Senior Product Manager - High Bandwidth

Product Manager

The Product Manager envisions, prioritizes, builds, and sells products and services. The role's mission is to drive the direction and innovation of the High Bandwidth Services product portfolio, with a specific focus on Dark Fiber. The Product Manager will guide and / or collaborate with a team of product managers and developers in creating product features that not only meet current market needs but also anticipate future trends. This individual blend of business and technical expertise will ensure Verizon's products remain competitive and drive revenue growth, working closely with business sponsors, users, and customers to identify key pain points and collaboratively design, and build solutions that delight the end-user and then partner with sales and service to sell those products to meet the revenue targets. The PM possesses a blend of business and technical expertise, can see the big picture, drives revenue and has the confidence to make the vision into reality.

Key Responsibilities :

• End-to-end ownership of the product(s) from the development lifecycle (i.e., ideation to release) and lifecycle management to grow the business (analytics, usage, strategy) Monitors launch and post-launch progress.
• Reviewing and prioritizing product requirements; Defining the vision and business strategy for new products; Identifying and tracking KPIs and using them as a cornerstone for communicating to stakeholders, and the teams focus and priorities. Can communicate technical requirements as needed (i.e., understand the tech behind the product well).
• Strong understanding of the market opportunity. Responsibility for the product P&L, identifying and managing commercial risks and ensuring strategic product decisions align with the business decisions.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of customers and users, gathering key insights that will shape the product experience. Balancing those with the limitations defined by key stakeholders.
• Conduct market research on customer needs, and pain points and perform competitor gap analysis, identifying new offerings to drive growth and converting / refining them into product ideas.
• Work closely with product marketers and engineers to understand the market and technology trends, define and drive product vision, business case, product strategy and distill a product roadmap.
• Partner with the engineering, and GNT organizations on product development to deliver products that are fit for purpose and desirable in the market.
• Collaborate with the Marketing & Sales organization on product positioning, messaging, creating a product distribution and commercialization plan, creating and setting up product targets and enablement needs and creating solutions that meet those needs.
• Define MVPs, manage product backlog priorities, and strategically de-scope to achieve rapid feedback cycles.
• Synthesize perspectives across a diverse set of stakeholders to make quick decisions.
• Communicate the value of the offering to customers, stakeholders & leaders.
• Identify future potential and opportunity space for your product and get your teams, customers and business networks excited about it.

What we're looking for

You'll need to have :

Even better if you have one or more of the following :

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including : medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is : $124,000.00 - $238,000.00. The annual salary range for the Colorado location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is : $136,500.00 - $238,000.00. The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is : $136,500.00 - $238,000.00. The annual salary range for the Maryland location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is : $136,500.00 - $238,000.00.