product requirements and definitions to align with stakeholder’s needs.
• Collaborates with the software engineering team on feature ideas and prototypes to bring potential solutions to life.
• Advises key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle.
• Tracks and reports key metrics to drive future product developments.
• Collaborates with marketing and sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies, product launch plans, and marketing collateral.
• Demonstrates process improvement and project management experience, preferably with the implementation of large projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in product management, digital or software product development, or a related field.