Title: Product Manager
Location: Alviso, CA
Headquartered in Alviso, CA and privately owned, Minerva Networks, is a leading supplier of IPTV middleware and applications. We are currently seeking an energetic, inspirational and self motivated individual to be a Senior Product Manager for Minerva's flagship product. The Product Manager is responsible for defining and coordinating all product specific activities across the functional areas within the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor market, competition, and customers to define product requirements
- Develop and communicate product road maps
- Work effectively with engineering to detail product requirements and priorities
- Coordinate product releases and ensure sales, partners, customers are properly informed and prepared for new releases.
- Manage relationships with technology partners (vendors for set-top boxes, conditional access and video-on-demand systems) to coordinate product releases, define requirements, and resolve issues
- Conduct customer visits and product marketing presentations
- Author presentations, data sheets and marketing documents
- Prepare and deliver product training to sales / support / partners
- Act as product expert and evangelist
- Identify and ensure adequate and appropriate resources are assigned across the organization to the company's goals for the programs/projects are achieved and the customer's needs are met.
- Communicate thoughts and ideas effectively to members in multiple business units consisting of Sales and Marketing, Engineering, Professional Services, and Executive Staff members
Skills/Experience:
- 7+ years program or product management experience developing Carrier Grade and consumer software targeting the IPTV industry (Telco, Cable, Satellite, etc.).
- Familiarity with service delivery platforms is critical.
- Must be able to "think like the customer" and be a customer advocate.
- Demonstrated experience in managing technology partnership and controlling the release of complex software solutions.
-Skilled at managing technical personnel and complex projects.
- Desire to work in a fast changing, competitive market with limited resources at your disposal.
- Must be hands-on and be comfortable dealing simultaneously with strategic and tactical issues, and able to significantly contribute to solving technical and process issues.
- Work experience should be in areas of product management, systems engineering, or project management for networking, enterprise software, and/or media products (e.g., TV, video).
Education:
- BS in Business or related field, or equivalent experience.
Minerva Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, train, compensate and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, nation origin, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
If you are interested in submitting your resume for this position, please email it to hr@minervanetworks.com and reference the Job ID in the subject line.