Lead Product Manager (Contract)

OpenText

  • Waterloo, ON
  • Temporary
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
OPENTEXTOpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.This is a temporary position with an expected period till December 2025.Lead Product ManagerOverview
This role is responsible for the overall product strategy, features, functions and design of the Artificial Intelligence features and tools being built to support OpenText Content Services, including Core Content, Documentum and Content Management (Extended ECM).S/he is responsible for on time product delivery while ensuring that overarching product goals are met, including documentation and setup logistics such as release engineering. Emphasis is also placed on roll-out activities supporting functions in Sales, Professional Services, Learning Services, the Support organization, and key partners.Responsibilities
  • Work with key customers(internal/external) to acquire and respond to product feedback for future product releases and communicate roadmap details.
  • Synthesize and prioritize across customers’ wants and needs, balancing them with company strategy and capabilities to define the product roadmap
  • Maintain day to day contact with the software development group to refine and revise Product Specifications and implementation details, based on an agile/iterative development process; encouraging the team to innovate within the boundaries of market segments, personas, goals, and problems to solve.
  • Understand product competitors and support development of competitive responses for sales and marketing.
  • Manage full product life cycle
Position RequirementsThe perfect candidate would bring with them the majority of these skills and experiences:
  • Understanding of both on-premise and cloud hosted enterprise software
  • Software product management experience, working as a member of a team on complex products and projects.
  • Experience with one or more OpenText products such as Documentum, Content Management (Extended ECM), Core Content, InfoArchive, Archive Center, or Knowledge Discovery (IDOL).
  • Practical knowledge of agile/iterative development process
  • Goal driven; plans and manages toward achieving goals, anticipates problems and issues and proactively drives their resolution.
  • Eager to operate in a rapidly evolving technology space.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills across all levels.
  • Strong customer orientation and comfortable in sales situations.
OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

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