Pleora Technologies Hiring for Software Product Manager at Kanata, ON Full Time

Global manufacturers rely on Pleora’s real-time sensor interface products, standards knowledge, and systems’ expertise in mission-critical applications for the industrial automation, medical, and security and defense markets. Our solutions help system and device manufacturers bring new offerings to market quickly, while reducing risk and lowering costs.

Summary

Pleora is seeking an experienced Software Product Manager who will be responsible for helping to accelerate development of our AI Solutions products to consumers in an engaging, functional way, while opening up fresh distribution channels and collaborating with other departments. As a Software Product Manager you will own the business strategy behind your products, specify functional requirements and generally manage the launch of features. Knowledge of key demographics and an innovative perspective on product development are important in this role. If you understand the quality inspection, automated inspection and machine vision markets and distribution channels, we are interested in speaking with you.

A background and expertise in the manufacturing process for one or more of our target markets is critical. You “speak the language” of our manufacturing customers and understand and appreciate their pain points. Ideally you have a background in AI and machine vision automation, but more critically, you understand manufacturers in our target markets, the issues that keep a quality manager awake at night, and what motivates purchasing decisions. You also bring proven presentation and technical skills to position Pleora’s products as a key solution that helps ensure end-to-end quality, lowers costs, and improves manual processes.

What you do

Be the owner and evangelist of assigned product portfolio and develop the product strategy

Be able to design and mock-up new features and solutions driven by market and user feedback and translate them into what needs to be done in the product

Gain a deep understanding of our customers and their business needs by collecting and analyzing feedback and data

Prioritize product features and capabilities in the product roadmap to ensure that we are working on the right things that will drive commercial impact

Act as the external and internal link for the company’s product offering, y working with key customers and sales channels

Evaluate market competition, gather competitive intelligence, and define differentiation of the products

Work with Marketing on position, messaging and product launch events

Work with the VP Sales & Marketing to prepare go-to-market plans communicate those to stakeholders throughout the organization

Identify potential channel partners and work with Sales and Marketing to develop recruitment, onboarding and support plans

Create business cases and plans for product launches and forecast performance

Contribute to the sales process by providing product expertise on sales calls to assist in moving/closing a sale

Provide content for and perform detailed reviews of product documentation (including user guides, datasheets, etc.), to ensure accuracy as well as clarity and usability

Participate in the creation and evolution of marketing and sales tools, including introductory product videos, competitive analysis documents, blogs, etc.

Work with the Operations and R&D teams on Engineering Change Orders, product cost reductions and other optimization efforts

Identify appropriate product demonstrations for trade shows

Other duties may be assigned as required.

What you need

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Marketing required (MBA preferred) or related discipline; or a combination of work experience and education

5+ years experience working in technology with development teams delivering software products

Familiarity with web-based enterprise applications, product design, User Interface and integrations

Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to speak to both to external customers and internal resources

Solid general understanding of software components and architecture to be able to define features based on customer requirements

Experience working with B2B software products and systems ideally targeted toward end-users in a manufacturing or quality inspection environment

Experience working with JIRA in an Agile software development environment

Experience working on product roadmaps and feature prioritization frameworks

Understanding of UX design, product and industrial design considerations

Knowledge of industrial vision systems, factory automation, computer vision, AI and Machine Learning software

Ability to analyze customer data and patterns

Why work at Pleora?

We trust our team – you bring the expertise and drive, we give you the freedom to explore and innovate

Excellent work-life balance – and we mean it!

We offer a diverse and inclusive workplace, in a fast-paced environment without “red tape” – giving you the opportunity to contribute your ideas and make a real contribution to our success.

Ability to work in a hybrid remote/on-site environment – benefitting from our office location in Kanata’s Technical Innovation hub!

Apply now to this great opportunity! This job is located in Ottawa (Kanata) office, subject to any temporary arrangements required by COVID-19 safety protocols. Please forward your resume in a PDF attachment to the attention of Human Resources via BambooHR. We’ll review your application and have HR connect with you if you’re a good fit! We sincerely thank you for your interest. Pleora will provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities to allow you to participate in the recruitment process, upon request.