Optical Services Product Manager

Base location: Reading/Havant with at least 2 day per week in the office

Salary: £Competitive +performance related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent Full time with the option of hybrid working

What is the Role?

As Optical Services Product Manager you will be responsible for growing and supporting our Optical Services and Fibre Products across development and in-life management through market research and defining market requirements and opportunities.

Using a robust Product Development Framework and Governance Process, you will develop as required the market/sales requirements creating a service requirements document, product specification, high level pricing and plans to complete the product development and marketing strategies.

The Product Manager will work with business stakeholders and delivery teams across Product Engineering, Operations, Sales, Commercial, Finance and IT to lead and drive New Product Development projects.

The Product Manager also has responsibility for the in-life management of Neos networks' existing Optical and Dark Fibre portfolio including reviewing Product Performance in the market, proposing service enhancements to increase product relevance and performance and to be the subject matter expert for the products within the Portfolio for Neos networks providing all teams with knowledge and guidance on the produce propositions, technical & service specifications.

What do I need?

In depth understanding of processes, objectives, and procedures within own discipline

Strong communication and diplomacy skills to persuade and influence

Self-motivated individual with good organisational, influencing, interpersonal and communication skills

Confident and able to liaise and influence at all levels within Neos networks Product management and product development experience

Experience of Networking technologies such as Optical Wavelength, Dark Fibre or Ethernet

Knowledge of Infinera or Ciena optical products

Stakeholder management and customer research

Requirements analysis including pricing and planning

Competitive analysis & Financial planning and strategy

Job specific deliverables in line with Key Accountabilities and Decision ownership

Drive the delivery and success of Neos networks' growing Optical Services Products

Produce and maintain product specific documentation

Contribute to product marketing sales collateral

Attend industry events, customer meetings and internal sales meetings to gather market requirements and to promote the Neos networks Product Portfolio & educate internal teams, customers, and the market on Neos networks' products and propositions

Confidently articulate the Neos networks' Optical and Dark Fibre Portfolio and any key USP's, of the products and services within the roadmap

Effective resource utilisation through the implementation of the product process and governance framework

Effectively manage reporting of risk throughout new product development projects & management of stakeholder communications

Next Step

sAll applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome. Should you need any further assistance please contact careers@neosnetworks.co