Esri is a leading company in geospatial technology, and they are seeking a Product Manager for Imagery and Remote Sensing. The role involves managing the product lifecycle, collaborating with development teams, and ensuring customer needs are met through effective product strategies and communication.
Responsibilities:
- Organize and share customer requirements and priorities with the development team to collaborate and prioritize the product's roadmap and release timelines
- Communicate the product roadmap and release timelines to internal and external stakeholders
- Lead and support customer product briefings and gather requirements
- Manage the entire product lifecycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
- Work closely with development/engineering professionals to meet market requirements
- Represent Esri imagery and remote sensing capabilities as the product expert at conferences and on social media platforms
- Collaborate with Global Business Development, Partners, Distributors, and Industry to develop and execute go-to-market strategies
- Work with Product Marketing to craft messaging that creates demand for ArcGIS products in the imagery and remote sensing sectors
- Ensure internal launch readiness for product updates with sales, technical support, customer service, and training teams
- Establish a feedback loop with Global Business Development, the partner team, international distributors, and product marketing to ensure current Imagery product offerings effectively meet customer needs
- Contribute to all customer-facing resources related to the Imagery products, including website content, marketing sheets, slide presentations, and more, as needed
- Track and analyze key business KPI metrics to measure the health of Imagery product offerings and related services
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience in a product role (such as product management, engineering, development, or support)
- Understand current methods and emerging technologies in the imagery and remote sensing field
- Experience in gathering and interpreting qualitative product data and consumer feedback
- Ability to identify improved product features and contribute to marketing strategies
- Proficiency in compiling project status, risk management, and marketing reports
- Ability to maintain strong customer relations and provide product support
- Competency in training sales teams on new product features and a product's core value
- Ability to work well with remote management and staff across various Esri departments
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Self-motivated, organized, creative, and team oriented
- Requirement for travel 10-20% for strategic meetings, events, and/or tradeshows
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field or in business
- Previous experience in a similar role would be advantageous
- Technical experience using business analytic software, data transformations, and new technologies in the area of data analytics and visualization
- Experience with geospatial technology, mapping, and location-based content
- Experience in Pragmatic Marketing Framework