Product Manager, Controller Apps

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Product Manager, Controller Apps!! 

Location: Cypress, California (US)

Job ID: 33414

As a Product Manager of Controller Apps, you will develop and drive strategy and implementation for embedded software apps that run on HID controllers. You will drive requirements and investments with key stakeholders and own the product's virtual P&L all while driving commercial, technical and partner alignment.

Who are we? 

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,000 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo 

HID’s Physical Access Control Solutions Department: 

HID PAC’s Business Unit focuses on the growth of new clients and existing clients where we leverage the latest card and reader technologies to solve the security challenges of our clients. Other areas of focus will include authentication, card sub systems, card encoding, Biometrics, location services and all other aspects of a physical access control infrastructure. 

As our Product Manager, Controller Apps, you’ll support HID’s success by: 

• Leading the evolution of HID’s controller technology partner community along with commercialization of the licensing and distribution of controller apps
• Document market requirements for the app environment and SDK, including new APIs that app ideas generate
• Working closely with product owners and engineering to clarify requirements and validate the engineering response of proposed solutions
• Developing and executing comprehensive go-to-market strategies for development environment enhancements and new app launches, including developing pricing strategies and supporting the development of channel strategies
• Planning go-to-market (GTM) with product marketing and commercial leaders, support the creation of marketing and sales materials, train the sales staff and key partners
• Working together with technology partners and internal marketing communications groups to form product positioning and create sales and marketing materials for development environment and software app launches
• Working with developer support staff and product owners to identify necessary product documentation and support requirements for technology partners
• Measuring and reporting on performance of licensed apps and be ultimately accountable for their success on the controller platform
• Performing competitive analysis, identifying opportunities to differentiate and win, driving ideas and collaboration amongst the development team and other internal stakeholders
• Driving outcomes, institute a results-oriented mindset, developing and implementing metrics that evaluate effectiveness of the product line
• Following up with customers to discover and record use of launched features

What we will love about your background: 

• Product development expertise from concept to product launch
• Ability to make difficult trade-offs and intelligent risk taking
• Market focused mindset and ability to anticipate changes in customer's needs
• Strategic thinking and effective management on complex projects
• Analytical thinking and strategic mindset with strong technical knowledge

• Excellent communications skills, able to convey complex information clearly, as appropriate for the topic and audience
• Pro-active, hands-on and self-motivated, strong documentation skills
• Demonstrated cross-functional interaction with Sales, Quality, Finance and Operations
• Ability to challenge the status quo and drive change and culture through change management
• Effective communication in the English language, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.
• Must be able to present ideas and projects before groups of individuals
• Additional major international languages are a plus
• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Familiar CRM tools and analysis such as Salesforce.com
• Experience with Jira and Miro is beneficial, but not required

Your Experience and Education include:  

• Bachelor's degree (Master is beneficial but not required)
• 5+ years of experience in similar role
• Experience in software product management
• Experience in software licensing models and systems
• Product Management experience across multiple customer types, technologies and product development methodologies
• Knowledge of the physical access control industry is desirable 

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive ambitious change
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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