Product Manager, New Product Opportunities

About Axis Communications
As the market leader in network video, Axis is leading the way to a smarter, safer, more secure world — driving the shift from analog to digital video surveillance. Offering network video solutions for professional installations, Axis’ products and solutions are based on an innovative, open technology platform.

Axis has more than 1,400 dedicated employees in 40 locations around the world and cooperates with partners covering 179 countries. Founded in 1984, Axis is a Sweden-based IT company listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm under the ticker AXIS. For more information about Axis, please visit our website www.axis.com.


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WHAT IS AXIS?
Axis is a fast growing and innovative IT company with a global footprint. Our success is largely due to our highly skilled staff and our strong culture of daring to succeed and allowing ourselves to constantly break new ground. We allow and promote independent thinking; we seek to act as one, to be always open, and to think big!

At the moment we are looking for the right person to fill an open position as Product Manager, New Product Opportunities in the Product Management Video Products organization.

Are you interested in the opportunity to be part of the future success of a creative organization in one of the most rapidly growing fields on the planet – Network Video. Read further about the possibility to take part of our success story!

WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Axis is an innovative company and there are many new product opportunities within Video that need to be evaluated from a broad perspective. One focus in this role is to evaluate new opportunities from a market and cost perspective. Investigate that the opportunity fits Axis business model, sourcing model, sales structure, partner structure, market needs and that investment and unit cost match. Certify that it represents a viable business case. Axis is a company with many possibilities and it is essential to focus our resources to our competitive edge to certify our strong market position.

The second focus area in this role is to manage a new product category that will be selected based on the evaluation of new video opportunities. In this role you will have the main responsibility for a specific category of products; you will manage the entire product life cycle - from strategic planning to tactical activities. 

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

* Evaluate different market aspects of new Video opportunities to certify that it fits Axis model and structure and if an opportunities looks promising identify possible bottlenecks and suggest solutions
* Drive the whole process from identified opportunities to a viable business case with suggestions how to make it work in the Axis market and organization
* Work closely with the entire Axis organization, both in Lund and globally
* You will have a clear counterpart within the Research & Development department (R&D) to address technology and development, you need to cover all other aspects in cooperation with your extensive Axis network
* Investigate cost structure, investments and possible long time unit cost in cooperation with R&D and Operations         
* Manage all activities in the process, eagerly take active part in some and conclude others on your own
* Focus on efficiency, refinement when needed and quick results rather than deep and unquestionable analysis
* Document findings briefly, clearly, with messages and vital information highlighted and easy to comprehend
* Define  product strategy and roadmap for your product category
* Define products to meet and fulfill the strategy and roadmaps

The role involves approximately 40 days of travel a year.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Axis is looking for a socially skilled team player with a business mind and extensive insights in IT market sales. Insights in security sales is a plus. You have an open mind but you are still critical enough to find the pitfalls. Furthermore we think that you are analytic and structured, with the ability to drive things forward while maximizing the benefits of your team member´s knowledge and expertise.

The right candidate has a technical University degree, or extensive experience from working within IT technology. This role also requires extensive experience from product management or business development within a company with a global market and preferably with an indirect sales model. We think that you have experience from working with Business cases and/or cost analysis as well as documented experience from roles to drive and deliver results.

Apart from above we would like the successful candidate to have:

* Extensive networking experience from a global environment, predominately within a big global organization
* Experience from a changing market with a short product life cycle
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, fluent in English.

THE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT TEAM
Product Management Video Products is responsible for the Network Cameras, Encoders/Decoders and Accessories product offerings. This includes product planning, managing the products’ life cycle, education and trainings and handling of complex support issues escalated from local support teams. Our interfaces are both internal such as R&D, Sales & Marketing and Operations as well as external customers, partners and suppliers.

WHAT CAN AXIS DO FOR YOU?
This is a great opportunity to get deep insights in what makes Axis successful and how a global market is built. You will be a key resource, work with creative and open people in an environment focusing on results. In addition we offer a truly global and collaborative environment working with the latest technology in complex systems and applications.

READY TO ACT?
Axis is a company realizing the benefits of a diverse workforce. We know that diversity in groups creates a better working environment and promotes creativity, something that is fundamental for our success.

Find out more from our Director of Product Management Video Products, Erik Frännlid at phone +46 46 272 1800.

Send you application before January 22 2014.
We review applications continuously!