Solarcore is an advanced materials technology company that develops the most scientifically innovative thermal solutions on the planet. We are on a mission to solve the world's largest thermal efficiency problems by revolutionizing the antiquated world of thermal insulation.
To help us continue expanding our offerings, we're in search of an experienced Product Management Director to lead a multidisciplinary product team. This Product Management Director will be responsible for overseeing, leading, and managing a product team throughout the entire product development process, ideation to launch.
The ideal candidate will have a successful history in identifying opportunities, developing solutions, and leveraging (VOC) voice of the consumer within the current consumer product offerings and market channels, which aligns, integrates, and adapts seamlessly with Solarcore's thermal insulation technology. The ideal candidate is a seasoned industry veteran with a portfolio encompassing high level skill sets as a market analyst, strategist, systems matter expert in product development processes, with in-depth knowledge of product lifecycle management. Additionally, the ideal candidate must be a confident leader who can work with cross-functional teams, in a fast-paced, challenging, and demanding environment. However, understand a business leader must still take time to celebrate and acknowledge their teams wins and accomplishments.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Take responsibility of the Solarcore product portfolio
Develop and manage short, medium and long term product roadmap, strategy and execution plan
Collaborate closely with management, R&D, engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams in managing and executing the company product commercialization plans
Drive the execution of all processes by collaborating with other department heads in regard to a product lifecycle, including product and market research, competitor analysis, planning, positioning, requirements and roadmap development, and product launch
Work with market facing teams to identify and qualify business growth opportunities, and define product capability requirements to effectively capture those opportunities
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping, sale in tools and final development for Sales team to deploy from customer product ideation and the market assessment phase to engineering, testing, and marketing. Translating business requirements into technical specifications and vice versa
Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate go-to-market plans with marketing team.
Analyze market data to assist driving of sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective sales and marketing samples and communications
Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, sales tools, revenue, and ROI
Collaborate with product development team to create end user product prototypes to validate Solarcore advantage in target industries/ products
Oversee technical sales support function to assist in customer adoption of Solarcore products and to aid sales team in moving customers thought the funnel
Required skills and qualifications:
Strong experience in a dynamic product management role
Proven success in overseeing all elements of product management, product development and technical service
High effectiveness in working with cross-functional teams and managing a product launch calendar
Must be organized and capable of creating and managing cross-functional projects
Experience in delivering finely tuned product sales/marketing tools and strategies
Proven capability in calendar management and driving accountability to timelines
Capable of managing and achieving budget target
Exceptional writing and editing skills, combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills
Preferred skills and qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in product management, development, or marketing
10+ years of product management experience
Proven success as a product manager in a managerial role
Ability to travel to manufacturing facilities and customers when needed, up to 25% travel required