Category
General
Publish Date
Thursday 12-04-2018
Country
Egypt
Gender
any
Years Of Experience
10-15 Years
Salary
Negotiable
A multinational company located in Sheraton is hiring a Director of Product Development and Marketing
Job Description:
- Direct and manage the Smart Solutions’ Product Development team and ensure the profitability of Smart Solutions’ products.
- Develop a five year multi-generational plan outlining products and solutions to be developed.
- Keep abreast of the latest industry technology solutions, technology best practices and evolution of technologies/standards of Smart Solutions product lines.
- Direct and guide efforts for developing new cutting edge products that would help position the company as the leader in next generation technology.
- Responsible for the product development process, and to ensure that new products meet client and technical requirements before they are launched.
- Support Sales by ensuring that Product Managers assist in the RFI / RFP process and develop & deliver Proof of Concept (POC) demonstrations.
- Build and maintain strong relationship with product manufacturers.
- Responsible for the identification and documentation of all Smart Solutions’ intellectual property that warrants IP protection.
- Review the guidelines set out by the Product Manager with regards to license fees and hardware pricing.
- Responsible for the business unit’s marketing strategy and relation with various stakeholders.
- Oversee marketing activities, commission market surveys and benchmark the company’s main competitors to develop a full understanding of their value proposition.
- Responsible for the effective participation in trade fairs and conferences.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or Science; Master’s degree is a plus.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration.
- Cumulative experience of 12+ years, with at least 5 within similar role.
- Demonstrated strategic leadership and management capabilities.
- Extensive combination of technical and business experience across the ICT and Security industry.
- Proven expertise in product development and management; research, design and development for software and hardware systems; market research and analysis; and strategic marketing.
- Proficiency in suppliers and manufacturers management.
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills in both English and Arabic.
- Strong project and program management capabilities.
- Very good understanding of finance and accounting principles, especially budgeting.
- Willingness and ability to travel occasionally (10%-25%)
- Having subject matter expertise in at least four of the following domains, with a good level of familiarity within the others:
- Enterprise Business Applications (ECM, BPM, Case Management, e-Correspondence, CMS, etc.)
- Electronic / Smart Government (e-Services, ESB/GSB, etc.)
- Electronic Payment (EBPP, Prepaid Systems, Fare Collection, WPS, Clearing House, etc.)
- ELV and Physical/Electronic Security Systems (Access Control, CCTV, ANPR, Infrastructure, etc.)
- Homeland Security / Law Enforcement Systems
- Transportation Management (ITS and Traffic Management, Tolling, Public Transportation, etc.)
- Insurance and Medical Claims Management
