Senior Product Enablement & Release Strategy Lead

ESRI; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 139,360 - 228,800; Full time

Job summary

Esri is seeking a Principal Productization Manager in Redlands, CA to lead productization strategies and release readiness. You will draft authoritative Productization Plans, coordinate with Product Development and management teams, and drive operational improvements across the product portfolio.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders while ensuring compliance, licensing, and customer satisfaction. Travel up to 15% may be required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product management, program management, product enablement, or a similar senior role.
• Experience leading or coaching a team to achieve business objectives.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Excellent time management with proven success balancing competing demands.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and creative thinking skills to streamline the product release process and support ongoing business change.
• Ability to coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders and technical resources, and lead initiatives spanning product, business, and enterprise systems.
• Demonstrated experience building and executing complex project plans, driving successful cross‑functional delivery, and contributing to digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of the software development process and release of commercial software and SaaS products.
• Ability to present to internal and external executive audiences.
• Ability to travel as needed, up to 15% of the time.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this posting. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Draft and execute productization plans to drive consistency and release readiness
• Align stakeholders on productization goals, requirements, metrics, and ownership so teams can execute successful product licensing, delivery and support, resulting in a positive experience for customers
• Provide day‑to‑day leadership to other Productization Managers and help them achieve project goals
• Establish business and operational rules and clear guidelines and processes for product migration and entitlement (subscriptions, maintenance, trials, deliverables), distribution, and compliance while providing a consistent implementation, and smooth transition for our global customers and sales channels
• Lead post‑release consultation and guidance on licensing, business rules, and terms of use and feed findings into continuous improvement including analyzing data into insights for the business and product teams
• Analyze data to generate insights for business and product teams, and provide critical productization details to senior executive staff
• Stay abreast of emerging technology and advancements in AI, applying relevant insights to improve processes and solutions

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Science, Computer Science, Geography, Geographical Information Systems, or related field

Job description

Esri is seeking a Principal Productization Manager in Redlands, CA to lead productization strategies and release readiness. You will draft authoritative Productization Plans, coordinate with Product Development and management teams, and drive operational improvements across the product portfolio.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders while ensuring compliance, licensing, and customer satisfaction. Travel up to 15% may be required.