Head Of Product Management

Informa Markets:

Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. We provide marketplace participants around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, targeted digital services and actionable data solutions. We connect buyers and sellers across more than a dozen global verticals, including Boating, Pharmaceuticals, Food, Fashion, and Infrastructure. As the world's leading market-making company, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year.

Informa:

Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has offices in 43 countries and around 11,000 employees. Informa owns numerous brands including CRC Press, Fan Expo HQ, Game Developers Conference, Routledge, and Taylor & Francis.

What we’re looking for:

The Head of Product Management will be part of the regional leadership team and report into the President, Healthcare. This role is inherently matrixed, supporting the HIMSS, Aviation and Agriculture portfolios. It requires closely working customers (current, former, and potential), and with internal stakeholders from commercial leadership, content, marketing, sales, technology, and product.

Within the targeted markets, this role will drive significant engagement with customers to identify and validate customer needs and ensure that we are solving their challenges with world class products and innovative solutions that are aligned with our business strategy.

Role Accountability and Duties:

Strategic Planning:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive product and content strategy in alignment with the company's overall goals.
• Define long-term vision and short-term objectives in collaboration with leadership teams across all functions.
• Establish and communicate priorities for product development and execution in order that all parts of the business are bought into the roadmap.

Product Development:

• Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services.
• Be responsible for developing and leading a commercially validated roadmap and moving forwards, building out a clear product vision/roadmap.
• Establish a feedback loop to engage with customers through a variety of methods to identify and validate needs and to ensure that the solutions that are being built are meeting those needs.

Market Analysis:

• Conduct market research to identify emerging trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
• Drive market and competitive analysis to identify key opportunities for growth– driven market testing and validation.
• Utilize market insights to inform product and content decisions.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Lead the internal communication flow, serve as a liaison, coordinate cross-functional teams, and provide data driven assessments to key stakeholders.
• Coordinate existing product development and new product delivery, working closely with existing and potential customers, product managers and our partners, to understand the opportunity and develop strong buy-in across Informa Markets as to the strategy and roadmap – in addition, support business case development where required.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, balance business objectives and needs versus technical and operational constraints and adjudicate between internal stakeholder groups and partners to resolve blocking issues.

What you bring to the team:

• Proven track record / experience in Product Management in the B2B information services industry.
• Expert in emerging and existing technologies, with knowledge of industry standards and approaches.
• Strong Product Management experience with proven methodology and framework. Highly organized and attentive to detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization internally and externally.
• Ability to influence outcomes specifically beyond the hierarchy of their role, through personal presence and confidence.
• A track record for collaborating with and leading Product Management peers and those in content teams, marketing, sales and technology roles, as well as partners, ensuring products meet requirements and that they are marketed and sold to their potential.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills with the ability to construct and evaluate the different business model approach to maximize ROI.
• Experience developing a deep understanding of customer usage, competitor products and market trends, and translating that knowledge into product positioning, roadmaps and requirements for new products and enhancements.
• A solid understanding of data-heavy content-based information products

This posting will automatically expire on April 5, 2024.

Why work at Informa

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritize promotions internally. Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns.
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks.
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too.
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves.
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount.
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more.
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs.
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
• The salary range for this position is $204K-$260K, depending on experience

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

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