Sr Product Analyst Sr Product Analyst

About the position

As the Sr Product Analyst this individual will be responsible for managing the lifecycle and supporting Product Managers on product strategy for Landis+Gyr portfolio. This includes supporting the creation of Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), prioritization and coordination of sustainment activities, managing product configuration documents and being the liaison of Product Management throughout the project execution within Landis+Gyr research and development team.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to Landis+Gyr’s New Product Introduction (NPI) process.
• Interprets customer requirements and translates to clear product requirements and use cases in PRDs.
• Supports R&D feasibility/traceability reviews.
• Works with Technical Training to develop Product Documentation and Training.
• Create and maintain Product Catalog Information.
• Works in partnership with Project Management Organization (PMO) to manage cost and timeline expectations.
• Represent Product Management on manufacturing related initiatives and activities for roles related to hardware portfolio.
• Understands market research for addressing market and/or business needs for a product, including awareness of market trends, direction and competition landscape.
• Develop customer communications (e.g. Customer Information Letters, Product Updates, Release Notes).
• Ensures all parts of the organization are properly educated on product feature/functionality.
• Contributes to business reviews and planning sessions.
• Supports Landis+Gyr’s quality processes.
• Support for industry events, internal sales meetings, Landis+Gyr’s Exchange, and customer specific meetings.
• Owns the management of sustainment of existing product offerings.
• Supports and adheres to Company’s core values.
• Performs other duties or responsibilities as assigned or required.
• Supports and adheres to Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy.
• Represents Company in a positive, professional manner when working with both internal and external customers.

Requirements

• Thorough understanding of business fundamentals – roles of various departments in the organization: marketing, sales, economics, manufacturing, business management, engineering.
• Understanding of Internet of Things (IoT) and basic knowledge of utility space.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging software development technologies for roles related to software portfolio.
• Critical thinking, communication and analytical skills.
• Agile software development process experience for roles related to software portfolio.
• Understanding of marketing concepts/market research.
• Superior computer skills including Microsoft Office applications for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations.

Nice-to-haves

• Formal Product Management training, such as Pragmatic Marketing, and/or New Product Introduction (NPI) process is desired.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• 401(k)-retirement plan featuring a generous company match incentive
• Three (3) weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eleven (11) paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Optional pet insurance
• Supplemental medical coverage