Product Managers – EMAS® Pro
3 separate positions: 1) EMAS Financial Aid Pro, 2) EMAS Recruitment Pro, and 3) EMAS Retention Pro
Title: Associate Director - Product Manager
Classification: Half-time to Full Time, Contract Staff or optional ESI Employment
Date Posted: November 5, 2009
Report To: Sr Director – Strategy and Business Development
Starting Compensation: Based on experience & industry comparable roles with Incentive performance bonus
Apply via email only: hr@emaspro.com
Basic Functions & Responsibilities Summarized:
• Be ESI solution “owner” & “evangelist” for designated EMAS Pro Suite solutions to help assure ESI customer satisfaction, product/solution profitability and strategic goal accomplishment
• Manage the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning, product launch, delivery to clients
• Gather & prioritize product & service requirements through market analysis
• Identify potential target customers & estimate client demand for the product
• Define the product vision & positioning
• Work with marketing communications to position key customer’s benefits
• Stay informed of competing products
• Help recommend pricing strategies
• Help develop new innovations / ideas
• Serve as the internal ESI and external higher education community “evangelist”
• Help explore potential channel partner relationships for the product
• Coordinate required deliverables from ESI operational functional teams
• Report to ESI leadership and provide accountability for:
1) Accomplishments to date, and problem solution planning on upcoming next steps
2) Product P&L responsibility including Product/Service Profit Analysis
• Other roles and responsibilities as may be assigned and accepted
Required Proven Skills and Demonstrated Talents:
• Passion to professional values including integrity, honesty, and hard work
• Commitment to both effective individual & team work
• Demonstrated creative ingenuity and critical thinking
• Experience & expertise in business requirements analysis and software solution product delivery
• Demonstrated excellence with oral and written communications skills
• Ability to envision “big-picture” while working with details; & drive to make the vision a reality
• Experience specifying market requirements for current and future product characteristics
Preferred Qualifications:
• 2 to 4 years corporate experience as a software solution Product Manager
• Demonstrated skills gathering effective information from clients/prospective clients/competitors
• Familiar with business considerations unique to Higher Education software and services
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial aptitude
• Demonstrated effective presentation skills as a product “Evangelist”
• Proven experience identifying innovative & broadly applicable solutions
- Location: La Jolla
- Compensation: Based on experience & industry comparable roles with Incentive performance bonus
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