Product Manager

CITY: Englewood Cliffs

STATE: New Jersey

COUNTRY: USA

Essential Functions (Responsibilities):
* Responsible for the product management of CNBC websites, digital applications.
* Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
* Specifying market requirements for current and future products by participating in market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.
* Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Project Management, Development, Editorial and Marketing) through market requirements and positioning.
* Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
* Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.
* Proposes & executes on new release product plans, recommending key new features/fixes, and their priority.
* Working with Project Managers, directs functional specifications & change requests. Helps prioritize product bugs & issues for correction.
* Develop & execute on customer retention programs.
* Working with Director, Digital Products, evaluate consumer pathways and recommend product improvements based on segment behavior & activity.
* Runs competitive analysis program for various digital products.

Qualifications/Requirements:
* Must have Bachelor's degree in Business, Communications, Marketing or Computer Science
* 5+ years of software marketing/product management experience
* 3+ years in a finance/investing industry
* Must have knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, ASP, ASPX, AJAX, Flash, and .NET

Desired:
* MBA a plus.
* Aggressive self-starter
* Ability to get along with others
* Creativity
* Self-confidence
* Outgoing & personable

General:
The Product Manager, CNBC Digital, is charged to increase the profitability of existing products and develop new products for the company, specific to CNBC's financial content website & related digital applications (internet, mobile etc.) The Product Manager must be an expert in understanding the financial markets & investing tools. The Product Manager must enjoy spending time in the market to understand their problems, and find innovative solutions for the broader market. They will build products from research, existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on their industry experience and their contact with customers and prospects. They must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. They must have a passion for creating a world class user experience within the products they are responsible for.

The Product Manager must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. They will work with their counterparts in Research, Editorial, Design & Development to define product release requirements and will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. They will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for their product offering, working with the sales channel and key customers.



We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits package and the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development and recognizes your achievements. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.



CNBC's Global Headquarters are located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. A van service is available for employees commuting from New York City.


Job #530405