MATLAB Product Manager at The MathWorks, Inc.
| Posted | 2008-04-22 until 2008-05-22 |
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| Location | Natick, MA |
| Product Management and Marketing Job Opportunities | Product Management |
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Job Summary
- Do you love MATLAB and want to be directly involved in determining its future direction?
- Do you have a strong technical background along with an interest in the business of technology?
If you answered yes to the above questions, this position could be a great opportunity for you. We are looking for a new member of the MATLAB Product Management Team. Our team works closely with MATLAB development to understand key requirements and define product features for MATLAB, The MathWorks flagship product. We outline the short- and long-term roadmaps for the MATLAB product as a whole and for each of its key feature areas. Successful MATLAB Product Managers thrive on the challenge of synthesizing diverse (and often conflicting) requirements coming from 1,000,000 of the world's leading technical people. These technical people work at the most innovative technology companies, government research labs, financial institutions, and at more than 3,500 universities.
Responsibilities
Fulfilling the MATLAB Product Management role encompasses multiple tasks, including:
- Working on product planning with development and
marketing teams, including developing short-term release plans as well as
multi-year product roadmaps
- Collecting, synthesizing and prioritizing
customer feedback, using a combination of live customer feedback sessions and
additional feedback mechanisms
- Assessing market trends to generate product
requirements
- Tracking and reporting on the technical computing market and
alternative offerings
- Providing support to internal marketing and sales
groups to educate them and enable them to incorporate the relevant MATLAB
messages into their materials
- Presenting to management review teams to establish support and get approval on product plans
Qualifications
Requirements include:
- Relevant technical degree (engineering, science, or computer
science). MS, PhD, MBA a plus
- Extensive recent experience using MATLAB in an
academic or commercial setting
- Experience with other programming tools and
data analysis packages is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication
skills
- Team-leading and project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to
influence and negotiate effectively with others to reach the "best" solution to a problem
- Ideal candidate will have 4+ years industry experience in engineering, marketing, or technical sales support involving software for engineering and science
How to Apply
Please apply directly to our Careers webpage by following this link: http://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/opportunities/Job-6482-MATLAB-Product-Manager.html.