Job offer

The Product Manager we are looking for on behalf of  FreeMove Alliance  will be responsible for delivering differentiated enterprise mobility solutions addressed to Multi-National Customers that represent viable business opportunities for FreeMove Alliance’s Members and Partners. A key component of the role is ensuring that the solutions she or he will manage support the alliance’s overall strategy and goals. The Product Manager will have ownership of dedicated portfolio elements, which could be related to ordering, device lifecycle management or incident management. This is a new position, in which job holder will manage various product phases end-to-end, including vision, prototyping, implementation, testing, production and evolution

Main Responsibilities: 

•    Responsible for the E2E solution design process 
•    Defines the product vision, strategy, and roadmap, acts as the product’s leader
•    Develops business case for new products, improvements to existing products, and business ventures
•    Develops the positioning for the product / solution
•    Drive development of new products and evolution of existing in various project management and product development methodologies (SCRUM/Agile, waterfall)Responsibility for the overall Business Case, Business Model and Operational Model
•    Gathers, manages, and prioritizes market/customer requirements
•    Acts as the customer advocate articulating user and customer needs
•    Works closely with engineering, sales, other product managers, marketing, and support to ensure business case and customer satisfaction goals are met
•    Manages Market Requirement Documents by articulating market problems and solutions along with priorities and justification 
•    Runs beta and pilot programs during the qualify phase with almost final products and samples 
•    Regularly reviews completed work and cross checks with customers and stakeholders to ensure it meets customer expectations
•    Is a Market Expert. He or she must understand the reasons customers need to buy some solutions. This includes a deep understanding of the competition, and how customers think of and buy your product. He or she knows how to do market research and competitive analysis skills to complete these tasks
•    Recommends or contributes information in setting product pricing if necessary, and business model

Required Experience and Knowledge

•    Education: Bachelor / MBA level degree in Marketing, Business Management 
•    Languages: English proficiency. Other language is a plus.
•    Work Experience: 6+ years of experience working in companies or alliances of Mobile Operators, Service Management companies, IT or ICT Companies, Consultancy companies in areas of Marketing, Business Development or Sales
•    Demonstrated success in defining, launching and managing solutions in Enterprise Mobility ambit
•    Extensive experience in supplier management and relationship management – ability to manage and select different suppliers and carriers 
Skills and Competencies Required
•    Know-how on latest technological and business trends on Mobile Enterprise Mobility solutions, (Device Cycle Management, 5G, Managed Services, IoT, etc.)
•    Economic and Business Analysis
•    Operational Models and Business Processes
•    Market Analysis
•    High program & project management skills: he or she would have to guide the different team members from different mobile operators belonging to FreeMove Alliance
•    Operational ability to dive deep into the many nitty-gritty details needed to manage a product: for example, creating part numbers or updating a spreadsheet
•    Ability to work with business representatives to define & document tool specifications & functionalities 
•    Excellent problem-solving skills, reliable and autonomous, sense of responsibility, high attention to details, experience to work in an international, multi-cultural environment with virtual teams
•    Able to deliver high quality / first time-right, even under time pressure and meet deadlines
•    Excellent communication skills and the skills to manage the 4 involved lead mobile operators

Key Deliverables he / she will have to produce
He or She must drive action through the company mainly through written documents supported by presentations. Here is a list of the most common documents that you will be asked to create: Business case, Business Model, Operational Model, Process mapping, Market Requirement Document, Product Roadmaps etc.