Director of Product

Description

As Director of Product, you are FairCom’s product champion. You will play a major part in providing accurate data and insight into FairCom’s product evolution. As our Product Management expert, you will work closely with Senior Leaders from the Technical, Executive, Marketing, and Sales teams to define the product vision, drive innovation, and align stakeholders by setting clear objectives and performance metrics for the Company. You will gather and analyze user and stakeholder feedback and data to prioritize features and enhancements, own product road mapping, and coordinate efforts across multiple departments.

You will be pivotal in developing and executing a Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy and generating maximum business value. As the Director of Product, you will have a holistic and actionable view of what it takes to facilitate and manage FairCom’s software portfolio (FairCom DB, FairCom Edge Suite, and FairCom RTG).

Essential Job Functions

• Own and maintain a roadmap for FairCom’s products and solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Facilitate continual ideation sessions with internal and external SME’s to ensure all voices are heard and shared ownership decisions are made.
• Drive a product management culture that, with great judgment, balances product intuition, design inspiration, market assessment, and data validation for creating successful database software solutions.
• Become acquainted with and strive to be a Subject Matter Expert in all products offered by FairCom and other product alternatives in the DBMS industry.
• Thinking outside the box, seek all data points – even if they are not readily available to avoid confirmation bias and ensure data validation.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Chief Architect and your product analyst to gain in-depth market insight, gauge the success of product lines, look for value gaps, and continually evaluate pricing models based on industry data.
• Using KPI’s and other metrics, define success metrics for each product and services offered.
• Facilitate the benchmarking of FairCom DBMS solutions with competitors and deliver results to key stakeholders for effective decision-making.
• Develop and execute the full Go-To-Market (GTM) life cycle based on market research data. Including conceptualization with Senior Tech Leadership, planning, development, release, and tracking market results.
• Create PRDs, product requirements, and wireframes to communicate product improvements and features.
• Run product alignment meetings and own the project management for all outcomes such as decisions and deliverables.
• Create clear avenues of reporting and dashboards for all product lines to share with key Senior Stakeholders in the company, including the Executive team and other Senior Technical Leaders.
• Lead the Product Team members that will assist in getting Market Data and allowing finished touches on the product technical communication going out to customers.
• Create and manage an industry advisory board to validate product hypothesis and evangelize to our target audiences.
  
  

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in B2B Technology or Software Product Management
• 5+ years of experience in Product Management leadership Roles with proven track records
• Strong track record that shows successful product strategies and programs with measurable impacts on revenue contribution
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Product Management, Business, or Computer Science
• Strong proficiency in Product Management and Project Management Software Tech Stacks
• Extremely effective with written, verbal, and other presentation skills in communicating and collaborating with programmers, architects, and C-suite executives.
  
  

Position Preferences

• Master of Business Administration or other advanced Product Management/Technical education a plus
• Deep understanding of concepts of a typical IT infrastructure, like servers, storage, business applications (ERP, CRM, BI, etc.), and the role a database plays in it.
• 1+ years of experience in the Database Management Software Industry
• Experience with the following: FairCom DB, FairCom RTG, FairCom EDGE, IoT/IIoT, ML, or AI
  
  

Join the FairCom Team!

Have Fun and Work Hard with an Opportunity for a Healthy Work/Life Blend

• Small, Cross-Functional teams with autonomy and empowerment.
• Opportunity for hybrid work schedules after onboarding.
• Above-average workforce tenure fostering strong professional relationships and skill-set building.
• Very competitive salaries based on the industry.
• Incredible benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401K matching.
• Three weeks of vacation time, one week of sick time, and a very limited schedule over the end of year Holidays (skeleton crew operations).
• 14+ paid holidays throughout the year.
• Annual and quarterly company-wide team-building activities and opportunities to grow.
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks, meals, and drinks.
• Close proximity to I-70 with easy and fast access to exits.