Product Manager - Fleet Management

Contenu de l'offre Product Manager - Fleet Management chez Orolia

Orolia is an international high-tech company dedicated to improving the safety, compliance and efficiency of its global customers’ remote operations by providing them business solutions and services based on the most advanced positioning, navigation, timing, sensing, information, and communications technologies. At Orolia, we continuously look to go “Beyond the Frontier” in everything that we do. As an organization, we strive to be the market leader and look for employees who have the same passion for their personal careers. If working in a multicultural environment where being the best is encouraged, Orolia is the employer for you.

Orolia believes that success in the global marketplace requires a variety of perspectives and individual experiences. At Orolia we understand, appreciate and strive for new and different thoughts and ideas. A high degree of employee involvement, lifelong learning and diversity are permanent items on the agenda throughout the entire organization.

We are looking for high energy individuals who are strong team players and are willing to go the extra mile to help our customers be successful.

We are currently looking for a Product Manager located in our Les Ulis office in Paris Area, France.

SUMMARY

The Product Manager will Develop and execute product roadmap for maritime fleet management solutions

This position aims at managing the Omnicom product family (fleet management solutions), including determining the associated value proposition for addressed market segments, and planning product release roadmap in coordination with engineering, sales/pre sales and marketing. Focus shall be put on identifying Return On Investment, weighing costs / benefits and market opportunities for each significant product evolution, and presenting / sharing the rationales associated with business cases.

A wide (but not deep) technical culture related to rugged electronics and processors, data networks and network administration, as well as embedded software is important, to ease communication with pre-sales and engineering. A good understanding, or a previous experience in maritime domain (either bridges, navigation systems, communication systems, fleet management / information systems) is needed, aiming at improving Orolia’s collective understanding of customer use cases and applications.

Last, in this strongly regulated domain, the ability to understand standards and related business impact, and to contribute to standard bodies working groups, is an important dimension of the position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Execute the product roadmap

Support the Product Line Director in builiding the business plan and develop product pricing and Market positioning strategies

Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and deliverables

Provide technical content and application notes related to product

Scope and provide input to the R&D/Engineering Management for their activities, with focus on business growth and ROI

Provide input and support to the Market MarCom Managers for Market plans based on business and customer impact

Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, competitive positioning in order to identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas to grow market share and improve customer experience

Create product reports and communicate on new trends and markets to the sales and R&D

Visit customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners

Engage with the the sales teams to support customers opportunities

Work closely with Engineering teams to execute product releases efficiently

Collaborate with public relations, business development, and other product management team members to effectively launch new products

Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding

Represent OROLIA at conferences and industry forums

Represent the company by visiting customers to solicit feedback on company products and services

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

M level in the European LMD (CEC level 7) – BS degree in the US, in Computer Science, Engineering (or equivalent work experience)

Proven work experience in product management or as an associate product manager

Experience in Application engineering or Sales engineering

Fluent in English and French, Arabic is a plus

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Autonomous / fast learner in Positioning, Navigation and Timing

Proficient in Hardware, Software and Web technologies

Knowledge of product management process, business case methodology

Proficient in document writing and structuring

Government contract experience beneficial (tenders, bidding process)

Autonomous in Product life cycle

Ability to travel / 2 to 3 days twice per month

Soft skills :
Ability to prioritize requirements in a highly constrained environment, across multiple projects that compete for resources

Ability to align and work collaboratively with many stakeholders (engineering, operations, marketing, sales, customer support), through influence, ownership and little authority

Willlingness to advocate and empathize for the customer / market

Strong sense of responsibility for a product’s success in the market

Values

Continous improvement and learning - Conceptual thinking – explorator mindset

Fun- Efficiency of staff

Global collaboration- Cross-team leadership

Innovation- Creativity

Commitment- Stakeholder oriented

Agility- Monitoring