Senior Product Director

Department: Industry Services

Team: Managed Services

Location: Atlanta

Position type: Permanent, Full-Time

About the Team

This role forms part of a team of product directors reporting into the Head of GSMA Managed Services. We manage end-to-end delivery of a broad portfolio of services that foster and protect growth of the mobile ecosystem with an emphasis on devices, networks, and information. Our work touches nearly all ecosystem participants including mobile network operators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, insurers, and government agencies.  

What the hiring manager says

“As a global and influential trade association for the connectivity industry, we are continually looking for ways to advance and support the mobile ecosystem, particularly with our Device Check service trusted by hundreds of customers in more than 50 countries. This is a great opportunity to enhance and evolve our service portfolio with more information to support a wider global audience make more informed decisions about use of new and pre-owned mobile devices.”

Adrian Dodd, Head of Managed Services

About the Role

The Managed Services team is looking for a product director to manage, develop, and grow the GSMA Device Check service by assessing market demand and managing development of new capabilities to support GSMA’s device crime prevention ecosystem. The product director will serve as a business owner responsible for the commercial proposition and end-to-end delivery within a matrix organisation and management of an external IT vendor.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience in managing a product or service with responsibility for defining the commercial proposition, managing product/service development, and overseeing internal and external operations to ensure success.  

You will have prior experience working within a cross-functional team and a track record of achieving financial and operational targets at both an individual and group level.

You will have a strong understanding of the mobile industry, ideally with an understanding of the secondary device market, trade-in programs, mobile device insurance and/or theft/fraud prevention efforts.

You will have proven experience in information technology, along with a solid understanding of data security practices and data protection regulations.

Contract type

Regular

Worker type

Employee

What We Offer

Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.

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Being You at the GSMA

We are one of the most diverse companies you will ever come across, we care deeply about equality and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important so if you prefer to work flexi-time or a day from home, just ask. We’re keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The success of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.

GSMA Values

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Passionately driven

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Insightful leaders

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Stronger together

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