Product Manager II - MetroPCS

Position Description

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc. was formed in 1994 to provide an affordable, simple to use wireless service for customers in metropolitan areas seeking an alternative to traditional landline or wireless service. Our rapidly growing company offers a great work environment. Visit us at www.metropcs.com to learn more about our exciting history and to view our job postings.

Position Summary:

This position exists to manage all handset planning activities, ranging from handset portfolio planning to product positioning to integrated marketing launch plans.

Principal Accountabilities:

Handset Portfolio Planning – Drive feature lockdown process with OEM to support handset selection; Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management on establishing technical marketing requirements

Roadmap Planning – Maintain 12-month planning handset roadmap; Support Product Management to coordinate service features and handset roadmap; Provide handset forecast and analyses to support Engineering, Corporate Planning, Product Management, and Logistics

Product Marketing – Develop value proposition and product positioning statements to support Sales Training and Go-to-Market strategies; Formulate integrated marketing plan together with Distribution, Promotions, Sales Training, Merchandising, Branding, and Go-to-Market; Work with OEMs to understand ‘Lessons Learned’ from other product launches; Ensure user experience with each handset meets the expectation set at handset selection

Customer and Market Insights – Leverage OEM customer segmentation studies to understand consumer use cases and plan handset portfolio; Work with MetroPCS markets to understand our consumer trends and behavior; Monitor market trends and competitive landscape

Communication and Reporting – Publish handset planning roadmap; Forecast handset sales mix; Publish monthly handset summaries and competitive analyses

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