JOB SUMMARY

Product Services team will engage directly with key business domains within CEC to assess the utilization of technical products and to develop functional product roadmaps to support the operation of the business disciplines. Product managers will create business requirements, technical solution definitions, as well as business case artifacts to support the funding and implementation. Product management will provide direction for key Tech CEC products and application architecture design. Product management will coordinate with Corporate IT Plan & Build partners to ensure the procurement, design, build, & deployment. This role will work directly with disciplines to support the adoption and modifications of their products within the business function.

CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
• Understanding of technology and necessary business acumen to act as the voice of the business
• Prior experience in identifying complex business problems and analyzing alternative solutions
• Able to integrate and balance priorities, work activities and resources for the benefit of multiple key stakeholders
• Able to have an enterprise orientation to problems
• Basic understanding of product management tools, including MS office
• Experience in estimating and managing budgets

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
• Gathers functional requirements, design specifications and operations requirements for a system in support of the technical infrastructure (network, telephony, internet/intranet, or operating systems) within Enterprise IT standards
• Work towards ideation, evaluation, selection of Tech CEC products
• Backlog prioritization, and supporting the business case of the
• Creative solutions that align with business goals and work with IT team to define functional requirements design during development stage
• Perform requirement gathering, product roadmap creation and maintenance of a product over its lifecycle
• Product evaluation, selection, acquisition, and vendor relationship management
• Financial planning in order to achieve various milestones on the product roadmap, and verifying that the running expenses and invoices are in-line with the proposed budget estimates

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Leadership
• Adaptability - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
• Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
Managing Execution
• Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
• Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.
Building Relationships
• Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
• Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
• Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
• Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
o Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
o Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
o Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
o Reading Comprehension - Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
o Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.