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Product Manager 4, Broadband
T-Mobile USA is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services capable of reaching over 268 million Americans where they live, work, and play. In a world full of busy and fragmented lives, we at T-Mobile USA, Inc. have the idea that wireless communications can help. The value of our plans, the breadth of our coverage, the reliability of our network, and the quality of our service are meant to do one thing; help you stick together with the people who make your life come alive. That's why we're here.
Position Purpose
As a Senior Product Manager in the Broadband Products & Services team, you will be the laptop mobile broadband business owner. This is a ground floor opportunity to lead T-Mobile's entrance into one of the fastest growing areas of the mobile telecommunications industry. Your responsibilities will span the product life cycle, including identifying customer needs and industry trends, specifying product requirements, defining and measuring key business performance indicators. You will define the business strategy and be deeply involved in T-Mobile's development and launch of next generation of high-speed wireless services. You will be responsible for the portfolio of PC connectivity hardware solutions, as well as client connectivity software (e.g., T-Mobile Connection Manager). You will lead a cross-functional team with key stakeholders including marketing, business development, legal, customer care and business operations to oversee the ongoing success of this product line.
Position Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Lead an effective, collaborative cross-functional team in development and execution of the PC connectivity strategy and business plann
* Define business and product strategy. Analyze industry and competitive trends and define offerings
* Define and measure key business performance measures (e.g., P&L)
* Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Engineering and IT groups on rigorous analyses of customer needs, definition, and evangelism of customer/partner/market requirements with a focus on the business and customers.
* Provide analyses, identification and strategy regarding new product and service integration in close coordination with other Product Development groups.
* Working with PD Business Development, key partners and vendors to develop strong, ongoing business relationships
* Develop and manage business cases including financial modeling to provide strategic management to drive marketing and revenue targets.
* Acts as primary evangelist for laptop mobility business, internally and externally
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Utilize departmental Systems Development Lifecycle Methodology as a guide for development activities.
- Provide on call and after hours support as required for production releases and to respond and provide Tier 4 support on production outages.
- Contribute to and work to meet project schedules by providing accurate estimates of effort required for development deliverables, by providing updates on project progress to development and project management, and by escalating issues that might affect project success to management.
- Maintain technical skills and expertise through continuing education and training.
- Collaborate/Partner with other teams including Enterprise Testing, Release Planning and Management, Business Systems Analysis, Project Management, and Application Support on successful delivery of systems enhancements.
* 30% Analysis and strategic planning
* 20% Gathering and defining requirements
* 10% Business development, working with partners and vendors
* 40% Managing, leading and measuring the business
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Position Requirements
Functional/Technical Skills:
* Demonstrated leadership experience, particularly in cross-functional, matrixed environments.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Vendor management and negotiating experience a plus.
* Strong understanding of wireless data technologies and previous experience with mobile data solutions/products highly desirable.
* Desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
* Strong analytical skills: forecasting and developing business cases and demonstrated fiscal responsibility.
Experience:
* 6-10 years of experience in engineering, product management, product planning and/or product marketing with emphasis in mobile data.
* Individual accountability for a product P&L preferred
* Successful track record of meeting specific business objectives and performance metrics, leading change, and success within cross-functional and entrepreneurial environments.
* Experience using Microsoft Office software, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
Discretion & Independent Judgment
* Must be able to decisively weigh benefits and risks leading to solid short term and long-term decisions, investments, etc., for the business and product line portfolio.
* Must be able to comparatively assess competitive offerings vs. T-Mobile and determine offerings that will differentiate T-Mobile.
* Being a relatively new product line and business for T-Mobile, this position requires candidates who demonstrate individual, unique approaches to situations that have not been addressed before.
* Must be able to take a mature and realistic approach to setting expectations internally and externally while the product line is being developed and launched.
Education/Vocational Training:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field required and MBA highly preferred
T-Mobile is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We strongly support diversity in the workforce.
T-Mobile USA offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, as well as matching 401(k), generous paid time off programs, mobile phone and service discounts, tuition reimbursement, free parking - not to mention a fun and business casual work environment.
When asked "How did you hear about us?" please select the option "Other" from the list and type "LatPro" on the next open field.
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