Product Manager - Frontend Systems

Job description

As a product manager for the biometrics business line team located in Pasadena, California, you will work with cross functional teams to introduce frontend system products such as Livescan System, etc. by identifying potential market demands; conducting market research; defining product roadmaps; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies. Livescan System is a user-friendly, flow-driven, configurable product to capture finger, face, iris, and other biometrics data with high quality.

You will also actively monitor profit-and-loss on a product basis, manage product sunsetting process, prioritize & allocate resources to introduce new and enhanced technologies and solutions that secure the digital lives of millions of people.

A week in the life of a Product Manager:
· You will understand and articulate customers' needs and desires.
· You will define product roadmaps with well documented nature and scope of present and future product lines.
· You will assess market competition by comparing company's products to competitors' products.
· You will introduce and market new products by developing plans with R&D, production, supply chain, sales, marketing, finance, etc.
· You will work with segment marketing people to develop and implement product marketing strategies and initiatives.
· You will provide management product-focused statistical reports with key financial & operational performance and product-oriented forecasts.
· You will facilitate with supply chain and factories to optimize inventory turnover and product availability.
· You will determine product pricing by utilizing market research data; studying competition offerings; anticipating volume; costing special and customized needs; ongoing maintenance and enhancements, etc.
· You will process operational and escalated product issues.
· You will maintain professional and technical knowledge by conferences, workshops, online studies, customer engagements, and professional networking, etc.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

·  To succeed at this job, you must have balanced skills in technology, engineering, communication, collaboration, business, and leadership. Due to the complex nature of biometrics products, you must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related Engineering field and with at least one-year engineering experience.
·  It would be preferred if you have : a) Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; b) rich biometrics product experience; c) solid product management knowledge and skills; d) product marketing knowledge & experience; e) effective quantitative and qualitative business analysis skills.
·  You must be fluent in English.
·  We would like someone to join our team who is technical savvy, has good communication and collaboration skills, can work under pressure to deliver optimal results with multiple constraints.
·  You must have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
·  We are looking for someone with three (3) years or more of experience in product development, product management, solution delivery, or related fields with hands-on engineering experience in software, hardware, operating systems, databases, etc.

Application Process

·  Apply now before this career opportunity is filled. We look forward to reading your CV!
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