Product Manager

Pay Rate: $45.00+ per hour

Core Hours: standard business hours

Keywords is looking for a Product Manager to join the team at a consumer electronics company in the Fort Collins, CO area.

Responsibilities:

• Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert.
• Frequently contributes to the development of new ideas and methods.
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
• Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives.
• Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies.
• Frequently represents the organization to external customers/clients.
• Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives.
• May provide mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

• Tape and Big data storage supplies and support
• Leads and drives the end to end strategy and operational product roadmap for one or more products.
• Defines the value proposition, target customer segments, and business case to bring one or more innovative and disruptive products to market with respect to the whole company product portfolio (i.e. Product configuration mix, Revenue/Margins, financials, market share).
• Synthesizes market requirements (MRD) into marketing/customer details through having intimate customer knowledge and business, financial and industry market acumen.
• Advises key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle (e.g., planning, development, launch, management, exit).
• Creates and drives goal alignment and collaborates across one or more products' value chain partners to optimize margins and enable success of products per plans across the product lifecycle. (ie. Engineering: product development, Supply Chain: SKUs, inventory and Marketing: marketing and pricing strategies and Go To Market Plan).

Keywords provides a competitive compensation package, good benefits and a casual, fun, productive and supportive working environment. We empower people to perform to the best of their ability with our "can do" attitude. We appreciate and embrace flexibility and learn at every opportunity to grow ourselves through experience, training and tackling new challenges. This is what makes us Keywordians.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study. MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred
• 8+ years of work experience in related field
• Deep understanding of tape technology, products, and market
• Expert team skills and ability to cross functionally drive/influence work through others
• Ability to mentor and lead teams to achieve results for complex, ambiguous projects
• Expert skills in cost efficient solution building, financial performance metric creation and analysis
• Expert business acumen and knowledge of root cause analysis and problem detection
• Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry
• Ability to provide product specific technical training to the team

Benefits

At KeyWords we provide all our contingent workforce with:

• Paid Time Off (including sick days and holidays)
• 401k (3% matching)
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits