Director, Product Management - Melville, United States - Accommodations Plus International

Accommodations Plus International

Verified Company

Melville, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Summary

The Director of Product Management would work with the SVP of Product to define and communicate the company's overall product strategy.

Essential Functions:
_Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._

Product Strategy

Develop high level strategic vision across enterprise of products and translate it into product roadmaps
Host external partner discovery boards with key clients and partners to validate ideas and create solutions to industry challenges
Create internal strategy and innovation team with members from each department to obtain feedback from current clients, potential clients and industry events.
Collaborate with various departments, sharing customer pain points and discussing new product ideas, communicating product vision, strategy and roadmaps, and gaining alignment.
Manage strategic initiatives and long term projects with clients and hotel partners such as keyless entry, etc
Implement formal scoring system for prioritizing initiatives

Delivery

Oversee strategic product roadmap, development, launch, and marketing to gain maximum benefit from each product
Manage resources across the product team to ensure all product owners and scrum teams have what they need for delivery
Communicate and make plans visible and align with stakeholders on change

Product Invoicing

Own product invoicing process by working with accounting to generate invoices for all deliverables and commitments.

Product Marketing

Work with marketing company on communication for all new features
Work with marketing company to publish external release notes for all product releases
Work with business development team on product enhancements and new product lines to generate new revenue.

Product Integration

Work closely with product integration team to ensure solutions delivered are in line with current product projects and overall product strategy

Leadership & Management

Management and mentorship of Product Owners
Follow and augment Product Management Framework
Coach and mentor team members on effective Product Management and Delivery ownership of their products throughout the lifecycle

Required Skills, Education and Experience

10+ years of experience in Product Management; minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role leading team members
Experience with gotomarket strategies for new products or pricing strategies for existing products
Demonstrated success in launching products into the market and achieving desired business outcomes
Strong understanding of pricing models and revenue optimization strategies
Track record of effectively managing product lifecycle from ideation to launch and beyond
Prior experience working in the hotel/airline industry
Bachelor's degree
Strong knowledge and practical experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban
Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Sharp analytical and problemsolving skills
Attention to detail while simultaneously keeping the bigpicture view in mind
Curious and analytical mindset
Creative thinker with a vision

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
Full time, Monday through Friday, normal core business hours and as needed on nights and weekends unless otherwise specified.

Supervisory Responsibility
Yes

Travel Requirements
20%

Compensation
Good faith annual salary range for this position is $180,000 - $200,000 and is commensurate with experience.

Who We Are
API is the global leader for crew accommodation solutions, and we are changing the way businesses manage travel.

Our technology platform streamlines the entire crew planning process, making day-to-day operations more efficient and elevating the crew layover experience.

API's proprietary technology, mobile solutions and our experienced team are positioned to offer our clients a complete, end-to-end platform that integrates seamlessly into their process.

We are looking for dynamic, creative, and tech savvy individuals to join our team. If you are passionate about hard work, providing impeccable service, technology, and solutions to our clients then API may be a great fit for you

Other Duties
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time according to business needs.

Work Environment
This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk; use hands to finger,