Job Category: Marketing Location: United States, WA, Redmond Job ID: 712466 12601 Product: Windows Embedded Division: Entertainment & Devices Division
This Job is eligible for the following work arrangements :Flex Time
The Windows Embedded Business (WEB) is one of the fastest growing businesses within Microsoft having demonstrated revenue and unit growth over the past few years. Windows Embedded products are strategic to the development of cool devices such as handhelds, set-top boxes, and industrial automation controllers, point of sale terminals, thin-clients, self-service kiosks and gambling machines. If you love being on the cutting edge of new technology in a high-growth business, then we’d like to speak with you.
This position is in the Windows Embedded Business Marketing team, which is responsible for marketing Windows Embedded CE, Windows Embedded Standard, Windows Embedded Enterprise, Windows Embedded POSReady, and Windows Embedded Server.
Role description:
The PM position for Windows Embedded Enterprise Device Categories is a senior role focused on building our offerings in high growth device categories like point of service, thin clients, and others. It provides focused area ownership that allows employees to continually develop subject matter expertise while still engaging deeply with other marketing positions as well as customers and product development. The Device Categories PM will own both current in-market products (based on the categories covered) as well as provide input into planning for the next wave. Inbound and outbound product management responsibilities include:
Business analysis, market sizing
Roadmap, SKU strategy, pricing strategy
Market research and analysis, trends
Value propositions development and validation
Developing of positioning and messaging
Analyst and reviewer engagement
Developing of programs to migrate and transition OEMs from embedded systems based on previous generations of Windows Embedded products.
Participation in strategy development for the Window Embedded product line
Our candidate will have a passion for the rapidly evolving embedded device market. He/She will have a demonstrated track record of leadership and success in product management, and/or experience marketing software, and ideally embedded software, products. This position also requires strong written and oral communications skills, strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills, and the ability and experience effectively collaborating with many diverse groups.
BASIC REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
5 + years experience in product management.
Experience and knowledge of the embedded industry and marketplace.
BA/BS degree or additional industry experience.
MBA or equivalent additional industry experience is preferred.
Embedded device and/or software product experience is a plus.
This is a great opportunity to join one of Microsoft’s hottest and fastest growing businesses. You will experience the culture of a start-up blended with the maturity of planning, strategic thinking and resource investment you’d expect from a more established Microsoft business. If you love being on the cutting edge of new technology and devices in a high-growth business, then we’d love to speak with you!
