Description :
Job Title: Marketing Product Manager
Job Category: Marketing
Product: Windows Mobile
Date Posted: 08/17/2008
Job Code: 240063
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:
This Job is eligible for the following work arrangements :Flex Time
Senior Product Manager, Launch
The Mobile Communications Business Marketing Team is looking for an exceptional Senior Product Manager, looking to take the next step in their career to launch a first of its kind V1 mobile web service at the convergence interface of mobile communications and Web 2.0.
As the Senior Product Manager, you will own and drive the launch plans, product positioning, field/sales readiness, and sustained marketing efforts, end-to-end, for a V1 mobile service
Your key responsibilities will include:
1) Develop the overall Go-To-Market Launch Plan, including channel and geo prioritization on a global scale
2) Determine the core product positioning statement, drive messaging strategy
3) Develop, align and author requisite product license agreements across channels
4) Drive research to determine optimal pricing and packaging plans by channel and geography
5) Coordinate and drive all-up alignment with corporate and field marketing and sales channels
6) Develop and drive sustained customer acquisition, retention, usage intelligence and monetization plans
7) Partner with business and product groups across Microsoft to coordinate cross/up-sell and promotion plans
Qualified candidates will be able to demonstrate through experience and interviews:
1) End-to-end experience in successfully developing and executing a product launch plan
2) Domain experience in marketing or managing mobile or web service products and services
3) Functional experience in product management and product marketing
4) Professional experience and passion for launching V1 products and services
5) Excellent 360 understanding of marketing functions, cross-group collaboration skills, and project management
Professional Qualifications
The strongly preferred candidate will have an MBA or equivalent Master's level degree, with at least 5 years of product marketing/management work experience in a world-class company within the online or web services industry.
Education
An undergraduate degree is required, MBA is highly preferred.
Some travel required.