Strategic PC Technology Product Manager

Kforce is hiring a Strategic Notebook Connectivity Technology Product Manager in Spring, TX or Fort Collins, CO to support our enterprise technology hardware client. Overview: Technology planning activities include solving complex business and technical issues to deliver a great end-user experience. The planner will apply their knowledge of the technology market, supplier offerings, costs, and availability to create a global winning long-term technology planning strategy. They will have accountability for technology innovation, end user experiences, cost, availability, and technology portfolio complexity. This position will require working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and agencies including product planners, technology engineers, procurement, and other operational teams. This role will report to the Director of Technology Strategy in the Product Management organization. Responsibilities:

• Provides future-looking and ongoing strategy for technologies; Coordinating, managing, and monitoring for opportunity; With a specific focus on notebook connectivity covering Wifi, WWAN, NFC, BT, UWB.
• Communicates project status and appropriately drives project deliverables with direct managers, program managers, and internal and external development partners
• Manage relationships with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs
• Proactively identifies opportunities for technology innovation, process improvement, cost savings, and simplification or reduction opportunities
• Contributes to development and definition of customer segmentation strategies, tailoring technology experiences to different customer segments
• Applies advanced subject matter knowledge, leads, and contributes to complex projects, and exercises independent judgment in resolving business issues and establishing policies

Requirements:

• Four-year or Graduate degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence
• Typically, >5 years of work experience, preferably in Product planning, Product management, Engineering or a related field
• Preference towards skills related to Connectivity subsystem including previous experience with Wifi, WWAN, NFC, BT, or UWB
• Strong team player with advanced project management skills including time and risk management, resource prioritization, and project structuring
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills along with ability to multi-task
• Crafting strong product and business strategies using market and customer research
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation, presentation, and influence skills
• Thought leadership regarding key technologies and industries relating to notebook/laptop market preferred