Dir, Technical Product Management

Date Posted:

2024-05-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

OT225: GM - NEW YORK, NY One Penn Plaza, New York, NY, 10119 USA

Otis Elevator Company is searching for a seasoned and motivated Director of Technical Product Management to drive the evolution, innovation, and growth of its portfolio of digital products. An ideal candidate will be someone who has led and managed the entire digital / software lifecycle of B2B software products - from inception to EOL - a few times. This is an exciting and high-impact position within the Otis Accelerator (OX) team with a wider scope of responsibilities than a typical Technical Product Management role. This individual will be required to work collaboratively with a cross functional team of experts to drive innovation, be hands-on with core Product Management activities, while also working with cross-functional teams to drive adoption and growth of digital / software products.

This is a unique opportunity for a top performer seeking a high-impact, high-visibility position, and the ability to influence the future course of Otis, working closely with a team of experts.

Essential Responsibilities

• Must be capable of hands-on management of product lifecycle: from backlog prioritization to feature definition to design & tech reviews to release planning and documentation. We follow agile (SCRUM) methods in spirit, not just in name.

• Must be able to collaborate with sales teams to support sales of digital products.

• Must be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product discovery and market research that informs Otis’ digital innovation portfolio.

• Research and build relationships with new innovators to accelerate future technological developments to Otis’s benefit.

• Assist with driving harmonized pricing and go-to-market strategy across digital products, region by region.

• Use analytics and product understanding to inform technical decisions and measure impact.

Culture

The Otis leadership team has defined the desired Otis culture as follows;

• We celebrate imagination. We encourage new thinking and smart risk-taking that lead to innovation.

• We believe in us. We empower and inspire each other through support, autonomy, and trust.

• We are many voices. The greatest ideas come from diverse teams of thinkers with different points of view.

• We are better together. We win or lose as a team, share ideas, and collaborate to best serve our customers.

• We strive to be the best. We set big goals and rise to achieve them.

Candidates for the role will be considered for cultural fit based on the following;

• Relentlessly curious and prepared to challenge the status quo.

• Anticipates client needs and generates solutions ahead of time.

• Seeks continuous progress and improvement and strives to achieve the best outcomes.

• Has an entrepreneurial spirit; acts with precision and speed.

• Understands and champions a diverse and inclusive environment.

• Takes the long-term view to build trusting and sustainable relationships.

• Communicates effectively through convincing arguments and skillful negotiation.

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or business. Master’s degree is a plus.

Experience and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have a good balance of technology strategy, business acumen, and the ability to drive change through ambiguity. He/she will have a point of view based on experience.

• 7+ years of hands-on Product Management experience with B2B software / digital products is required. Prior experience with digital / software / SaaS products for industrial tech and/or construction tech companies is a plus.

• Must have the adaptability to wear multiple hats through the product lifecycle and an ownership mentality to make products succeed.

• Must have a good business acumen with an eye for design to drive good product decisions.

• Experience managing products in early stages of lifecycle - from discovery to MVP to product-market fit.

• Demonstrated skills with product backlog prioritization and writing product requirements. Must be able to closely collaborate with engineering and design teams on a daily basis.

• Must be able to articulate decisions and be a team player with influence to bring team alignment on product decisions.

• Must be data-driven in decision making within and across teams. Must also be comfortable with ambiguity and lack of data to make decisions and keep moving forward.

• Bias towards action, and a demonstrated ability to break down work and identify the highest value, lowest-effort items.

• Experience of stakeholder management in a matrixed environment.

• Ability to do customer presentations and demos, when required.

• Willingness to travel once a quarter to global customer and/or Otis sites.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.2 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world’s most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 69,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You’ll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you’ll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge. 

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people – passengers, customers, and colleagues – at the center of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes – prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here (https://www.otis.com/en/us/our-company/esg) .

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