Sr Product Manager

Matthews International•Cranberry Township, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Product Manager is responsible for managing a full product category including related products. Responsible for strategic planning through tactical activities and drives innovative product strategies to grow consumer and customer demand, market share, sales and profitability. Interacts with customers and potential buyers, spending time in the market to consolidate market needs with company vision into plans for product development and delivery. Works in tight alignment with business development, product marketing and product support functions to maximize depth of market understanding and effectiveness of product strategy and execution across the organization. This positon will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field
8+ years progressive product management experience with complex B2B products; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrated ability to translate information from multiple sources into cohesive decisions.
Routine travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) preferred

Responsibilities

Leads the development of market insights through market, competitive and customer research.
Crafts product strategy, product vision, roadmaps, lifecycle and release priorities that align to company goals.
Defines target market segments and personas. Identifies and fully understands market/technical applications and develops use cases.
Manages technical requirements and whole product definition, feature prioritization and defect/enhancement triage.
Works with compliance and quality departments to understand and plan for regulatory requirements.
Creates and manages product launch plans and leads cross functional teams for pre-and post-launch activities.
Ensures sales, support and operational readiness for launch and ongoing product success. Trains support and sales engineering functions on product features and benefits for various application scenarios.
Manages financial and market performance of product line(s), including unit and revenue forecasting and performance analysis.
Establishes global pricing strategy and plans.
Works closely with leadership to define the growth agenda and to develop plans supporting key initiatives.
Provides subject matter expertise across the organization for target market intelligence and product applications.
Additional duties as assigned.