Senior Product Manager

You  will  be a part of  the  Research  and  Development  organization  and  serve  as  the “two-way translators”— between  our  Development  team  and  our  Customers,  Partners  and  the Market  in  general. We  build  and  evangelize  compelling  product  visions, define  strategies, set  roadmap  priorities  and  establish  differentiated  value  propositions.  

Sound  interesting?  Then  join  us  as  our  new  Product  Manager,  Aviation  Maintenance Solutions.

OPPORTUNITY  AND  RESPONSIBILITY 

The  Product  Manager  for our  commercial  aircraft  operator solution  shepherds  product  investments  from conceive  through  to  retirement. You  will  be responsible  for  the  overall  market  success  of  offerings  within  his  authority.  Focused  primarily  on  understanding  commercial  aviation  maintenance  market  needs,  you will  continuously  engages  the  market  to  build  investment  cases  with  crisp  and differentiated  value  proposition,  and  in  alignment  with  the  IFS  overall  vision  and strategy.  Once  you  set  the  goals,  you  will  work  closely  with  the  development  team to ensure  the  solution   delivers  on   those  goals, and  in  parallel  he  readies  marketing, sales  and consulting  on  this  new  added  value  solution.

As  a  Product  Manager  at  IFS  you  will  be  expected  to: 

• Collect, analyze and define customer and market requirements for target industries and audiences 
• Contribute to competitive intelligence insights 
• Identify and define product differentiators and unique selling points that makes IFS stand out from competition and market in general 
• Set clear and value-driven priorities for all investment cases 
• Convert business requirements into product investment proposals, product roadmaps, strategy and vision statements 
• Build customer and market value propositions for proposed and decided investment cases 
• Contribute to development of monetization strategies, product packaging and pricing 
• Proficient presenter, inspiring others by using storytelling and experience to showcase how customers benefit from using our products and technologies 
• Present vision, strategy and roadmap 
• Interact, collaborate, share knowledge and experience to create a common understanding of customer needs, challenges and opportunities in our target industries and market 
• Review software designs for fit to market and engineering value proposition  
• Work closely with Program Managers to secure that the intended value of investments is realized 
• Support product marketing functions with product and technology messaging and marketing material 
• Support sales and pre-sales with sales collateral 
• Monitors the financial performance of their product responsibility for consideration in investment decision making 
• Create positive market attention for product and technologies across prospects, customers, analysts and journalists  

You are:

·     Positive, determined and have a can-do attitude

·     Goal and execution oriented

·     Pro-active, take initiative and assume responsibility

·     A creative forward thinker

·     A team player

·     An effective communicator in English

IFS Fact
IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 6,000+ employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.