Product Management Director - Herndon, VA, United States - ST Engineering iDirect

Description

ST Engineering iDirect is a global leader in satellite communications (satcom) providing technology and solutions that enable its customers to expand their business, differentiate their services and optimize their satcom networks.

Our business provides innovation focused on solving satellite's most critical economic and technology challenges, and expands a shared commitment to shaping the future of how the world connects.

With your talent and energy paired with our vision and technical leadership, the most fulfilling work of your career is waiting for you at ST Engineering sky is truly the limit

The Product Manager is one half of a team (with a Product Owner) responsible for defining new product feature enhancements, planning and directing activities to ensure the timely development and delivery of reliable and efficient solutions to business requirements, and developing acceptance criteria to validate that the resulting product meets initial requirements.

Great product managers can come from a variety of background, but they tend more often to be of a technical background with marketing focused MBAs.

The new generation of products will be increasingly standard-based and software and cloud driven.

ST Engineering iDirect continues its market leadership with new developments in its portfolio of virtualized software systems and high-performance appliances to drive the industry forward.

Technology focus will include cloud-enabled architecture, platform security, multi-orbit operations, MEF and 5G standard compliance and end-to-end service orchestration.
Initiate and sustain productive relationships with identified customers and their sales, marketing, product management and solution delivery organizations.
Gather and analyze data required to develop business requirements required for business case creation in support of request.
Develop and deliver comprehensive business cases (market need, feature analysis, customer identification and financial forecasting).
Running business case through comprehensive Decision Tree process.

Responsible for delivering finished product (including documentation, adequate testing, appropriate functional and performance capabilities) as co-defined with Product Owner.

Responsible for the definition and execution of go-to-market strategy for new products or feature along with sales, product marketing, supply chain, trade compliance, training, services, and etc.

Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product or software from the ideation to the end-of-support.
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related majors required, MBA preferred.

10+ years progressive experience as Product Manager in the security market or STEM related field; satellite, networking, IT, or telecommunications.

ability to conduct financial and data analysis, construct and communicate recommendations in a business context.

Prior collaboration with Product Owners to translate market and customer needs into consumable epics and stories with acceptance criteria for engineering organization.

Ability to lead cross functional teams and drive projects to successful outcomes.
Experience in agile development methodology highly preferred.
Travel Requirements: 50% or less %2343755% %%techsoftware%%