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Sr. Product Marketing Manager (Text Input)

Job ID: 1-4973 Location: US-WA-Seattle
Category: Marketing - Product Marketing Pos. Type: Full Time

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Overview:

Nuance is the leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Our technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses, experience Nuance by calling directory assistance, getting account information, dictating patient records, telling a navigation system their destination, or digitally reproducing documents that can be shared and searched. Making each of those experiences productive and compelling is what Nuance is all about.

 

As a contributing member of Nuance, you will work within a dynamic team environment to develop, support, market and sell our award-winning software applications. We offer competitive compensation packages; including stock options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401(k), full health and welfare benefits and a challenging technical but casual work environment. Join our dynamic, entrepreneurial team that operates worldwide (Europe, US, APAC). Be a part of our fast growing track of continuing success.

 

The Mobility Division's Text Input business unit develops software and applications that enable mobile consumers to search for information on their devices and on the mobile Web, create messages, and control device functions faster, easier and safer with the power of predictive keypad input.  Nuance Mobility software is deployed on billions of mobile devices, and powers premium services for most of the world's largest carriers.  The Text Input business unit's primary products are T9, XT9, T9Nav, T9Write, T9Output, eZiText and eZiType.

 

For more information, please see www.nuance.com.

 

Nuance is an equal opportunity employer.



Responsibilities:

As the Text Input Sr. Marketing Manager you will identify new business opportunities for our portfolio of Text Input products, including T9, XT9, T9Nav, T9Write, T9Output, eZiText and eZiType. You will lead the development and implementation of an effective global marketing strategy, collaborate with Product Management and R&D to ensure delivery of market leading text input applications for an array of device platforms, and establish these products as preferred tools among consumers and customers.

  • Conduct market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities that deliver against Nuance Mobile business goals
  • Develop business cases that quantify the opportunities (e.g. penetration, volume, revenue), and define clear success metrics
  • Develop and test Text Input product concepts to validate consumer acceptance, optimize features and refine product forecasts
  • Translate evolving industry trends and consumer/customer needs into prioritized market requirements (MRD)
  • Create and develop global product launch plans that meet or exceed project objectives (includes product positioning, pricing strategy, distribution strategy, forecasting, MarComm strategy)
  • Track in-market product performance vs. launch objectives.  Optimize rollout where appropriate.  Define best practices for future launches.
  • Track Text Input pipeline activity
  • Create and maintain compelling sales tools and programs targeted to the sales team and channels for OEM and Telco solutions


Qualifications:
  • BS or BA required, preferably from a top-tier university
  • MBA from a top-tier university strongly desired
  • 7+ years technology marketing experience.  Experience with mobile carrier or mobile handset OEM is a plus.
  • 3+ years experience marketing mobile solutions with strong understanding of wireless industry landscape, dynamics, terminology, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and comfort building relationships within all levels of the industry.
  • Proven success marketing complex products to large enterprises (demonstrated ability to craft relevant B2B messaging from technical information).
  • Consumer marketing experience is a plus.
  • Very strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Exceptional writing abilities with strong presentation development skills
  • Should be comfortable presenting to large audiences and interacting with customer executives one-on-one.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and motivate teams to action.
 
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