Product Manager wanted to Wayfinder in Lund!

Wayfinder Systems develops and delivers world leading navigation services for mobile phones.You get voice guided road directions with detailed maps in Europe and North America directly to your mobile phone.It is also easy to find and reserve a table at the closest restaurant, find information about sights etc.The products and services work just as well in the car as on the sidewalk.Today 90 people work at Wayfinder throughout Europe and North America.Our corporate head office is located Stockholm with development and operations in Lund.We think big, work hard and are creative with discipline in our work.This way we are able to find elegant solutions for every customer.Wayfinder is expanding and looking for a structured, business driven, and customer focused team of people who are well educated, talented, analytical, and technically interested.Welcome to visit us at www.wayfinder.se Product Manager wanted to Wayfinder in Lund! The market for mobile location based applications is rapidly expanding and Wayfinder, as one of the leading companies within mobile navigation, needs to expand as well to meet the increasing demand for our products. The Wayfinder product portfolio is diversifying and the intention is to cover the complete need for location based applications for our customers, which are mainly the mobile operators and mobile phone manufacturers.With more products and a wider user base the importance of competent and dedicated product managers with end-user focus is higher than ever. Tasks and responsibilities The product manager is fully responsible for every aspect of a product, a feature set or a product family, which means working with specifications, development projects, quality assurance, competitor analysis and several other tasks.The product manager is assisted by technical product managers, product marketing people and QA engineers and is responsible for the products always being at the highest possible level from a user's perspective. The successful applicant will need to make decisions about the products based on input from marketing and sales, from the development department and personal insights into the needs of the end-users and the market demands.The end-user experience of the products is always the highest priority and the day-to-day tasks include finding the best compromises between primarily development costs and achieving the perfect solution to every problem.This requires good insight into the mobile application technology and the challenges involved in the development of new products and features. Qualifications A University degree (or equivalent) within computer science, software engineering or similar is required.3-5 years of relevant work experience is required The successful applicant should have a very strong end-user focus and strive to accomplish the best user experience possible with every detail of the product.A good technical understanding is required and experience from consumer products, IT, mobile applications or work within the mobile industry is a must. Do you want to GROW with Wayfinder Systems?If so, please go to our website www.academicsearch.se and look up the registration site for this position.You fill in your personal details and attach your letter of application together with your CV.Latest day to apply is November 4th .