Director, Product Management

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Globalstar product engineering, marketing, sales, business development, finance, and management teams to develop and manage the satellite IoT product portfolio; define strategic product direction, product roadmap, pricing, competitive analysis and product positioning.
• Directly responsible for existing and new product portfolio, managing products and solutions under development in support of Globalstar's technology and revenue strategies, incorporating platforms, API's and system integration.
• Responsible for IoT product pricing strategy.
• Analyze and define the market, including competitive analysis for future satellite IoT product and service needs for Globalstar. Oversee market research, monitor competitive activity and market share, and identify customer needs.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of satellite IoT industry domain solutions, applications and use cases to ensure Globalstar and its products are innovative, competitive, industry leading, and meet the needs of its customers.
• Evaluate, measure, and monitor existing product functionality and performance, manage product life cycle.
• Develop short and long-term product go-to-market plans for IoT products with marketing and sales teams.
• Develop market and product requirements document (MRD's and PRD's) with emphasis on customer solution requirements, design business cases. Serve as a key contributor to technical requirements document (TRD's) in coordination with product engineering to ensure effective requirement flowdown processes.
• Lead all product launch activities for new products or features.
• Assist sales as needed with RFP's, RFI's and RFQ's.
• Assist marketing to develop sales and marketing specific materials.
• Provide training to distribution partners, customers, and Globalstar team members on product portfolio, applications, solutions and use cases.
• Work with sales, business development, channel management, marketing, finance and management to forecast sales and revenue.
• Coordinate directly with supply chain team to monitor product and component inventory supply to ensure product availability to meet sales forecasts.
• Prepare and present reports regularly and on an as-needed basis.
• Present product strategy, plans, product performance, and market research and findings to senior management as needed.
• Ensure optimal level of customer satisfaction, internally and externally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Product Management specific to wireless and/or satellite technologies managing software and connectivity devices, IoT experience required.
• Experienced in product development, product launches, and solution API integration with cloud service platforms.

Nice to Have

• Six Sigma/Quality knowledge a plus.
• Working knowledge with Java, C, C++, and other programming languages.

Benefits & Perks

• Work/Life Balance: Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays.
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) Plan with Company Match, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Voluntary and Company Paid Group Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Medical FSA, Dependent Care, Competitive Salaries.
• Health & Wellness: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Comprehensive and Interactive Wellness Program.