Description :
Blackbaud is the world's leading provider of software and related services specifically tailored to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations. Publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol BLKB, Blackbaud is a successful, growing company with more than 25 years of experience and annual revenue in excess of $192 million. The company, led by chief executive officer (and former Microsoft® executive) Marc Chardon, offers an integrated suite of nonprofit management applications built with Microsoft® technology and delivered by our professional services team. Headquartered in Charleston, SC, Blackbaud has a team of more than 1,400 talented employees across its three global locations in positions ranging from product development, consulting, sales, and marketing to customer support, human resources, and finance.
We are seeking experienced and highly motivated business leaders to help us build and grow our lines of business through managing one or more of our software product lines. At Blackbaud, aProduct Line Manager is responsible for the long-term commercial success for a line of Blackbaud software products. The responsibilities include identifying market opportunities, setting the product vision and roadmap for a particular product line, identifying go-to-market strategy and pricing, and leading a cross-functional organization to execute on the opportunities.
This individual must be able to identify and justify new business opportunities while managing the needs of existing customers. A Product Line Manager will coordinate and drive cross-functional groups that include Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Consulting Services, and Customer Support, along with the resources necessary to ensure the successful definition, delivery, commercialization, and maintenance of products within the defined business area for a worldwide market. Lastly, the position is the primary champion and advocate for the products and the product vision/roadmap, and is expected to be able to communicate and influence both senior executives and working teams.
Three areas of responsibilities include:
Identify market opportunities and define offerings to solve customer problems
Commercialize and launch products into the marketplace
Manage products while in market
Required Experience:
Current or recent commercial software product management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated superior project management and cross-functional leadership skills
Ability to build financial models and business cases
At least 3 years experience in commercial software
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university is required
MBA degree is preferred
