Senior Product Manager
| Company | Iridium Communications |
|---|---|
| Location | McLean, VA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, MBA |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS/BA/MBA in Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Economics
- 10+ years of experience in an engineering or product management role
- Experience in IoT, messaging services and/or 5G networking is a significant benefit
- Exposure to 3GPP standards in cellular and/or satellite telecommunication is an added benefit
- Experience working with external partnerships to deliver products to a commercial market
- Proven ability to work with business leaders, engineers, legal and regulatory
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present information, drive discussion, and respond to difficult scenarios with limited preparation across all employee groups
- Capable of being a strong motivator and source of direction for your team and exemplifying commitment to your team’s goals
- Have a people-oriented mentality and actively promote cross-functional team building
- Able to confidently drive discussions, raise support for key ideas, and tailor your communication style to a wide range of audiences
- Possess the creativity, resourcefulness, and decisiveness needed to manage risks and respond to critical situations
- Have a strong sense of urgency in driving projects to completion and be motivated to achieve outcomes and results
- Excellent prioritization skills and the ability to effectively coordinate the activities of multiple groups
Responsibilities
- Participate in NTN/NB-IoT/Direct to Device Strategy – Focus on building the foundations established in Iridium services to create a world-class implementation of Iridium’s NTN/NB-IoT solution. Work with the Commercial teams to define the short-and long-term initiatives that make Iridium a leader in NB-IoT for the industry stakeholders. Develop a framework for evolving capabilities through internal (systems, network, billing) and external partnerships (chipset, consumer, enterprise and government). Own the roadmap for the commercial team at Iridium.
- New Initiative Product/Service Leader – Serve as a point person for new products, services, feature enhancement requests and defects. Develop solutions, major product and service offerings through the full product life cycle: analyze the opportunities, establish the business case and model, define the requirements, partner on the development, identify and evangelize the go-to-market strategy and maintain the product through and beyond launch. Proactively work across all relative functions to ensure products and services fit into relative company functionality (software systems, billing systems, etc.), processes, and procedures.
- Technical Execution – Collaborate with engineering teams to oversee and prioritize the backlog, implement new features, resolve product issues, ensure technical decisions align with market demands, and guarantee a successful product launch on schedule.
- Product and Service Manager – Support products and services as partners and customers adopt them. Facilitate the enhancement of capabilities and partner in maintenance activities, including regulatory changes, issues in operation, etc.
- Customer/Partner Solution Driver – Facilitate the broader ecosystem of direct-to-device opportunities with chipset partners, MNO’s, manufacturing partners and other value-added partners.
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluency in non-English language