Senior Product Business Manager

Verizon Communications; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Senior Product Manager to enhance its connectivity services through Trusted Connection. This role involves managing the product lifecycle, collaborating with sales, and ensuring profitability while developing go-to-market strategies. Candidates should have significant experience in product management, market strategy, and analytics to succeed in this dynamic environment.

Benefits

Health and wellness benefits

401(k) matched savings plan

Tuition assistance

Vacation and personal days

Parental leave

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in telecommunications or technology products is a plus.
• Strong business acumen and creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Manage product P&L and drive revenue growth.
• Develop go-to-market strategies to ensure product adoption.
• Collaborate closely with sales for product-market fit.

Skills

Experience with Product Management

Market Strategy

Data and/or analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Google Suite

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you’ll be doing...

As a Senior Product Manager Trusted Connection, you will be an integral part of the Verizon Business Group Product and Marketing organization that owns the customer experience, product strategy, business model, P&L, product & feature development, reporting and insights, and prioritization of the product roadmap & marketing for Trusted Connection which enhances Verizon connectivity services with comprehensive protection based on zero trust (ZTNA) principles, safeguarding customer networks, data, and users from cyber threats and data breaches. You will work closely with customers, sales, and product marketing to define customer requirements for the offerings with the Technical Product Solution organizations to deliver upon these requirements and with product and integrated marketing to launch these managed services as part of the broader Verizon Business product portfolio to the relevant Business Unit channels. You will proactively track bookings, revenue, attach rates, margin performance, and recommend any corrective actions to deliver on the product’s business plan.

• Ensuring that the product contributes to business revenue targets through effective pricing, market positioning, and distribution strategies.

• Developing go-to-market strategies to maximize product adoption, customer acquisition, and market share.

• Collaborating closely with sales teams to ensure product-market fit, communicate the product’s value proposition, and support sales enablement efforts.

• Understanding customer needs from a commercial standpoint, ensuring that the product meets business-critical problems that customers are willing to pay for.

• Often responsible for the product’s profit and loss (P&L), making decisions based on profitability and cost optimization.

• Using market analytics, customer feedback, and sales data to make informed decisions about product development and commercial performance.

• Identifying and tracking KPIs and using them as a cornerstone for communicating to stakeholders, and driving the team’s focus and priorities.

• Interacting with senior-level executives within Verizon and with customers to tie together the Verizon strategy goals while delivering on customer objectives.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience with Product Management collaborating with sales, customers, external partners, and/or stakeholders.

• Experience with Market Strategy, P&L, product strategy, market research, prioritization, user research, persona development, journey mapping, and/or understanding of technology.

• Experience with Data and/or analytics.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in marketing, finance, MBA, or related field.

• Experience with presenting and/or creating presentations/decks.

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Google Suite, etc.

• Six or more years of Product Management experience in telecommunications, security, and/or technology products.

• Experience with Project Management and/or Business Strategy.

• Experience with Agile and/or Scrum Methodology.

• Deep knowledge of industry-leading wireline, wireless, and security solutions and automation.

• Strong business acumen and creative problem-solving.

• Understanding of Content Filtering, User Authorization/Authentication, Advanced Threat Protection, and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB).

• Ability to conceptualize new, innovative applications/services and justify design, build, and/or buy decisions using solid ROI analysis.

• Strong product intuition and user empathy.

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams.

• Entrepreneurial self-starter who is self-motivated, but also a team player with a professional presence.

• Excellent communication and prioritization skills with strong business acumen.

• Strong cross-functional skills, can motivate people not on their direct team.

• Expertise in product portfolio management, and understanding product P&L.

• Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

• Communicate the value of the offering to customers, stakeholders, and leaders.

• Identify future potential and opportunity space for your product and get your teams, customers, and business network excited about it.

• Strong understanding of the market opportunity.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $124,000.00 - $238,000.00.The annual salary range for the Colorado location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $136,500.00 - $238,000.00.The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $136,500.00 - $238,000.00.The annual salary range for the Maryland location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $136,500.00 - $238,000.00.