Mobile Workstations Lifecycle Manager

Mobile Workstations Lifecycle ManagerDescription -HP Inc’s vision is to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere -every person, every organization, and every community around the world. This motivates us to invent and engineer experiences that amaze. Be part of a key growth initiative within the #1 Commercial PC business in the world!Mobile Workstations are at the cutting edge of technology and driving new use cases and innovation for HP’s customers and partners. They are one of the fastest growing product lines in the industry and for HP and are witnessing tremendous innovation. Workstations products are highly technical and evolved, designed directly with customers’ use cases and applications in scope and capable of handling future applications as they provide a vast range of customization and flexibility.As Mobile Workstations Lifecycle Manager, you will be working across several markets and countries, understanding existing and developing customer usage scenarios, forecasting new technology adoptions and how it impacts usage of HP Workstations. You will be synthesizing all these elements to develop and launch product roadmaps that are well suited for the future. Positioning of these new products basis customer applications, training of market teams on the products and new technologies and managing the entire product life cycle from launch to refresh are key elements of the role.Responsibilities: Product Planning Managment:Own Mobile Workstations Product Roadmap for future and upcoming products in the roadmap starting from ideation through launch and eventually end of life.Working with peers across the world to develop one Product Roadmap Strategy that is impactful at a worldwide level while covering individual market needs, developing efficiency, and reducing complexity in roadmaps.Working with Worldwide Product teams, alliance partners and key ISVs to engage in future technology understanding and incorporating them in HP roadmaps.Develop detailed product scope including product technology scope, features, and specifications.Drive regular planning cadence with Global Business Unit and all key markets to ensure smooth flow of information across teamsOwn and manage final product scope documents, own product success metrices including volumes, ASP, Revenue, GM, market share projectionProduct Life Cycle Management:Manage all market requirements on sustenance of existing roadmaps, enabling new components, extension of technologies, inclusion of new technologies on existing products.Working with Worldwide marketing, NPI and product launch teams to ensure effective launches of new products, create excitement and energy in the system, articulate the product positioning well through product launch communicationsWork with global product launch teams to customize global positioning and communication to suit local Markets and country requirements as well as covering all ISV’s.Develop communication tools, conduct product trainings, webinars, workshops to enable Market category and sales team to effectively tell the product story to customers.Management of EEP/ Demo / Seed units and Trunk /kits for effective showcase of technology to customers and internal teamsCost Management:Track and Monitor gen to gen cost and analyze future product costs vs perceived value for customers.Track competitive products for new technology incorporation and perceived value by customers and include in product roadmaps.Develop and own Platform level Price Feature Value metricesProject Management:Participate in and often represent entire product category in key projects related to product management.Work with cross functional teams across marketing, supply chain, finance, global businesses and markets as required.Education and Experience Required: Qualification Required: Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Technical Background Preferred.Minimum 8-10 years of experience in Product Marketing, Product Management and business management functions.A minimum of 8-10 years in HP market/regional experience is mandatoryKnowledge and Skills: Strong Sales and Product Management BackgroundStrong technical knowledge and ability to understand detailed product level complexitiesUnderstand market and competitive landscape well, identify competitive opportunities and gaps basis market understandingAnalytical and logical skills. Ability to work with large and complex data from multiple sources, ability to present succinct business scenarios basis concrete data analysis.Understanding of financial aspects of business, understand, interpret and drive business decisions basis financial models.Understanding of business processes and cadence. Should be able to drive cadence and rhythm in business with Global Business and Markets.Strong Presentation skills. Should be able to prepare and deliver Executive level business and product presentations.Strong Communication skills. Should be able to develop, design and deliver, both visually and verbally strong product story.Should have exceptional leadership skills and an ability to work in a large matrix organization with multiple stakeholders across the value chain, ensuring projects move ahead with specific timelines taking all stakeholders along.High level of emotional intelligence and an ability to work with team members in same team, and across multiple different teams, with diverse opinions and objectives. Able to drive people to a common business objective.Should be a self-starter, self-driven individual with an innovative and problem-solving mindset.Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously with minimal supervisionHP Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome the many dimensions of diversity.  Upon request by qualified candidates, accommodation of special needs may be considered during all stages of the selection process within the framework of the HP Accommodation Policy.  If you need assistance in filling out the employment application or require a reasonable accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail hrgsglobalstaffing@hp.com. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing a reasonable accommodation related to a disability.In order to satisfy our contractual obligations with clients, the successful candidate will be required to pass a basic, standard Criminal Records check.  You will also be required to sign off on HP's Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Conflict of Interest Agreement. Job -MarketingSchedule -Full timeShift -No Shift premium (Canada)Travel -Relocation -EEO Tagline - HP Inc. is EEO F/M/Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.