Technical Product Manager Messaging

Netsize (a Gemalto company) is the global leader for mobile operator micro-payment and messaging. We connect and contract directly to the carriers and help our customers to monetize mobile services or services linked to mobility, improve brand awareness, acquire new customers, manage customer relationships, and optimize business efficiency, globally.

The recent merger with Ericsson IPX, combining two of the best companies in the business, has led to the establishment of a leader with unrivalled geographical coverage, a strong capacity for innovation in payments and messaging, and the ability to offer customers mobile payment solutions in over 50 countries.

The Netsize payment network reaches more than 2 billion consumers. We connect more than 1000 companies to over 160 mobile network operators. Our messaging services cover delivery to all mobile phones in virtually every country in the world.

Netsize employs more than 250 telecom professionals and has offices in 21 countries serving over 1000 customers. We have the direct connections, contacts and integrations with mobile operators and our customers benefit from our experience and local knowledge.

Responsibilities
The Technical Messaging Product Manager role includes the responsibility of planning and execution of tasks related to achievement of commercial success of the Messaging products.

This is however performed in various parts of the organization. The role of the Product Manager in this context is to initiate, do, follow up and act as coordinator or team leader for the activities.

This includes work in the fields of life-cycle profitability, competitive strengths and requirements for the product, including all handling aspects during the products life cycle including sales support activities and phase out.

The Product Manager is responsible for the outcome of all messaging product related activities, and will actively drive or participate in them.

Main activities for the Product Manager:
Management
- Realization and follow up of product decisions
- Assignment proposals
- Order needed investigations, documentation and updates
Product plan
- Product Plan preparation
- Investment Plan preparation
- Product roadmap preparation for the Messaging products
- Market Requirements analysis
Product development
- Business Case preparation
- Secure relevant end-user analysis
- Recommend development, maintenance or phasing out functionality and products
- Product definition
- Main requirement specifications and/or backlog preparation
- Integration request and Change request preparation
- Product Life Cycle Plan preparation
- Report definition for external and internal customers
Marketing & Sales
- Prepare business supporting documentation, e.g. feature description
- Technical Sales support
Product maintenance & Phase out
- Product performance monitoring and reporting
- Product Life Cycle Plan updates

Profile
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering.
- 5 to 8 years of experience, experience in the telecom industry or related business is an advantage.
- Product Management skills
- Leadership with focus on Business, Market and Relationship builder
- Ability to manage complex issues in an international environment.
- Oral and written fluency in English with excellent communication skills. French and/or Swedish is an asset.

Please apply though our website: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH11/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=NETSIZEGROUP&cws=1&rid=194