Senior Product Manager, Cataloging

Overview

Senior Product Manager, Cataloging Applications

Job Description Summary

The Senior Product Manager leads the vision and strategy for our foundational cataloging applications, including Connexion and Record Manager. This role is for a product leader who can reimagine and modernize cataloging tools and technologies for libraries globally. You will balance ongoing product management with innovation and strategic development. The Senior Product Manager is responsible for all aspects of product planning and development and may be responsible for more than one product and the product management personnel that support those products.

The deliverables include product strategy, roadmaps, annual product plans, business cases, monthly product reviews, launch plans, white papers, product presentations, market messaging, event support, competitive write-ups, and user personas. You will contribute to portfolio-level plans, strategies, roadmaps, metrics, and operational plans; portfolio progress plans and reviews; user requirements and functional specs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy and roadmap for our cataloging applications.

• Lead the modernization of existing product lines, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of our customers.

• Drive product discovery and delivery, working across the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch.

Product Strategy and Planning:

• Oversees market analysis and develops product strategy and business case. Defines strategic product goals.

• Produces product roadmap.

• Collaborates on release plans with Development

• Collaborates with finance in the production of product budgets and forecasts

• Develops pricing strategies and product positioning plans which contribute to maximizing product profitability

Leadership and Management:

• Provides leadership to cross-functional product work groups. Leads Product management meetings. Resolves conflicts and drives consensus.

• Facilitates collaboration and communication and secures commitment between Development and Product Management work groups towards achievement of common goals.

• Develops and monitors progress on product roadmap

Product Marketing Oversight and Consultation:

• Assists in the development of strategies for customer acquisition and retention; manages relationships with user groups and assists sales team in generation of marketing and awareness plans.

• Understands how and when to commission market research in order to develop and maintain expertise in markets served, alternative services, new technology, and related standards.

• Can generate appropriate information for market sizes by sector / territory and can generate market penetration statistics.

• Provides training and support to the sales and support team; may assist in significant sales calls.

• Analyses reasons for product wins and losses against competition and can provide meaningful information to aid product planning.

• Will work to define and rationalize user personas

• Will produce market/sector white papers

Consultation on Portfolio Planning:

• Provides input into portfolio business plans, roadmaps, strategies, metrics, and progress reports and reviews

Mentoring/Support for Product Managers:

• Serves as mentor and support as needed for less experienced Product Managers

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

• Deep Domain Knowledge: You must have a strong understanding of library science, metadata, and data standards
  . The ability to speak fluently to the technical requirements and challenges of the library community is essential.

• Strategic Thinking: A track record of developing product roadmaps and a desire to challenge the status quo to create new, innovative solutions.

• Customer Engagement: Experience in a customer-facing role, including direct engagement through activities like webinars, office hours, and on-site visits
  . You should be comfortable building strong relationships and gathering feedback directly from users.

• Collaboration: A natural collaborator and communicator who can work effectively with internal teams, including sales, marketing, technology, and other product groups.

• Problem-Solving: A proven ability to solve complex problems and a curious mindset that…