Product Manager -IoT Connectivity (DE) in Düsseldorf bei Vodafone

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Product Manager - IoT Connectivity

Location: Düsseldorf

Job-ID: 231721

As the Product Manager for IoT Connectivity in Germany, you will drive Product Management activities in your market, closely aligned with central Product Management Team for IoT Connectivity.

You will be responsible for the launch and management of IoT Connectivity products in Germany. You will achieve this by supporting local (in-market) resources, and providing guidance to those resources for local integration, testing, helping adapt market processes to the product requirement as required, to achieve the agreed roadmap and in-life product management.

You will also be responsible for supporting the market in achieving the agreed KPIs (Sales, Connections, TCV) and be involved in activities like sales-enablement, supporting Sales teams on key opportunities, product training and marketing activities.

What will you be doing?

Working with central IoT Product Managers through strategy, planning and agile development to input into key IoT product decisions where necessary
Align and agree between the market and central product team on a roadmap of product launches, in life management and rationalisation.
Champion the German market view and ensure easy, low-cost launch of new products
Ensure effective sourcing, local funding, system and technology integration, process interlocks etc.
Ensure budget & resources for integration, launch and GTM are planned and ringfenced within Germany’s budget to achieve the roadmap
Agree KPIs and business case for products to be launched/ managed in the market
Achieve agreed roadmap within cost and budget
Support launch activities within Germany e.g. marketing, product collateral, sales enablement, local pricing etc.)
Manage in-life and end-of-life requirements through effective use of the German market resources
Achieve KPIs as agreed in market for each product
Support maximising the sales opportunities in Germany by representing the requirements of Germany during the design phase of new products.
Enable sales and support of IoT’s product in Germany through effective management of the ‘launch’ phase

It would be nice if you have:

University degree or equivalent
MBA or equivalent highly desirable
successful track record in Product Management or similar role
>7 years in IoT, mobile telecommunications or a globally focused trading role
Experienced product/ partner manager
Experience in IoT, Cellular technologies
Ability to a matrix environment and manage people without formal reporting lines
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders across the business
Confidence in managing negotiations with customers, including senior leadership within Markets.
Exceptional presentation skills with the ability to present to C Level stakeholders
Self-starter who can operate in a “start-up” type environment and support scaling the organization.
Strong motivation and ‘get the job done’ attitude
Excellent moderating skills to resolve conflicts between stakeholders