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Senior Product Manager Windows Server (Columbia, MD, USA, North America)

Message Systems, Maryland, MD, USA

Message Systems develops software that powers many of the world's largest, most complex email, text and cross-channel messaging operations. Message Systems was founded in the late 1990s by brothers George and Theo Schlossnagle with a very clear vision: to create a superior alternative to open-source MTA systems that were at the time the only viable choice for high volume email implementations.

Responsibilities:

The position will entail a mix of strategic and tactical responsibilities. While you may be directing other internal resources in many cases, your hands-on involvement and personal contribution will be required.

- Create business cases and sell these internally to get approval to develop new products.

- Work in conjunction with other product managers to identify and create requirements for cross product supporting and/or integration requirements between Messages Systems' portfolio of products.

- Provide product management oversight for partner integrations with Message Systems products including identification and prioritizing partners that help to achieve the product's strategic vision, integration requirements, and drive on-going maintenance updates.

- Conduct market research, obtain internal stakeholder input and client feedback required to develop market needs documents and product requirements (PRD) documents needed to deliver the assigned products, enhancements.

- Develop and maintain detailed competitive analysis of major competitors.

- Assist Sales in understanding, positioning and selling your product on a standalone basis or as part of more comprehensive solutions.

- Collaborate with Engineering, Technical Services and Marketing to ensure products are built, supported, positioned, priced and packaged appropriately to meet market demands.

- Conduct remote or on-site presentations on product details and value propositions.

- Work with Accounting and Marketing to define and measure success metrics for product performance.

- Serve as the subject matter expert for internal and external clients.

Qualifications & Skills:

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and attributes:

- BA/BS degree (or compensating work experience) is required; MS/MA/MBA is desirable.

- 5+ years product management, project management, and/or program management of software products is required. A product management or new product development background strongly preferred.

- Experience with messaging platforms, marketing analytics engines and/or marketing automation solutions is required.

- Proven track record working collaboratively with engineering organizations to solve complex technical issues and to define and launch products.

- Strong customer communication skills.

- History of driving revenue and profitability for a product portfolio.

- Ability to communicate clearly with developers and cross-functional team members regarding technical options for product solutions is required.

- Excellent written and verbal communications skills are required, including experience with graphical presentations, product overviews and demonstrations for internal and external audiences, as well as speaking to large groups.

- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel required.

- Experience working with vendors/partner teams to define marketable services and profitable joint marketing programs. Experience managing those programs from concept through to launch is a plus.

- Broader business experience in sales, marketing or business development in a software product company is a plus.

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