Sr. Manager, Product

At Alaska Communications, we’re committed to putting our team first , always being customer focused , having a can-do attitude , owning our results and always acting with integrity . This is what we hire for and what our team members exhibit each day. Want to make an impact with us?POSITION SUMMARYThe Senior Product Manager manages the full life cycle of assigned Enterprise products and services to meet the Company's revenue, profit, and other objectives. This includes managing, directing, planning, and coordinating activities for the Network Security & Cloud product line for our Enterprise business and ensures synergy between product line managers such that product line objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and parameters.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSAnalyze the competitive market, existing and emerging technologies, and the Company's available and potential resources in the context of the Company's objectives.Lead development of product strategy recommendations using sales, engineering, operations, product management, and other appropriate resources.Support recommendations to executive management and refine strategies as required.Coordinate with engineering, IT, external partners, and operations using market, technology, and Company resource analyses to develop and price products that will exceed customer expectations and meet or exceed the Company's revenue, profit, branding, and market share objectives.Ensure new products meet the Company's goals, are viable, and consistent with our marketing strategy by developing and testing business cases prior to product development.Pilot test products prior to deployment to ensure operations are geared to provide required support.Identify problems or potential problems with the product or support and direct or coordinate fixes.Project manage product deployment, ensuring operational support is in place, providing training to customer-facing personnel, issuing appropriate internal communications, overseeing advertising and other market communications, monitoring products operational performance and market reception, identifying problems or potential problems, and directing or coordinating corrective action.Manage products on an ongoing basis to exceed customer expectations and meet or exceed the Company's objectives.Facilitate, when necessary, sales channel strategies to support the Company's marketing strategy and other objectives and oversee deployment and ongoing management.Facilitate and support procurement strategies to meet the Company's marketing strategy and other objectives.Research GTM strategies and positioning for implementing new products.Maintain accurate files and database information on all contacts, analysis and other Company data resources.Other duties as assigned.POSITION QUALIFICATIONSCompetency Statement(s)Communication Skills Written & Oral - Must have excellent oral and written communications skills.Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning in gathering raw data and processing that data into a meaningful form.Business Acumen AVP - Ability to lead others with top notch business concepts and issues.Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.Presentation Skills - Ability to prepare and deliver professional presentations to customers.SKILLS & ABILITIESEducation : Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Information Technology, Business Administration, or Engineering. Equivalent education and training may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.Experience : Seven (7) years of experience in Product Management, Marketing, Sales, IT, Business Administration, Engineering or equivalent field, with a minimum of three (3) years in the telecommunications industry, resulting in demonstrable project management experience and proficiency in developing and implementing marketing strategy.Computer Skills : Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office suite, to include Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.We hope you’ll join us as we change lives through technology.About Us For more than 120 years, our team has served Alaskans with critical telecommunication services. As technology becomes increasingly woven into our lives, we’re focused on delivering world-class connectivity solutions to our customers, from family homes to statewide enterprises. With career opportunities across the Last Frontier, our team takes pride in serving customers and giving back to our local communities.Exciting challenges are in front of us. We’re actively building Alaska’s fastest internet with fiber to the home. In rural Alaska, we’re building a state-of-the-art network to bridge the digital divide for communities that have gone unserved for too long.#J-18808-Ljbffr