Product, Portfolio & Solution Management (PP) covers the provision of input to the complete set of all products / services related to design, production, maintenance, and termination information processes. Ensures the optimal allocation of resources between different products / services and areas of potential improvement to balance the products / services mix and maintain alignment between Nokia's products / services and the overall business strategy. Ensures a successful launch of the products / services in the market applying go-to-market strategy. Translates key market, business and customer needs into products / services and solutions.
Subfamily Description
Product Management (PRM) ensures the management of specific products / services as they progress along their lifecycle with both operational and strategic responsibility. Comprises positioning of the product / service in the respective markets, defined business models, segmentation, and pricing. Contains implementation of strategies set by portfolio management and ensures that products / services are developed or updated accordingly to the portfolio and in close linkage of R&D, technology, and markets (operators, end-users).
Responsibilities
Some of the responsibilities of this role include:
Synthesizing input from regional business centers, pre-sales organizations, marketing, business development groups, standards bodies and customers to identify and prioritize development of features and products with maximum business impact
Building business cases to select and justify development opportunities that optimize short & long term revenue and profit by delivering real value to our customers
Defining detailed technical requirements for product development and test groups, including but not limited to scaling, redundancy, security aspects, and overseeing the technical development and implementation of those requirements
Reviewing functional specifications and test plans with R&D to ensure requirements alignment, and reviewing marketing and documentation strategy and collateral
Balancing market & customer demands with R&D capabilities/resources and general NI strategy and direction
Searching for opportunities to open new markets and differentiate vs competitors but also be practical to ensure we spend dev effort on profitable ventures
Preparing and hosting decision review meetings for new releases in coordination with all stake holders and driving it to approval
Staying up to date in your areas of responsibility by reading standards, talking with customers & regional colleagues, looking at competitor whitepapers & communications
Creating technical customer documentation with the help of the technical writers
Supporting sales & support teams with product expertise and delivering presentations to internal groups and external customers
Supporting the RFI, RFP processes including network design, bill of material creation, and guiding strategy product pricing
Working with NPI and regional teams to build and execute demonstrations and PoC's
Occasional travel to other Nokia sites and customer premises
Qualifications
Impact
Impact is primarily short term and typically functional, departmental or small single geographic in scope through management of resources. Accountable for department/program goals, achievement and cost performance. Actions and errors will normally impact business, program, project, function. Marked contribution to defining the direction for new products, processes, standards or operational plans based upon business strategy.
Scope & Contribution
Individual Contributor: Independently carrying out consulting, specific functional work within a Business Unit/Geography. Assumes broad perspective. Resolves unique and highly complex problems within own discipline. Makes decisions about own and/or project work using known solutions as basis. Managerial/Supervisory: Typically, second (occasionally first) level of solid line management. Effective management of resources and development/implementation of plans and processes. Interprets policies and establishes procedures. Increased awareness and influence of other functions outside of own business area. Decision making often repeated in similar manner - able to choose correct solution or modify existing solution.
Innovation
Highly independent and self-directed. Develops plans, measures effectiveness. Assesses customer relationships and service levels. Can develop and implement complex and innovative concepts. Problems require searching and selecting. Anticipates problems, seeks opportunities. Models creative and innovative work methods.
Communication
Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function, which may include external customers or vendors depending upon the job function. Requires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures. Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset. Works to influence others to accept job function’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires influencing others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures, e.g. by expressing complex information in an engaging and inspiring manner.
Knowledge & Experience
Management Experience / Mastery of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and practice within a function. Expert in more than one area, broad perspective. Typically requires 7-10 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree.
Technical Experience
Deep knowledge of Linux and the primitives enabling containerization
Excellent technical expertise in Telecommunications, IP Networking, Router or switch architecture and Embedded Operating Systems, and the automation platforms that drive them
Experience in technologies used in modern networking managements stacks; gRPC, NETCONF, REST.
Experience in the technologies behind networking AI datacenters, including congestion prevention techniques (ECN, PFC, DLB), DPU management, job scheduling, and rail/rail optimized architectures
Strong interpersonal, cross-team collaboration and negotiation skills as well as the ability to influence others
Familiarity with software and hardware product development methodology
Ability to rapidly build solid technical understanding across a broad set of functionality and design
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Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
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