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Professionals with strong analytical and product management skills are sought to help shape the future of dynamic pricing and revenue optimization for the hospitality industry vertical.

The Product Manager is responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with development, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. Collaborates with the development team to drive product development in line with the three year product roadmap. Ensure that the product supports the company’s overall strategy and goals.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Defines product requirements based on customer, prospect and evaluator inputs, market direction and field contribution; generates Market Requirements Document (MRD).
• Drives product development in R&D based on requirements management and product lifecycle.
• Develops and executes a product vision and roadmap.
• Defines user personas and use cases.
• Creates executive briefing documents to drive decision-making process.
• Ensures knowledge transfer of product functionality to marketing & sales.
• Influences cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Defines and launches excellent products
• Delivers technical, fact-oriented content for pricing, positioning and collateral.
• Provides software demonstrations to internal constituents, customers, press, analysts, at events, etc.
• Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
• May manage OEM/Technical provider relationships.
• Builds and manages a virtual team comprised of worldwide members.
• Run beta and pilot programs with early-stage products and samples
• Act as a leader within the company
• Identifies opportunities for emerging technology and business issues that present opportunities or threats to the company.
• Identifies new market opportunities within the company’s distinctive competence.
• Demonstrates product knowledge with external audiences, such as press, thought leaders, analysts, speaking engagements at trade shows and user groups, etc.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Essential Job Qualifications 

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Management, Marketing, Sales, Consulting or related function in the technology industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in a business Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science or quantitative field (Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or similar.)
• Skilled in effective communication, influencing and negotiation
• Organizational skills for managing commitments, schedules, and deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Ability to work independently with little or no instructions on day-to-day work

Additional

• Ability to understand product features and describe associated customer value
• Ability to map market requirements into product features
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
• Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
• Full understanding of the product management skills; ability to resolve a wide range of issues in creative ways

Preferences

• Master’s degree in a business marketing, engineering, computer science or quantitative field (operations research, industrial engineering or similar.)
• Product management experience specific to the hospitality or travel industry at a Fortune 500 company

Other:

• Work is typically performed in an office environment, using simple, easy muscular movements, involving only the handling of light materials, tools, or equipment in easy work positions, and with no special speed requirements or long stretches of exertion.
• Vision requirements for this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered

"This job description is intended to present the general content and requirements for the performance of this job. The description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements."

Additional Information 

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Resumes may be considered in the order in which they are received.

SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.

IDeaS a SAS company is a Drug-Free Workplace. All employment is contingent on successful completion of drug and background screening.

To Apply

Applications accepted online only at:     www.sas.com/jobs/USjobs/search.html

Please refer to job 11003000 when applying online. Other forms of application may not be considered.