Product Manager for a Software Leader

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Toronto is seeking a Product Manager. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years in Business Intelligence and a minimum of 1 year of experience in Product Management, preferably with a software vendor. Responsibilities include defining the product vision and roadmap, handling customer interfaces, and providing sales support. A BS degree is required, with an MBA preferred. Competitive compensation and a vibrant work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in functional Business Intelligence.
• 1+ year of experience in Product Management with a Software Vendor.
• Strong requirements gathering and prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and advocate for product vision and roadmap.
• Handle customer interface, validate requirements, run beta programs.
• Provide sales support and train sales reps.

Skills

Business Intelligence

Excellent presentation skills

Strong communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Education

BS degree

MBA

Job description

This is your chance to join a leading organization as Product Manager.

You have:

• 5+ years in functional Business Intelligence (metrics, KPI, scorecard, etc)
• 1+ year of experience in Product Management (with a Software Vendor)
• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Product vision, roadmap and advocacy
• Product requirements specification
• Customer interface: Handle problems, solicit needs and priorities, validate requirements, run beta programs, help develop references.
• Sales support: Provide product expertise on sales calls, help close major deals, and train sales reps
• Consulting Services Support: Help develop training and methodologies for successful implementations.
• Development interface: Review designs, test plans and documentation, and prioritize bug fixes.
• Marketing support: Help Product Marketing with product positioning and messaging, competitive analysis, white papers and sales collateral, demos, webinars, conference presentations and analyst tours.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Functional experience with business methodologies such as Balanced Scorecard and Six Sigma, and knowledge of organizational development.
• Experience with business analysis—using metrics, KPI dashboards, business intelligence and/or OLAP—is desired.
• A background including finance, product marketing, pre‑sales or post‑sales consulting, or software development is a plus.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organizational and analytical skills
• Strong requirements gathering, definition and prioritization skills – ability to understand and represent the customers’ point‑of‑view
• Ability to drive the success of the product vision through the company and into the market
• Broad enterprise software industry and technology knowledge, from multi‑tier database application architecture, to competitive analysis, to working with system integration partners, to business methodologies
• Ability to handle and defuse conflicting constituencies
• Ability to understand our client’s broader product line and strategy and drive appropriate integration
• Strong business data analysis skills

Education:

BS required, MBA a plus

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