Product Manager - Mobile Carrier

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Job Description

ProductManager - Mobile Carrier

Acting as a part of a small team ina growing and exciting startup, the Product Manager is responsible for in depthunderstanding of the assigned market, including customer needs, competition andtechnology –  eco-system partners. The Product Manager drives productplanning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, which include:gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining thefeatures, and working closely with engineering, sales, marketing and support tofirst achieve executive buy-in for a product, and then be the champion toensure the product is launched and supported across the company, and ultimatelywe achieve success in the market. The Product Manager’s job includessignificant field sales and customer interaction.

The Product Manager is expected to:

• Act as a champion within the company for mobile carrier customer requirements
• Take overall feature specification & implementation responsibility for Mobile Carrier products and additional assigned products
• Act as spokesperson and interface to prospect/customers for headquarters briefings and other first/key interactions between prospects and us.
• Deliver MRDs and PRDs with prioritized features and corresponding justification
• Recommend list pricing, with accompanying competitive and margin analysis
• Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
• Lead/drive product positioning, go-to-market activities, and sales training
• Be an expert with respect to the competition
• Act as a leader within the company

Requiredexperience and knowledge

• Minimum of 3 years experience as a Product Manager, and total of 5 years in a role involving networking
• Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products for the mobile carrier market
• Minimum of two year experience with wireless products, including some exposure to WiFi technology, but background in licensed wireless products acceptable.
• In-depth knowledge of mobile carrier (MNOs) networks and architecture, familiarity with 3GPP/3GPP2 specifications, Mobile Packet Core, GGSN/SGSN, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree, with an advanced technical or business degree desirable.
• Technical background, with experience in networking, wireless preferred
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Proven ability to work in a fast-changing environment
• Must be able to travel 25% of the time
• Examples and at least one sample of an effective document delivered in the past

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