Group Product Manager/Product Manager - Telecom

GPM and PM Job Description

Product management role is orchestrating the product management process through cross functional teams and external resources.

PM is an interface between the Consumer/ Market, Internal and external stake holders. Internally he has to steer teams of Project, Marketing, sales, Project managers, CSD, Finance, SCM etc. Externally he has to deal with partners, Engineering (Vendor), Analysts, thought leaders, Distributors, suppliers etc.

The product manager should have the ability to:

1. Understand the consumer's life and have an ability to explain the consumer's context with the internal stake holders of the Company.

2. Define the Roadmap and deliver products that customers will be delighted to buy.

3. Master Orchestrator of the productizing process. Finding compelling, competitive and profitable solutions to market problems that ultimately deliver delight to consumers.

Role and responsibility of Product manager:

1. AOP Gross Revenue, Gross Profit and building products as per brand direction.

2. PM align activities performed by cross functional teams with strategic objectives.

3. PM is like an orchestra conductor of key activities and thereby manages key deliverables.

4. PM guides key decisions to maximize value and create new revenue opportunities.

5. Product Management is an extremely Vital Function in client organization. He is the business person of the Company.

6. PM need to align strategy, structure, processes, peoples, style, systems and value of product from the company with the Market trends and consumer needs.

Skills and competence in a GPM

1. Should have Ability to build the measurement, reward and recognition system.

2. Should encourage team work.

3. Ability to lead passionate and creative people.

4. Should have a potential to set a compelling direction.

5. Should have strong influential and collaborative skills.

6. Should allow team to define its own objectives for collective work.

7. Implement product lifecycle management process:

8. Provide expert PLMN training

9. Allow team to define individual/ team-work products.

10. Provide expert skills, training, coaching and mentoring.

11. Reinforce a collaborative culture.

12. Establishes shared leadership roles.

13. Empower team to work together to make critical product decisions.