Critical Communications Astro System Management: Manager

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Department Overview

The Astro Value Stream is responsible for the development of best in class P25 networking infrastructure solutions. There are development teams based in Krakow and in Schaumburg. The product management team is located in Schaumburg. It’s an exciting time to be a member of Astro as we are starting on a journey to modernize our portfolio as well as optimizing our development practices to deliver content more efficiently and in a totally seamless manner to our customers.

Job Summary

The product manager will be responsible for strategy, roadmap, and feature definition within the Astro VS including interfacing with engineering teams, marketing, working with sales on forecasting, and with finance on profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities. The product manager analyzes market and competitive conditions and lays out a product vision that is differentiated and delivers unique value based on customer demands. The role of the product manager spans many activities from strategic to tactical and provides cross-functional leadership—bridging gaps within the company between different functions, especially between development, sales and marketing, and support.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the ‘why’, ‘what,’ and ‘when’ of the product that the development team will build.
• Direct cross-functional teams from a product’s conception through to its launch.
• Manage the System Management suite with Astro Infrastructure.
• Drive the team to complete tasks on time and within the project budget.
• Create a collaborative culture with other Value Streams including Consoles, RF Sites, Unified Communications, all the teams in the Service organization and Sales.

Product Strategy

The product manager is responsible for setting a product vision and strategy. Their job is to clearly articulate the business value to the product team so they understand the intent behind the new product or product release.