Senior Product Manager

At NICE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win.

We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

So, what’s the role all about?

The Senior Product Manager has a key role in establishing NICE’s vision, strategy, and product roadmap for NICE’s Customer Experience Analytics solutions.

The role requires a high-energy individual who excels at working with cross-functional teams in a technical space and is comfortable in leading a team effort, as well as influencing others to achieve company objectives.

Essential functions of the Senior Product Manager include developing market and product requirements for the NICE product / solution offering, based upon customer, competitive, technical, and market information.

The Senior Product Manager defines the roll-out plans for delivering the individual products to market, develops product positioning, packaging, and pricing strategies, and champions the product launch process for and within NICE, including with potential customers.

The ideal candidate has a background in requirements definition, as well as experience working on cross-functional teams and interfacing with customers.

This may be from prior roles as a Product Manager, Business Analyst, User Experience professional, Quality Engineer, or others.

This individual has demonstrated ability to grasp, and then articulate, business and technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences.

The ideal candidate can influence various parts of an organization with the necessary excellent interpersonal skills to quickly gather and distill information, build relationships with strategic customers and vendors outside of NICE (as well as with key people within NICE), and champion their ideas and products both inside and outside of NICE.

The ideal candidate also possesses strong technical and business analysis skills to quickly assess and remain abreast of the state of the industry.

This includes synthesis of any promising new technologies, new applications of technology, standards activities, changes in buyer behavior and expectations, competitive vendor positioning or moves, etc.

How will you make an impact?

• Work with partners, customers, and NICE sales to understand business’ needs regarding interaction analytics with the contact center.
• Develop and maintain appropriate Product Requirements Backlogs detailing the business and technical requirements for each release.
• Assist with the development of the functional / technical design for the features and functions called for by the product requirements.
• Manage relationships across functional groups and influence cross-functional groups without direct hierarchical ownership of teams or products.
• Prioritize and update defects, improvements, and enhancements.
• Design / Storyboard and develop product demonstration scenarios within the application.
• Participate in customer-facing sales meetings, events, and user conferences as a product expert.
• Perform competitive analysis and become the reference point for knowledge of the competition’s relevant product(s).
• Communicate the value of the Nexidia solutions to a wide range of audiences, including internal employees (primarily sales, services, and support), customers, prospects, and partners.

Have you got what it takes?

• 8+ years’ experience with software product management, professional services, or in another relevant role.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience as a persuasive and persistent advocate for customer needs.
• Excellent cross-functional team leader with project management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take the initiative and work in a self-directed manner.
• Ability to thrive in a changing environment.
• Ability to communicate comfortably across all levels of corporate structure.
• Ability to work with sales executives and assist with opportunities as subject matter expert, especially when offerings are new to market.
• Contact Center Business experience preferred.
• User experience / Graphic design skills a plus, but not required.
• Knowledge of telephony infrastructure a plus, but not required.
• Bachelor’s Degree (MBA preferred).

What’s in it for you?

Join an ever-growing, market disrupting, global company where the teams comprised of the best of the best work in a fast-paced, collaborative, and creative environment! As the market leader, every day at NICE is a chance to learn and grow, and there are endless internal career opportunities across multiple roles, disciplines, domains, and locations.

If you are passionate, innovative, and excited to constantly raise the bar, you may just be our next NICEr!

Enjoy NICE-FLEX!

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility : 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week.

Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.

Requisition ID : 4730

Reporting into : Director, Product Management

Role Type : Individual Contributor