Product Manager: Physical Access Controls / Intercom product development experience required (not just VAR/implementation)

KORE1
Santaana, CA
18 Feb 2025

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THIS ROLE CAN BE DONE REMOTELY FROM THE US BY THOSE AUTHORIZED FOR WORK IN THE US.

THE ROLE REQUIRES 20% TRAVEL INCLUDING CONFERENCES / TRADE SHOWS (5-6 TIMES A YEAR) KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a

Product Manager: Physical Access Controls / Intercom product development experience required (not just VAR/implementation)

You'll personally lead one of our award-winning key products. As a self-starting product manager, you'll drive our product vision, strategy, platform definition, feature priorities, release priorities, competitive positioning, and long-term direction, in addition to tactical sprint guidance and release launches. Develops products by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies. The product manager owns and champions the our video / audio intercom product lines as part of an overall solution internally and externally.

  • Gathers and documents requirements (Epics, user stories, use cases) for product functionality and new product development

  • Will assist in the build of a new product leveraging audio / video capability for corporate customers. A product that will integrate seamlessly w/ our other physical security access control products. This will include either a build from scratch audio capability or partnering w/ an external company in a co-development relationship.

  • Gather and documents customer tickets into Jira for engineering to resolve
  • Assesses market competition by comparing the company's products to competitors' products.
  • Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying and performing the research needed to obtain market information.
  • Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines and solutions by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
  • Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
  • Introduces and markets new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
  • Obtains product market share by working with Sales and Marketing Leadership to develop product sales strategies.
  • Assesses product market data by calling on customers with field salespeople and evaluating sales call results.
  • Provides source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
  • Creates technical product specs in partnership with product marketing.
  • Provides information for management by preparing short-term and long-term product sales forecasts and special reports and analyses; answering questions and requests.
  • Determines product pricing by utilizing market research data; reviewing production and sales costs; anticipating volume; costing special and customized orders.
  • Facilitates inventory turnover and product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels and production schedules.
  • Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related is preferred

  • Pragmatic Marketing Certification is a plus.

  • 1-5 years of Physical Security Access Control / Commercial Intercom product development experience

    • Not just working at a reseller that's implementing other companies' products, but instead custom-building these solutions

    • Experience w/ products such as Commend, ODM, Aiphone, Zenitel or comparable is a big plus.

    • New product development in this area a big plus
    • Must understand low voltage and networking as it relates to product development

  • 2-5+ years of Product Management that includes:

    • Strength / ability to gather/document product requirements (epics, use cases, user stories)

    • Ability to gather / document customer tickets/issues into Jira to get to engineering for support/fixes

    • Ability to competitive market analysis desired

    • Ability to strategize on product pricing is helpful (must be willing to learn it if you don't do it now)

    • Ability to do sales forecasting is helpful (must be willing to learn it if you don't do it now)

    • Ability to write technical product specs is helpful (must be willing to learn it if you don't do it now)

    • Ability to assist in inventory forecasting is helpful (must be willing to learn it if you don't do it now)

  • Experience in product compliance / certification is a plus (Examples: UL 294, UL 2610, UKCA, FCC EMP / ESD, etc.)
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Jira experience, training, or certification is a plus
  • An understanding of hardware, firmware/embedded software, cloud, and the infrastructure it sits on is helpful
  • Agile / waterfall project delivery
  • Willingness to travel 20%

Compensation depends on experience, but is typically $90-120K. Potential for bonus &/or RSUs. (We have let the client know that this might be off-marketif you are a good fit / looking for higher compensation, we are open to sending over-budget / hoping for an increase in the budgeted salary.)

#JBU ABOUT KORE1Specializing in professional and technical recruiting, KORE1 is committed to supporting top IT, Engineering, Creative, Scientific, Accounting and Finance professionals in their career paths. We build deep relationships with leading companies, connecting them to exceptional talent every day. With extensive industry expertise and unmatched opportunities, our goal is to provide a unique experience for our contractors and consultants as they prepare for their next role. We are passionate about matching the right people with the right companies.

Kore1 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Kore1 complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Kore1 expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Kore1's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
  • ID: #49275583
  • State: California Santaana 92701 Santaana USA
  • City: Santaana
  • Salary: $90,000 - $120,000
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-02-18
  • Deadline: 2023-04-16
  • Category: Tv/film/video/radio