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SalaryCreating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security
At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Software Product Manager-US Remote
Zentra is a seamless security solution designed to solve the everyday problems of property access for the multifamily market. We believe that managing access for residents, guests, vendors and staff should be easy and efficient, allowing more time for staff to focus on residents and the operations of the property. We are building integrations to leading Property Management, Visitor Management and other Proptech platforms to further enhance operational efficiency and the overall experience. The Zentra Product org is looking for a Product Manager to help us grow our business in the market for Access Control Systems.
The Software Product Manager is the expert, leader and decision-maker for their Software Product line(s). They are responsible for managing their assigned families of products, ensuring profitability and growth for the business as well as the leading the strategy, planning, positioning, and product life cycle management for those products. The Software Product Manager uses their strong leadership and communication ability, analytical skills, and business acumen to maximize the growth, revenue, and performance of the portfolio. This role acts as a cross-functional business leader, to ensure collaboration, agile prioritization, product design, and development across software platforms.
The Software Product Manager has an expert and demonstrated understanding of the KPIs and/or financial metrics of their product line(s) and their business unit. This is a technical role working with developers and QA to deliver software solutions for current and next generation of hardware integration, platform integration, and SaaS. They consistently demonstrate and exemplify strong leadership skills, communication and collaboration ability, analytical skills, and business acumen to maximize the growth, revenue and return on investment of their portfolio. They assist with development of others in the business through mentorship and development through sharing best practices and continuous improvement opportunities.
What You Will Do:
- Responsible for independently identifying, evaluating and prioritizing business and product line opportunities to meet business objectives
- Manages the product life cycle for assigned product lines including new product introductions & innovation opportunities, sunsetting and other enhancements in line with SBU strategy.
- Participates in & influences SBU product prioritization discussions
- Maintains broad and comprehensive knowledge of the markets and channels of their product line(s) and Allegion markets as well as consumer/customer needs, industry trends and go-to market strategy; consistently evaluates future market opportunities, threats and internal competencies to adjust product strategy as needed
- Proactively & regularly assesses and evaluates market opportunities & threats to the business unit & Allegion and builds SBU strategy recommendations that enable the business to win
- Leads development of KPIs and/or business cases in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders that detail sales forecasts, investment and commercialization strategy for a business opportunity within a business unit or across platforms
- Synthesizes sales, market and other data to serve as inputs to business cases and developments or adjustments to the portfolio and business unit strategy
- Actively manages the performance of their product line(s) through financial metrics & KPIs; evaluates and determines actions to positively influence business performance and drive better results and outcomes
- Maintains strong, trusting partnerships with stakeholders and leaders across the business. Consistently and easily inspires, influences and aligns others to toward shared goals. Proactively identifies possible areas of conflict and partners with stakeholder(s) to identify resolutions
- Communicates product line updates, strategy, prioritization and related information to stakeholders, other departments and internal or external customers displaying command, presence, and ownership
- Provides direction, mentorship, and/or coaching to others within the organization to improve the performance of peers. May have direct management responsibility for other Product Management team members
- May lead larger scope or complex product portfolios and/or some of the most complex/scope business challenges and market opportunities to translate and synthesize into crisp product strategies, roadmaps, and delivery plans, while managing prioritization and trade-offs between customer experience and time to market
- Broadly and diversly represents the business as a matrixed part of the technical team on sprint planning and prioritization
- Develops and maintains deep, trusted, and consultative relationships with internal and external stakeholders; clearly understands and expresses feature/enhancement requests, influence prioritization, and manages delivery timelines
- Acts as a model and influential leader in coordinating, communicating, and facilitating work across multiple agile teams to maximize velocity and delivery
- Influences to deeply incorporate voice of customer (VoC) from key stakeholders into strategy to maximize value of product vision; advocates the customers’ wants and needs, and organize opportunities into practical and digestible features
- Develops product roadmap, and collaboratively influences cross-functionally to prioritize feature development
- Collaborates with the development team in preparing for and undertaking PI Planning
- Leads, advises, and influences others through complex/ambiguous business challenges and market opportunities; translates and synthesizes into crisp product strategies, roadmaps, and delivery plans, while managing prioritization and trade-offs between customer experience and time to market
What You Need to Succeed:
- 7+ years of experience in product management, engineering, or related experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a technical related field; or 11+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree; MBA preferred
- Seasoned experience overseeing and translating complex business requirements into software development requirements and/or partnering with software development to lead the delivery of Software Products using Agile methodology.
- Proven track record and demonstrated ability to build strong interpersonal relationships and partner with diverse cross-functional teams, such as Engineering, UI/UX Design, Q&A, Product Management, executive leadership, and internal/external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience developing strategy, gaining alignment, and diving execution through collaboration and trusted partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
- Highly skilled at indirect leadership and influencing, & engaging others with the ability to navigate a matrix organization
- Demonstrated experience developing strategy, gaining alignment, and driving execution through collaboration and trusted partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
- Strong business and financial acumen with ability to identify business unit and organizational opportunities & threats and develop action plans
- Excellent ability to collaborate, negotiate and work within a team environment across functions and departments through highly effective written, verbal, presentation, and documentation skills
- Excels at presenting product line updates, strategy, prioritization and related information to stakeholders, other departments and internal or external customers displaying command, presence, and ownership
- Proven ability to translate complex customer and channel needs into thoughtful, well-organized business cases and portfolio roadmaps
- Developed capabilities with strategic planning and track record of supporting profitable business growth.
- Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, integrate, and execute new solutions within a business
- Ability to travel up to 20%
Preferred Qualifications & Experience
- Experience with software/hardware integrations
Why Work for Us?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
- You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
- You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
- You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
What You’ll Get from Us:
- Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
- Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
- Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
- Disability Insurance –Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
- Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards
- Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
- Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
- Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching
Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.
- The expected Base Salary Range: $120,000 to $180,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
- Bonus Eligible: Yes
Apply Today!
Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place!
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.
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