Senior Enterprise Portfolio Product Manager

Senior Enterprise Portfolio Product Manager
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visitwww.rim.comorwww.blackberry.com.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The successful candidate will own the commercial success of their respective portfolio program. Responsibilities include identifying, planning and bringing to market a series of viable new enterprise solutions. He/she will be responsible for all portfolio management activities throughout the product lifecycle from concept to completion.

Activities include the following: Making recommendations on the business strategy for the Portfolio plan while having regional knowledge of markets, customers, channels, and economics. Stay connected with the Market, Customers and Analysts in order to provide effective inputs into strategy development; identify high level requirements and market trends; and validate with key customers and channels. Own and evangelize the Portfolio 'story' for the region, and seek feedback and validate the plan. Manage the overall pricing strategy for the portfolio business model while taking into consideration the regional requirements.

The Portfolio Manager will be heavily involved in commercialization of new enterprise products with emphasis on business planning, requirements definition, go-to-market and in-market activities for elements of the platform. Additional responsibilities will include analyzing worldwide target markets and competitors and identifying new product and/or new business opportunities.

In the course of daily activities, the Portfolio Manager will interface closely with the other enterprise portfolio managers as well as work with RIM business units and external customers or carrier partners as necessary.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
* Technical undergraduate degree and/or a business degree is mandatory
* Previous experience managing high technology products is beneficial
* Involvement in both the technical as well as business issues involved with those products is mandatory
* Experience with enterprise applications such as sales force automation, field service automation solutions or other enterprise applications would be ideal
* Experience with core enterprise
* platforms and mail infrastructure is beneficial
* Wireless telecommunications and IT experience is also desirable
* Demonstrated team skills
* Demonstrated leadership skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills are needed to excel in this role
* Spanish/ English required. Portuguese will be a plus.

To apply: http://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=45591649&aff=AC44BA2E-E3EB-4DBC-8BDB-9FCE01C58B09