Product Manager

Responsibilities:

Product Strategy & Roadmap Planning – CRS Product:

• Support in the creation of the CRS product vision & strategy
• Translate the product strategy into a concrete execution plan/ product roadmap to ensure fulfillment of short, mid and long-term business objectives
• Source and shape priorities from across the organization and target customer base to develop and maintain a product roadmap that delivers continuous business impact and value
• Interface with key stakeholders (Sales, Operations, R&D, etc.) and maintain the pulse of the changing customer and industry demands and influence overall commercial strategy for new product enhancements and capabilities
• Drive customer research and leverage insights to create product features, customer adoption & satisfaction

Product Development – CRS Product:

• Lead the creation and completeness of business requirements for product development on time and within budget
• Prioritize products, projects and developments and secures deliveries to meet business targets
• Communicate the product vision to ensure product delivery is aligned with strategy
• Run regular leadership updates and build consensus in Enterprise Platform investment decision making

Product Management Organization:

• Collaborate to improve product management process and lifecycle in the continued innovation of the agile product development process
• Support in evangelizing product management process and lifecycle with key stakeholders across the organization

Go to Market Enablement:

• Effective communication of new products/product changes and their associated customer, operational, system, & process impacts
• Supporting organization wide product training and enablement, contributing to the articulation of product value propositions, go to market strategy, pricing and impact to messaging for delivering products/services

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, Masters a plus
• 3+ years’ experience in product, project, or technology initiatives.
• 3-5 years’ experience leading a product, project, or technology initiatives, progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency in multiple disciplines/processes related to the position including travel industry experience, hospitality distribution, CRS or PMS platforms, and product development experience
• Profound Knowledge of the hospitality industry: providers, travel agencies, technology, trends, strategy
• MS Office, Reporting tools