The Mobile Director of Strategic Product Management will play an integral role in the success of the group. Specifically, s/he will be responsible for:
Gathering and analyzing sales, market and competitive feedback to inform multiple product roadmaps
Creating pricing and packaging
Driving solution definition and go-to-market activities in support of achieving revenue goals for mobile products
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Define a go-to-market strategy, including target institutions and approaches to driving effective sales efforts
Owning and synthesizing ongoing win/loss, and selling obstacles and needs
Leading and working with the operational services and delivery teams across Blackboard to ensure operational readiness including developing delivery materials and training delivery resources on new services
Working closely with other product managers to identify key product and/or solution gaps within Blackboards product solutions for Higher Education
Working closely with the marketing leaders
Representing Blackboard in key industry events and initiatives
Training sales leaders and reps
Influencing optimal sales structure
Driving critical sales meetings
Professional Qualifications
Required Skills:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree; with 2-4 years of applicable product management experience
Demonstrated communication, analytical and problem solving skills, and short term and long term planning skills.
Experience with agile development.
Mobile experience a plus.
Experience with technology product development.
Fluency in written and spoken English are required.
Preferred Skills:
A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. MBA preferred
Minimum 10-15 years as a product manager or consultant for a higher education and/or technology company strongly desired
Solid foundation of product management skills
The ability to guide and work with cross-functional teams, and the ability to effectively communicate both internally and externally
Previous experience in education technology highly preferred
Previous experience with mobile technology a plus
Collaborative individual, with relationship building skills that generate product enthusiasm and produce results beyond expectations
Demonstrated innovation and creative thinking/problem-solving in developing and managing a portfolio of solutions that are compelling and game-changing
Strong customer focus, identifying business problems through a variety of techniques including face to face interviews, surveys and customer advisory boards and the skills to be able to communicate how these capabilities contribute to solving Institutions larger business challenges
Superior communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
Independent, self-starter with strong prioritization, project management and coordination skills; and ability to excel in a fluid, cross-functional team environment
Ability to travel 25%.
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