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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Product Strategist
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2006-02-26
Actual Job Title: Product Manager
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), the world’s leading provider of employee
internet management solutions, enables organizations to optimize employee use
of computing resources and mitigate new threats related to internet use
including instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and spyware. By providing usage
policy enforcement at the internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop,
Websense products enhance productivity and security, optimize the use of IT
resources and mitigate legal liability for our customers. For more information,
visit www.websense.com.
Job Summary:
Websense is looking for a seasoned product management professional to focus on
products that sell into small and medium sized business. The successful
candidate will take on the role of product champion, advocate, and P&L manager
for the assigned products and will:
- Manage end to end product development and lifecycle, from strategic
planning to tactical activities
- Define and validate market requirements for new products through market
research and customer interaction
- Identify customer needs/market opportunities and convert these to
product requirements in the form of product requirements documents
- Serve as the product champion working with sales, engineering and
support groups to facilitate rapid growth and adoption of the assigned product
- Ensure that assigned products meet their business objectives (revenue
and margin targets, market share, etc.)
- Colloborate effectively and negotiate with cross-functional teams
including engineering, strategic alliances, corporate and field marketing,
customer service, technical support and external partners, to ensure the
successful launch of new products
- Perform competitive analysis and manage the incorporation of
competitive intelligence into product positioning and definition
- Provide product content and support to assist Product Marketing in the
development of materials that consistently and effectively communicate
business/technical benefits and competitive differentiators
- Work closely with marketing, sales and PR for successful product
launches
- Help drive alliances/channel strategy, support partner engagement, and
coordinate with other regional teams worldwide to grow revenues
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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- BS or equivalent education required, MBA is highly desired
- 4+ years small and medium business and/or enterprise IT product
management experience
- Understanding of security software/hardware markets on a global basis
highly desired
- Proven track record in bringing new software products to market
- Good analytical skills and extensive experience in business planning
- Strong business acumen and decision-making ability
- Exceptional leadership skills
- Team player who does not require detailed supervision
- Communicate effectively in writing, verbally and as a presenter
- Creative approach to problem solving and issue resolution
- Demonstrated ability to influence across organizational boundaries
- Good understanding of the needs and technical issues specific to small
business products and related technologies
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical features into
simple and clear customer benefits
CONTACT
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To be considered for this position, please apply at www.websense.com/careers
Competitive benefits package. EOE.
Websense, Inc.
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