New product manager job description

Magnum: Magnum represents some of the world’s most renowned photographers, maintaining its founding ideals and idiosyncratic mix of journalism, art and storytelling. Magnum photographers share a vision to chronicle world events, people, places and culture with a powerful narrative that defies convention, shatters the status quo, redefines history and transforms lives. Magnum photographers are a rarity and the agency is self-selecting, with a 4-year long application process. The membership has evolved over the years to encompass the work of almost 100 diverse photographers.


We have offices in New York, London, and Paris, and work with press, publishers, creative agencies, galleries and museums across the world. We have a traveling roster of over 100 exhibitions, education initiatives focused on the next generation of visual storytellers, an ecommerce platform, and an editorial platform telling stories across art, culture, news and photography to our audience of over 5.5 million.


About the role: We are looking for a Partnerships Assignment Manager, based in NYC, to lead Magnum’s commercial assignments across the Americas, working closely with the Partnerships team (Assignments + Licensing) and relevant photographers across the agency. This sales-focused role would not only own the Commercial development but also work closely with other teams in cultural, education and digital partnerships, as needed to move projects development and delivery forward.


Application deadline : 25 October 2022
Role Commencement: Immediate




What you will do


Business development
Create strategies for developing new and existing clients and exploring new markets, working closely with the Partnerships team and management. Identify, manage and convert existing and new opportunities with a focus on USA, Canada and South America (agencies, brands, NGOs) Work closely with the other departments on maximizing our offer and benefit from cultural and educational events to increase our presence and visibility to partners in these countries/cities Develop and lead pitches as well as manage incoming assignments requests Work towards an annual sustainable and reachable budget target


Project management
Act as the Partnerships department point of contact for project management for both clients and photographers Build remarkable relationships with photographers to understand their personal work to be able to represent it persuasively to clients and partners Lead on the development of budgets and the negotiation of contracts, and terms with client to ensure fair pricing and greatest protection of copyrights For more complex assignments and group projects, provide producers with an efficient brief whilst retaining responsibility for the overall client and photographer experience Own the Partnerships marketing tools Coordinate with digital team to get new/relevant content up on Magnum Photos' social channels Lead regional marketing activities to our B2B content communities, including mail-outs, newsletters, updates


Who you are


Highly organized, entrepreneurial, and strategic thinker Able to bring structure to creative discussions and translate these discussions into measurable tasks and project plans Perfect understanding of the sales process, able to build budget and define achievable targets Have a knowledge of the market in Americas and some contacts with commercial agencies and clients Comprehension of what Magnum photographers do and how to position it in a commercial market Understanding of image-making and storytelling Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities, multitasking or last minute projects Forward thinking and excellent communication and interpersonal skills Based in New York with permit to work there and willing to travel


Minimum qualifications
3 years experience in project management, with some experience within corporate and advertising campaigns Experience developing and building profiles for photographers Excellent EQ, able to build strong artist relationships and manage multiple internal and external partners across time zones Proficient across Airtable, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets etc), Slack and PM software (Asana) French and/or Spanish speaking in addition to English a plus


Equality & Diversity
Magnum Photos is an equal opportunities employer. We oppose all forms of discrimination and believe that all people, regardless of their identity or membership of any group deserve to be treated equally, consistently, and fairly. We welcome creativity, excellence and different perspectives that individuals of all backgrounds and abilities bring to our work.

Introduction

iRobot seeks an Associate Product Manager, Services to be at the forefront of iRobot's subscription and services business. In this role, you will be creating and managing the next generation of services that combine physical products, digital content, and loyalty programs across our portfolio of robots and home products. You will leverage consumer insights and iRobot's product roadmap to envision, develop, and bring to market services and features. Your key objectives will be to grow service membership as well as customer lifetime value and profitability through new program features that attract, engage, and deliver value to our members. You will lead key initiatives in the development cycle and the management of them post-launch.

In this role you can expect to be exposed to cutting edge consumer robotics technology and develop/refine your leadership skills in a fast-paced, consumer-centric environment bringing exciting products to market and improving the membership experience.
What you will do
Drive membership growth by creating new business models, lowering customer acquisition costs, and improving the value proposition of our services.Increase customer lifetime value through new service features and engagement that reduce subscriber churn and grow monthly recurring revenue.Improve services profitability by developing improved processes, employing new tools, and implementing new service components that reduce operating costs.Collaborate with counterparts in Product, Operations, Marketing, IT, Design, Engineering, Finance, and Commercial to drive membership growth, higher lifetime value, and greater profitability.In partnership with analytics and data science, monitor and act against key metrics that track the health and trajectory of the services business.Take a strategic and consumer-centric approach to help define and manage the iRobot services roadmap.Lead cross-functional teams to deliver holistic launch commitments (timing, cost, capabilities, user experience, and business results) on complex programs.Build business cases for your recommendations, factoring in research and data.Develop requirements, as an advocate for the consumer and the business, ensuring new offerings meet objectives.Act as a business owner, constantly identifying improvements and new opportunities to deliver against our KPIs.Become an iRobot product expert, in partnership with researchers and other product managers, to understand how the portfolio may impact our service offerings.

To Be Successful You Will Have
Passion for the consumer and strength in creating solutions to meet their needs Experience developing and modeling business models in collaboration with financial partners Solid analytical skills, the curiosity to uncover new insights, and the drive to act on your findings Demonstrated success in Product Management of consumer products or services. We would love to see products you are working on or have launched.Demonstrated ability to influence and drive business success across functions including Marketing, Engineering, Operations & FinanceTechnical savvy - you don't need to be a developer, but you do need to balance and prioritize technical issues and customer needs, while managing tradeoffs, backlogs, and evaluating opportunistic new ideas with internal and external partnersA competitive desire to win by leading via influence and effective communication, storytelling, and customer empathy Keen understanding of product marketing and go to market planning. Experience considering how the services you're building could be marketed to the people you're targeting and how marketing tactics drive growth.High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously. Ability to think strategically and execute methodically History of teamwork and willingness to roll up one's sleeves on a wide variety of tasks to get the job done.

Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business, technical field, or technical management MBA preferred2-5 years of experience spanning Product management2-5 years of experience in consumer services or products Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous innovation is desired

Who We Are
At Verkada, we're rethinking what it means to be physically safe. Designed with simplicity in mind, we currently offer five product lines (video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms and visitor management), which provide seamless visibility through an integrated secure cloud-based software platform. Over 12,000+ organizations worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, frictionless scalability and cutting-edge innovation. But this is just the beginning. We envision a world in which security systems feel as seamless and modern as the organizations they protect and our enterprise solution becomes a model for not just business security, but public security as well.

Overview
Verkada's mission is to become the security and safety OS for every building. The Product team at Verkada is responsible for driving our product vision and identifying opportunities for Verkada to grow and succeed as a business.

A key part to fulfilling this goal is the expansion of Verkada's product portfolio. Verkada is looking for entrepreneurial product leaders to bring new products to life. As a New Product Product Manager, you will build a new business and deliver new products from the ground up that meaningfully protect people and buildings. This role will partner with Verkada's senior product leadership and work closely with executive leadership.

What You'll DoDefine and build a new product category to expand the Verkada product portfolio.Research market dynamics including market size, competitive analysis and regulatory requirements.Develop a product hypothesis through a deep understanding of current market landscape and thoughtful product design thinking.Work with customers & partner organizations to identify market opportunities.Partner with engineering and design to develop a product portfolio starting from concept through to production. Collaborate with marketing & sales to develop a go-to-market program to drive top-line growth and market adoption.Going beyond new product introductions, you will develop a long term strategic roadmap and maintain execution cadence for what will be a rapidly growing team.Identify and instrument the relevant sales, marketing, engineering metrics that help drive decision making. Do whatever it takes to make your product and your team successful!
Requirements5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Technical Leader in a new category.Experience as a Founder building a business from scratch. Alternatively, experience within an established business of taking a product from launch to scale. Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar quantitative field. MS, PhD, or MBA optional.Focus on customer needs and market empathy Technical fluency with analytical, prioritization and problem solving skills Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams.
US Perks & Benefits
- Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
- Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
- Wellness allowance
- Commuter benefits
- Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits

Verkada is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women at Verkada, Pride at Verkada, Multicultural at Verkada and Parents at Verkada.