Vice President - Advanced Products & Solutions, Product Management and Marketing

Job#: 1351295

Job Description:

Vice President – Advanced Products & Solutions, Product Management and Marketing

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider and our staffing practice has an opening for the Vice President of  Product Management and Marketing to place at our client. We have personally qualified the requirement with the hiring manager.

Client: Top AD-Tech Media Company

Terms: Permanent Role

Location:  Canada : Ontario : Toronto || Canada : Alberta : Calgary || Canada : Alberta : Edmonton || Canada : British Columbia : Vancouver || Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || Canada : Newfoundland : St. Johns || Canada : Nova Scotia : Bedford || Canada : Nova Scotia : Halifax || Canada : Ontario : Ottawa || Canada : Quebec : Montreal 

Application Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. 

The Role:

This new team enables the digital transformation of businesses and governments nationwide through solutions in areas including Internet and private networks, voice and unified communications, contact center, security, Internet of Things, data center and cloud.

This is a leadership role within the Advanced Products & Solutions (APS) Organization reporting to the SVP of Products and Innovation. We are looking for a data-driven VP of Portfolio Product Management & Marketing to own and guide our efforts in advanced product and solutions conceptualization through planning and development and setting up the strategy for promoting products and offerings with focus on enterprise customers. You will manage the teams responsible for the full product lifecycle of all advanced products and solutions, as well as conduct market research, competitive analysis, and interface with customers to inform product strategy. As a Product leader you shall be working closely with internal product, engineering and marketing stakeholders to drive customer acquisition, engagement, improve retention, understand product usage, and forecast, estimate and measure our revenue growth. You will be responsible for creating a culture of best practices within the Product Team and play a central role in the success of all advanced product development projects.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the team to assess and define product vision and execute on product roadmap to bring to fruition.
• Align product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution cross-functionally with regards to short-term and long-term goals of the business.
• Own the product roadmap, define and prioritize features and requirements and manage releases with phases and milestones
• Combine qualitative feedback from customer surveys and quantitative feedback from usage metrics to define new services and product enhancements
• Lead the team of Product Managers to define and measure key performance metrics to track the performance of the service to accelerate improvements.
• Lead and mentor a global team of Product Managers to identify, define and roll out new products to unlock revenue opportunities, improve product experience, and innovate to expand our market leadership and long-term growth. You will also lead and manage our team of marketers to ensure the success of advanced product placement and adoption
• Hire and train new team members
• Partner with Engineering and the Technology organization to execute on the product roadmap and drive feature innovation, platform capabilities, integrations, and unified design.
• Identify new service opportunities based on research, industry trends and best practices, driving innovation.
• Work with Sales, and Professional Service organizations to assess product mix; evaluate market share; conduct competitive analysis; and identify new products.
• Partner with Sales team to close strategic customer accounts and drive key customer expansions. Make data-driven decisions to hit company goals
• Develop and implement the strategy for pricing, messaging, packaging, promotion and selling of our

Your Key competencies:

• 10+ years of Product Management experience with B2B technology products preferably in IoT markets, with a track record of shipping cloud products and cloud services
• Track record of success leading product and marketing teams and achieving aggressive company and business objectives.
• Experience in working with engineering, IT, UX & UI teams to define, develop and deliver the products and solutions
• Experience in managing the full cycle of software development from product definition, development, launching and end of life. Experience with determining product-market fit and delivering products to market
• Proven track of success in launching software applications and services in the enterprise markets
• A leader and thinker to build visions and business strategies with the ability to articulate, influence, and gain support from the stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to extract actionable insights from data
• Skilled at working with cross functional groups and teams located in multiple sites
• Expertise using spreadsheets for data analysis and modeling
• Experience in established organizations but also thrives in fast-paced Startup environment
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

 Education/Experience

• BS/MS in Computer Science and MBA or related field or equivalent experience required.

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EEO Employer

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