Product Manager, Link Solutions

About Conductor

Conductor is a leading provider of SEO measurement and optimization technology, empowering enterprise marketers to manage and improve their SEO efforts. Conductor Searchlight is a subscription-based, software as a service (SaaS) platform which enables customers to gather competitive data, prioritize and improve their decision making, and accurately measure the ROI of their SEO efforts. Conductor also offers a range of associated professional services to its over 200 Fortune 500 and Internet Retailer 500 clients, a majority of the leading interactive agencies, and some of the world's most prestigious publications. Based in Gramercy, the company was founded in 2005, and is one of the fastest growing companies in New York.

Position Overview

The Product Manager, Link Solutions will develop and maintain product roadmaps, work with engineering to deliver those roadmaps, commercialize product releases, meet regularly with internal/external customers, and generally help drive revenue-generating activities within Conductor. This is a very strategic role, reporting into the VP, Product Management.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and evolve a product roadmap along with service offerings that meets the needs of the market
• Influence a cross-functional product team to deliver the product roadmap
• Direct requirements gathering activities through market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers
• Document and prioritize product requirements
• Influence and collaborate with other teams on strategic and tactical initiatives such as product commercialization, supporting the sales effort, and ensuring customers’ needs are being met post-sale
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the product to customers on a regular basis to promote the business plan and build awareness
• Participate in the build/buy/partner analysis for defining strategy to achieve the product vision
• Attend industry events and build repertoire of customer contacts and develop customer relationships
• Participate in corporate strategic planning activities

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; MBA a plus but not required
• Minimum 3 years experience working in product management within a successful Internet technology company
• Experience managing search marketing technology products a plus; experience in the SEO industry a double plus
• Must be a self-starter with superb / exceptional organizational skills
• Prior experience managing product development using an agile methodology
• Presentation skills are essential
• An ability to distill, simplify, and prioritize effectively
• Ability to express opinions directly, confidently, and accurately
• Collaborative, a willingness to listen to others prior to making a decision
• Expects and can deal with a constantly changing environment