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Position at Ingram Micro Cloud

As a Innovation Manager you’ll be part of a team managing the Ingram Micro Cloud platform/product and its contribution to the business, i.e. identifying opportunities and projecting a roadmap to evolve current existing capabilities and creating the new ones leading to increased competitive advantage.You’ll be in charge of researching the market and our customer base for new opportunities, ideas and products to deliver future value and profitability for the company. If you are a curious professional who enjoys spending time listening to customer’s demands, own contacts, and other industry sources to find unique innovative solutions to unsolved problems, this is an ideal opportunity for you.The ideal candidate for this job possesses a well-balanced blend of technical and business experience, always thinks strategically, first to set a vision and have the determination, second to drive and deliver on it.The Innovation Manager at the Ingram Micro Cloud must possess outstanding communication skills to interact with engineers, helping them understand how the product needs to be created. She/he will communicate with the marketing team, instructing them about the segmentation to be used, the positioning of the product and benefits to be pitched. In addition, the IM will communicate with the sales team, helping them leverage the value of the product.

Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the organization.
  • Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization.
  • Manage the whole product life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities
  • Own the product roadmap, setting clear deliverables in a short and mid-term fashion

while gaining support for the plan

  • Own the product PNL making sure every effort leads to sustained profitability and healthy return of investment
  • Produce the necessary supporting documentation both for internal and external consumption about the program and product
  • Developing a budget and operating plan for the program
  • Developing an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
  • Writing program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
  • Matrix Management of a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities. Ensuring goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance.
  • Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved.
  • Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services.
  • Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
  • Analyzing program risks.
  • Working on strategy with the marketing team.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Scan for market opportunities out of cloud industry trends, customer’s demands and partnerships and have a clear view of the Competitor’s Landscape
  • Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers
  • Represent Ingram Micro Cloud in front of internal stakeholders or external parties, customers and prospects
  • Manage a healthy relationship with Ingram Micro engineering team, provide them with details about what needs to be build, while incorporating their input as a source of inspiration for future deliverables

Qualifications

  • BA degree in Telecommunications, Computing or IT related
  • 3-5 years of proven experience in product management for cloud or digital/internet solutions/product
  • Experience working with international teams
  • Strong technical knowledge of the cloud ecosystem and technologies
  • Experience with Business Support Systems (BSS) and Operations Support Systems (OSS) will be valued
  • Post-grad in cloud technologies is a plus
  • Master degree in a relevant field is a plus