Product Planning Consultant

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Product Planning Consultant

Apply locations Penang, Malaysia time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R42444

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission -critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

Department Overview

The Accessories team is responsible for the portfolio strategy and solutions that are sold globally. This includes defining portfolio strategy and actions to 1) Strengthen and grow the core, 2) Expand into adjacent opportunities and 3) Drive strategic growth. In line with these key strategic thrusts we are organized into various focus areas that align closely with our product development teams.

Job Description

As a Product Planning Consultant, you will be responsible for driving new products for our future Audio Accessories products and solutions. Experience and interest in earpieces and headsets will be a plus. The job areas will span from identification of portfolio gaps, translation of these into value propositions and product concepts, validating these with customers, working directly with design and engineering teams, as well as partnering with our sales, marketing and strategic teams, to ensure that the solution is well-defined with a foundation to be successfully executed. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, combining product, technical and market knowledge with commercial insight to guide the team in building the best possible solutions. You are responsible for bringing new products to the market with a real competitive edge. Your curiosity, attention to detail, passion about customer experience and focus on results enable you to ensure our products are successful in helping to grow our business. As Product Planning Consultant, you will..

• Plan, organize, drive, and facilitate the development of solution concepts
• Build business cases both for individual products and overall solutions
• Help identify the need for, plan and facilitate end user research
• Drive use case development and translate these into tangible requirements
• Prepare and present the visions to senior management and key stakeholder
• Collaborate with partners internally as well as externally to find the right solution elements at the right quality and cost, through the complete solution development cycle from product concept to end of life.
• Collaborate with Global Sales and Strategy teams to drive towards customer acceptance
• Define and communicate product positioning and key product messages to regional sales enablement teams and work closely with Marketing Communications on the content of product marketing collateral.
• Ensure compelling training modules are developed for the internal sales organizations and channel partners.
• Manage the New Product Introduction process for successful market penetration.
• Determine alternative solutions for RFP requirements while minimizing roadmap development impact.

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Basic Requirements

• Candidate must have at least a Bachelor's Degree in the relevant field.
• Must have at least 5+ years experience in one of the following: Product Management, Business Development or Strategy, Product Marketing or Engineering.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Demonstrate knowledge, interest, and curiosity in Audio accessory trends including Earpieces, Headsets, Bluetooth audio technology
• Demonstrable product management experience, translating customer needs into engineering requirements and winning product concepts - Ideally within a field that combines hardware and software/apps development.
• Taking ownership and driving results, balancing technical, product and business trade-offs
• A strong commercial awareness combined with a clear technical understanding
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills and navigate well in a multicultural environment
• A structured and result oriented approach, with focus on quality in your daily work
• Experience in reading trends out of Market Intelligence and Market Research data
• Excellent presentation skills and are able to clearly communicate your product vision
• Experience facing customers and understanding the root cause of product inputs
• Experience with project management and facilitation
• Preferably with startup experience
• As an individual, you are creative and inspiring, curious and fact-based, bold and caring.
• You have the passion and will to challenge the status quo, in order to bring the best possible solutions to life.
• As Motorola Solutions is a global company, frequent communication over various time zones are expected.
• Travelling is expected to be approximately 30 days per year.

#LI-MH What we Offer : Motorola Solutions is an industry leader within professional communications, serving more than 100,000 public safety and commercial customers in more than 100 countries. Working for Motorola Solutions, you will be a part of a global environment, communicating with colleagues from US to Asia on a daily basis. You will obtain insight of the whole process from reading the market, creating winning concepts and actively overseeing successful implementations. You will have the opportunity to develop your project management and facilitation skills, by practicing intellectual leadership and working closely with a wide range of multicultural, cross-functional teams. Furthermore, we offer attractive career opportunities in an international organization that leads large and complex projects.

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please email ohr@motorolasolutions.com .

About Us

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW At Motorola Solutions, we believe our people are our greatest strength. More than 20,000 strong, we’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. As we have for nearly a century, we design and advance technology – intentionally, purposefully, responsibly – that prioritizes people and helps save lives. We build and connect critical communications, video security and command center technologies to help protect people, property and places. And our solutions enable the collaboration between public safety agencies and enterprises that’s critical for a proactive approach to safety and security. Because we believe that the next big idea can come from anyone, anywhere at any time, we're transforming the technology of today with tomorrow in mind. Anything is possible with the freedom to think outside the box. Connect with a career that matters and help us to build a future of safer, together. Learn more . #J-18808-Ljbffr