What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Product Manager position at Entrust Corporation?
Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration! Entrust is dedicated to securing a world in motion by enabling trusted identities, payments, and data protection around the globe. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!! The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers. We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. From unconscious bias training for managers to global affinity groups that create connections both within and across our enterprise, Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another. And, of course, to be themselves. Position Overview: The Associate Product Manager (APM) supports a disciplined, business oriented approach to product planning and management of the assigned hardware solutions to achieve business performance objectives. Through Voice of the Customer research, participation in channel partner product councils, meeting with internal sales and marketing organizations and competitive analysis, the APM gains a deep understanding of customer applications, problems and needs in the target market segments. Armed with this knowledge the APM develops and executes a compelling product vision and “optimized” product portfolio that delivers a superior customer value proposition and meets product financial objectives. This is primarily accomplished through development and execution of product plans and specific marketing requirements that deliver products and services with unique value to Entrust’s customers. Responsibilities: Interface with customers, sales, and field teams to identify and validate product requirements Perform competitive product and market analysis research Participate in cross-functional teams, which are made up of HW/SW development, HW/SW operations, QA, and product management, to design and deliver high quality solutions. Assist the product management leads in developing and maintaining product roadmaps Assist the product management team with day-to-day activities and projects related to management of the lifecycle of their products and systems Identify and drive initiatives which make it easier for customers to do business with Entrust Lead cross-functional teams to commercialize new products through corporate ERP system Work with marketing communication team, vertical marketing teams, and appropriate functional colleagues to develop and deliver appropriate reports and information in a timely fashion Assist the product management leads in developing product and market requirements documents Review and report on product performance indicators Identify and drive initiatives which make it easier for customers to do business with Entrust Basic Qualifications Must be proactive, self-motivated, and able to work well under pressure while managing multiple competing projects and priorities 2-4 years of engineering, business analysis, or product management experience Strong demonstrated analytical experience including market research/analysis and competitive intelligence Technical acumen to engage with development , customer support, and service operations teams to develop end to end service value chain Must possess excellent communication, teamwork and leadership skills Functional understanding and experience of both hardware and software technologies and solutions Ability to self-manage on day-to-day tasks and projects with proper direction provided Ability to thrive in complex, fast-paced B2B marketing environment Bachelor’s degree required with a strong technical acumen Must be able to lawfully work within the US and have unrestricted work authorization for US Ability to write, defend, and execute on findings Preferred Qualifications: Relevant work experience at a hardware and/or software product development company MBA or M.S. Management of Technology About Entrust Our growing company relies on curious, dedicated and innovative colleagues to anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers. Each year, our solutions secure billions of transactions — and every day, our technologies issue and manage more than 10 million secure identities. How do we do all of this? Together. Join us. Together we’ll create solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure life. For more information, visit http://www.entrust.com/. Follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Entrust Corporation is an EOE/AA/Veteran/People with Disabilities employer. Vaccination for Covid-19 is currently a condition of employment for field service roles in the U.S. and designated workers in Canada, subject to accommodation for qualifying reasons (i.e., medical, religious, etc.) under applicable law. If you would like more information about accommodations, contact accommodations@entrust.com. For US roles, or where applicable: Entrust is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran, and People with Disabilities employer. Recruiter: Richa Srivastava Richa.Srivastava@entrust.com