
Sr. Product Manager - Utility Network
- Redlands, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Gather and prioritize feedback from end users and administrators to influence product direction and explore trends
- Provide product expertise with key customers to understand their business needs and drive software direction
- Keep up to date on the latest advancements and trends to ensure proper alignment of product strategy, and delivery of resources that enable effective and productive solution development
- Assist utility sales and marketing teams, as well as the extended distributor and partner networks with innovative demos and other presentation materials around the utility network capabilities, direction, and priorities
- Provide timely messaging around the utility network via blogs and other publicly facing documentation; this will consist of taking components of the product and walking through functionality and capability as it applies to the various business sectors
- Brief senior management on the direction of network technology including timelines, priorities, and current status of customers
- Help minimize implementation issues by providing internal staff, partners, and end customers with information on current and upcoming releases
- Apply your domain knowledge of utilities and telecoms, as well as feedback gained in the field to educate development staff on needs and required direction
- 5+ years of experience in product management or a product role (engineering, development, support, and more)
- Domain knowledge and experience in the utility and telecom industries
- Ability to research customer problems and synthesize them into product requirements
- Capability to effectively document and verbally communicate market requirements to various teams and stakeholders
- Experience giving presentations to audiences with varying level of technical expertise
- Strong leadership skills, guiding teams through decision-making, achieving consensus, and balancing multiple perspectives
- Ability to travel 10%-20% of the time to customer sites, conferences, trade shows, and other strategic meetings and events
- Bachelor's in computer science, GIS, or related field
- Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, and other Esri technology in a product support, product planning, or consulting environment
- Understanding of existing ArcGIS geodatabase functionality and database integration options
- Familiarity with the utility network and/or other Esri network technology