Senior Software Product Manager

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 11,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

Senior Software Product Manager-Carmel, IN or Boulder, CO

Job Scope

The Senior Software Product Manager is a highly collaborative position responsible for executing strategic projects across the software product offering in the Allegion Home business. This position plays a key role in the success of both the Allegion hardware and software vision. Not only do they guide the software experience for Schlage's best-in-class residential smart locks, but this individual will also help explore how to provide a more seamless end-to-end digital experience for our customers through cross-functional collaboration with marketing, designers, other product managers, data science, and more. We are seeking someone with a broad range of Product skills backed by great communication and a collaborative style.

What You Will Do:

Business and P&L

• Lead and develop the software product vision and strategy for Allegion Home, aligned with business unit vision and strategy, and based on market needs and cross-functional stakeholder input
• Create and maintain roadmaps that support the product vision & strategy
• Communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap to the Engineering team, Marketing, and others in support of successful development
• Lead execution of the product roadmap with support from product owner, development team, designer, and cross-functional partners
• Provide significant input to and influence on the overall product vision and strategy for the Allegion business unit
• Coordinate releases, research, and ongoing work with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Sales, Design, and other key stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering leadership, product owners, and technical leads to ensure that execution meets the product requirements, strategy, and vision
• Support Product Marketing and the Go-To Market teams with the knowledge and materials they need for successful launches and sales

• Contribute to the development of and ensure the execution of product activities that support Allegion Home business strategies
• Drive profitable project management that supports the user experience with software and physical product.
• Utilize and guide User Experience research to guide development of Best in Class Experience with software and products
• Participation in joint activities with the marketing organization including project planning, brand strategy, customer research and marketing communications.
• Evaluate internal and external financial, technology, channel, and market data in order to expand portfolio roadmaps and input into the Annual Operating Plan and Long-Range Plan.
• Analyzes and compares competitor's software products and services in relation to the organization's current offerings. Competitive benchmarking to establish portfolio positioning and messaging as well as driving incremental improvements.
• Drives change and continuous improvement efforts within Product Management to evolve and improve the function

Software Maintenance, Updates & New Product Development

• Business case development: Collaborate with Project team members to finalize business cases that detail sales forecasts, development investment, and commercialization strategy.
• Expert understanding of customer needs, changing industry requirements, and competitive positioning.
• Identify trends and needs within the market space and evaluate them as potential business opportunities.
• Involved in the product development life cycle from start to finish
• Collaborate with engineering to develop alternate ways to proceed with the development and delivery of new software solutions
• Marry research, market knowledge and internal inputs to build a balanced and impactful new product development portfolio

Strategic Planning

• Evaluate Software and Home electronics portfolio to help determine near term (tactical) and long term (strategic) elements needed in the customer experience
• Lead the development and commercialization of residential software and electronic solutions including IoT connections with major technology partners, latest networking technologies, etc
• Build and own a 5-year product line strategy for Software products
• Coordinate a cohesive Allegion Home Software strategy with other product managers

What You Need to Succeed:

• Required
  
  • 8+ years of experience in Product Management, with at least 4 years in Software Product Management
  • Great communication skills, verbal and written - Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate effectively with diverse range of internal and external customers.
  • Ability to explain complex concepts clearly, even to non-technical audiences
  • Experience in Agile Scrum development methodology
  • Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, integrate, and execute new solutions within a business
  • Strong business and financial acumen (business cases, price positioning, product margin, commercialization strategy, channel management, etc.)
  • Proven ability to utilize research in the development and execution of new product development, product improvement and strategic planning
  • Ability to travel up to 30% required

• Preferred
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Technical field (Software, Electronics, Information Systems, etc).
  • Experience with electronic products, manufactured goods, building materials and retail is preferred.
  • Experience in the development of IoT software-enabled physical products

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it".
• You value personal well-being and balance, because we do too!
• You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

What You'll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy"
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts - Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance -Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance - Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program - Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.

• The expected Base Salary Range: $91,000 to $169,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
• Bonus Eligible: Yes

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