Product Management Director

Ellucian

(Reston, Virginia)
Full Time Travel Required
Job Posting Details
About Ellucian
Ellucian is the world’s leading provider of software, services and insight to higher education. Ellucian helps the higher education community—students, faculty, and staff—achieve their goals more efficiently, effectively, and with reduced risk. Ellucian’s comprehensive suite of software solutions includes student information systems (SIS), finance and HR systems, recruiting and retention systems, among other offerings.
Summary
As a Director, Product Management, you possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a strong strategic vision, and the leadership skills and day-to-day drive to make that vision a reality. You enjoy spending time in the market with clients and prospects to understand their challenges, then leading in a matrix organization where you interact with product architecture, engineering, user experience, and cloud operations to incorporate next generation innovative technology into an existing market-leading ERP to deliver ongoing success to the entire client community.
Responsibilities
* Working with the R&D team to define specific product release requirements, write user stories, and manage the product backlog * Managing an Ellucian Product. * Working with the Finance and Legal teams to ensure pricing policies, packaging, and contracts are appropriate and effective * Collaborating with the Marketing team to define the go-to-market strategy, prioritize activities, and ensure product positioning properly reflects the features and benefits of the solution to the target buyers * Working with the Services and Support teams to ensure our delivery approach provides maximum time to value for clients and supports client success * Managing the process of bringing new releases to market according to schedule * Serving as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering and being a visible leader in the client community, including acting as a frequent speaker at user group meetings and other events
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager who combines unique technical knowledge, with solid business acumen and leadership skills. You should be highly organized and detail-oriented, with outstanding time management skills. It is also important that you display excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to establish rapport and credibility with a wide variety of new and existing clients on all levels of the organization. Specific qualifications for this business development role include: * 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager/ Product Strategist for a software product that is sold to paying clients (not internal), with previous experience building and launching new solutions * Proven technical skill set with enough firsthand experience to effectively participate as a thought partner for R&D in new product development, in an agile environment, and speak with clients about product capabilities * Solid project management skills to keep track of significant inter-dependencies in a complex project and ensure the ultimate timeline and business goals are achieved * Well-developed analytical skills to uncover insights and make recommendations for action * Excellent communication skills including the ability to write Market Requirement documents and executive PowerPoint decks as well as client-facing collateral * Experience with Customer Relationship Management software * Experience with global roll-outs. * Excellent track record in cross-functional leadership roles * Flexibility and willingness to travel up-to 25% of the time both nationally and internationally

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