Product Manager at Inq

Principal Accountabilities/Objectives :

• Testing of concept with potential target markets
• Market testing to access the responsiveness and acceptance of the market to new product
• Full commercial launch of new products into market for early adopters
• Manage complete life cycles of the product line
• Realization of product Business Plan and Business Case objectives
• Competitive landscape and market potential continuous scanning
• Serve as the primary resource centre for all product related information
• Market testing to continually access the responsiveness and acceptance of the market to products
• Assist to drive the new product development process and manage the evolution of products through their life cycles
• Development and execution of product launch plans and forecasting
• Define and execute the acceptance criteria for Proof of Concepts
• Work with Core Engineering to identify and drive the adoption of new technologiesfor optimizing existing products/services
• Development and update of sales tools such as product pricing, product presentations, service order forms, customer contracts
• Generate monthly and periodic reports that track the product operational and commercial performance at various stages of the life cycle as against the business plan
• Identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Develop product pricing and positioning and proposition strategies and translate these strategies into detailed product requirements
• Responsible for the design and architecture and implementation of products from conceptual stage to product launch.
• Shall be responsible for the commercial life cycle management of products.
• Analyzing partner relationships for products and provide input into periodic products roadmap and overall marketing plans
• Liaise with Product Marketing to help revise marketing collateral such as brochures, website, product descriptions, new press releases and assist in coordinating public marketing campaigns
• Provide pre-sales product support to Solutions Architects in the development of customer proposals, bespoke solutions, bids and major tenders
• Provide product support to the sales team pre and post launch via training, target customer meetings
• Conduct research on current trends and monitor related developments in the telecommunications industry
• Provide an updated documentation library of all product materials for archiving
• Perform other job related duties as required

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competency requirements:

• Multitasking abilities, being able to take on several projects across several work streams
• Effective communications and writing skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Ability to take ownership by influencing superiors
• Working and relating with peers excellently

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an Engineering discipline

Experience

• 3-5 years’ experience in Telecommunications or ICT environment
• 3-5 years’ experience in Product development and management
• Prior experience in work group activities