Director Product Management

• Excellent understanding Life Sciences practical knowledge of data available in Life Sciences including patient data
• Strong experience in define, leading, and communicating product strategy & roadmap in line with the business goals including data products
• Ensure rapid pace of moving from strategy to execution of product initiatives.
• Synthesize ideas on strategy, planning and execution to identify new market opportunities & create the next generation of products, building consensus and driving execution along the way.
• Work within a team of Product Managers, Engineers and UX Designers to drive agile execution of new product launches. Develop a strong understanding of stakeholders to drive decisions.
• Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies working with team members in India as well as in the US.
• Ensure ongoing product growth and expansion by gaining and exploiting market feedback from customers and prospects.
• Evaluate market share and drive competitive analysis across a suite of products.
• Contribute towards Business Development, working closely with client teams to design solutions and responses for RFPs and discussions.
• Manage relationships and contracts with vendor & customers stakeholders.
• Operate at the intersection of analytics, data and technology. Ability to conceptualize, design and productize data and analytics solutions.
• Continuously engage with customers to gather understanding of their domain, problems, and perspectives on solutions
• Able to quickly understand new subject areas from a business and analytical standpoint (working closely with the SMEs); synthesize, articulate, and drive a clear vision for a solution. Continuously iterate with our engineering teams to realize this vision.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Education:

• Bachelors Degree required / technical undergraduate degree preferred, MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 8-10+ years experience in product management, with a combined 12-14+ years industry experience including product development/technical role/product marketing in a software solutions oriented business.
• Experience in a B2B SaaS or software company specifically in data/analytics products and/or omni-channel marketing.

Behavioural Competency:

• Ability to conceptualize, negotiate and sell ideas internally and externally.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design principles.
• Proven track record for developing, managing and launching large-scale cloud-based software products.
• Strong technical and data-analysis skills.
• Exceptionally strong writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational, project and resource management skills.
• Role doesn't require deep engineering expertise, however problem-solving abilities with an engineering mindset is required
• Thrive in high pressure, chaotic fast paced situations and should love creating products in this environment
• Equally comfortable talking to senior executives as well as analysts, and excel at working with other talented product teams at Axtria to help them be even more successful