Senior Product Manager, Audio/Headset Solutions

Senior Product Manager, Audio/Headset Solutions

Description -

Unique mastery and recognized authority on relevant subject matter knowledge including technologies, theories and techniques. Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas. Successfully operates in HP's most complex disciplines. Provides highly innovative solutions. Leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives. May participate in cross-division, multi-function teams. Provides mentoring and guidance to lower-level employees. Routinely exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and criteria for achieving objectives. Develops strategy and sets functional policy and direction. Acts as a functional manager within area of expertise but does not manage other employees as a primary job function. 

As a Senior Collaboration Product Manager within the personal audio / headset group, you will help lead the strategic direction and execution of HP Poly's award-winning product offerings. You will be a lead stakeholder throughout the delivery stages of product lifecycle with a focus on headset software / firmware, serving as a central resource across multiple organizations including category, engineering, operations, quality, support, services, marketing, finance, and sales organizations. You will be responsible for developing, and managing a portfolio of firmware products that translate end user requirements into innovative market leading experiences and customer success stories.  As a Senior Product Manager, you will lead several projects or a portfolio of projects ensuring product success at every phase of the product delivery lifecycle from product definition, development, production, and end of life. By collaborating with internal teams and customers, you will shape the future of communication technology and advance our market leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Plays a leadership role and drives the progress of the product management function.

• Leads cross-functional teams through agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Monitors competitive market to determine client needs for certain product improvements and completes detailed competitive analyses.

• Uses strong business acumen to assess new features / product requirements viability.

• Strategically partners with key senior stakeholders to understand needs and priorities.

• Recommends product requirements and definitions to align with stakeholder's needs.

• Collaborates with the software engineering team on feature ideas and prototypes to bring potential solutions to life.

• Advises key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle.

• Tracks and reports key metrics to drive future product developments.

• Collaborates with marketing and sales teams to develop go-to-market strategies, product launch plans, and marketing collateral.

• Demonstrates process improvement and project management experience, preferably with the implementation of large projects.

 

Education & Experience Required:

• Four-year College Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or any other related discipline (Graduate-level degree preferred).

• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in product management, digital or software product development, or a related field.

 

Preferred Certifications:

• Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner Certification, or any other related certifications.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Agile Methodology

• Automation

• Change Management

• Computer Science

• Continuous Improvement Process

• JIRA

• Kanban Principles

• New Product Development

• Process Improvement

• Product Management

• Project Engineering

• Project Management

• Project Planning

• Project Schedules

• Risk Management

• Scrum (Software Development)

• Software Development

• Sprint Planning

Cross Org Skills:

• Effective Communication

• Results Orientation

• Learning Agility

• Digital Fluency

• Customer Centricity

Impacts & Scope:

• Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

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