Senior Director, Product Management

An Amazing Career Opportunity foraSenior Director Product Management!!

Location: Cardiff IRL or Austin TX

Job ID: 43015

As Senior Director of Product Management you will define the strategic vision roadmap and KPIs for the new RFID Standard Reader Product Line owning the entire product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life. Leveraging customer insights and collaboration with cross-functional teams youll drive portfolio strategy commercial success and platform reuse across HIDs IDT and PACS portfolios. This role requires building and mentoring a global team fostering excellence and aligning with emerging technology trends to strengthen competitive advantage. Success demands exceptional collaboration a global mindset data-driven decision-making and proven leadership to deliver innovative customer-centric solutions in a fast-paced matrixed environment.

Who are we

HID powers the trusted identities of the worlds 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 4500 worldwide employees.Check us out here:and Extended Access Technologies (EAT) RFID Business Unit is strategically expanding beyond the HID Physical Access Control System (PACS) ecosystem to address People and Item authentication use cases across new markets. This includes developing a Standard RFID Reader Product Line for diverse ecosystems and targeting the Healthcare and Industrial verticals within HIDs core Identity Technologies (IDT) Business Area.

As ourSenior Director Product Management youll support HIDs successby:

• Managingthe entire product line life cycle ensuring optimum EAT RFID Standard Reader & Modules positioning
• Scrutinizingthe market competition and trends by conducting research visiting customers and partners and attending trade shows to align strategy
• Buildingand leadinga team of Product Managers including hiring mentoring performance management and succession planning to ensure organizational capability
• Developingand supporting go-to-market plans in partnership with Sales Product Marketing and MarComm while definingand communicatingthe long-term product vision and multi-year strategy including portfolio rationalization and investment priorities
• Creatingmarket-relevant new products and solutions
• Drivingreuse and economies of scale for products technologies and platforms
• Applyingdata-driven methods for prioritizing and planning requirements
• Evangelizingproducts and solutions in partnership with Marketing and Sales Support teams
• Ensuringregulatory compliance and prioritizing product-related risks including certifications cybersecurity IP strategy and supply chain continuity
• Collaboratingacross Business Units to align strategies drive technology reuse and deliver integrated unified solutions
• Proposingmajor new functionality (Epics) using Lean Portfolio Management processes
• PrioritizingFeatures using SAFe processes with Product Owners Engineering Leaders and Business Owners
• CoachingProduct Owners and ensuring acceptance of Stories supporting priority features
• SupportingSAFe Product Owners with story writing and prioritization for designated scrum teams
• Updatingthe roadmap with plans and priorities from LPM and PI Planning
• Owningproduct/solution line profitability (Gross Contribution)
• Participatingin bid processescosting pricing and solution proposalswhile acting as Go/No-Go gatekeeper for the Product Line
• SupportingSales with pre-sales activities including specifications recommendations white papers customer visits and competitive analysis
• Establishingand maintainingexecutive-level relationships with strategic customers to gather intelligence validate direction and ensure success; participatingin and initiatingpartner negotiations
• Participatingin required Product Management and BU reporting
• Representingthe company in professional associations and industry events

YourExperienceand Background include:

• Hold a BA or BS in related field. MBA is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Product Management and Marketing with 5 years in the IoT & RFID industry
• Experience in lean and agile development methodology (ideally SAFe certified)
• Solid leadership and management experience including strategic thinking innovation coaching and mentoring scaling and collaboration
• Understanding of market and competitive environment including deal activity and potential opportunities.
• Good reasoning ability to investigate and analyze information and draw conclusions.
• Ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively to achieve desired business results.
• Attention to detail thoroughness and being able to deal with complexity and ambiguity.
• Good listening skills and must be able to diplomatically deal with difficult situations.
• This role is truly global so the ideal candidate should know and be familiar with mature and more emerging market realities.
• Global mindset and culturally aware. Had the opportunity to work in a global environment.
• Team player with cross-functional project leadership skills.
• Demonstrated skills in positioning and differentiating products and services.
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally.
• Understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) processes
• Demonstrated ability to work across cultural geographical and disciplinary team boundaries

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and rewards package

• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering allowing for work-life balance

• A vibrant welcoming & inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds

Why apply

• Empowerment: Youll work as part of a global team in a flexible workenvironment learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents skills and experiences. You dont need to check all the you have most of the skills and experience we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas including flexible work arrangements job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated reliable and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves to feel appreciated and accepted.

The wage range for this role considers a broad scope of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions including but not limited to: skill sets experience and training licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range does not account for geographic differentials based on the location where the position may be filled. At HID it is uncommon for individuals to be hired at or near the top of the range. Final compensation decisions depend on the specific facts and circumstances of each case.

HID does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

HID is committed to building a diverse equitable and inclusive workforce that reflects the global communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We evaluate applicants without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin disability age veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a workplace that empowers everyone to thrive and be their authentic selves fostering an environment of mutual respect and inclusivity. If you have a disability and require assistance or accommodation to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions please contact .

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 youll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group the global leader in access solutions. Youll have 63000 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 its important to us to have diverse inclusive teams and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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