Product Manager - License Sales & Management

Summary

John Deere develops technology and solutions to help address global food, fiber, and infrastructure challenges. The Product Manager - License Sales & Management will define and deliver products, services, and systems for customer and dealer needs, prioritize solutions with cross-functional teams, validate requirements, and guide development for scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Defining and delivering products, services, and systems that meet customer and dealer needs by selecting the best possible approach
• Bring deep customer, dealer, and business process understanding to your partnership with engineering, customer support, marketing, etc. as you define and prioritize solutions
• Analyzing specific problems and issues to find the best solutions, which could be technical or professional in nature
• Validating that solution requirements meet customer (internal and external) needs
• Define product direction to guide the development work of 1-2 scrum team(s)

Skills

• * Knowledge of systems and tools used to enable commerce with dealers and customers
• * Understanding of basic accounting concepts, such as revenue recognition
• * Understanding of policies, regulations, and legal frameworks associated with data collection, storage, and use
• * Prior product management experience with technology based products
• * Product marketing, ECAP, product management, project management, or similar experience
• * Understanding of agile development processes and methodologies
• * Excellent verbal and writer communication with emphasis on persuasive communication, tact, and negotiation
• * Ability to analyze, define, and lead discussions to determine the business requirements and technical solutions
• * Action oriented to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• * Knowledge of precision technologies, products, and solutions, along with sales and support strategies
• Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
• * University Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Engineering, Technology, Agricultural Sciences or AgriBusiness
• Must be 18 years of age or older to apply
• * Knowledge of go to market strategies including licensing advanced software for precision technologies
• * Knowledge/experience with StellarSupport™ or subscriptions or software as a service systems
• * Knowledge/experience with Operations Center or Dealer Business System Technologies
• * Demonstrated ability to leverage data and analytics to identify opportunities and solve problems

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Knowledge of systems and tools used to enable commerce with dealers and customers
• * Understanding of basic accounting concepts, such as revenue recognition
• * Understanding of policies, regulations, and legal frameworks associated with data collection, storage, and use
• * Prior product management experience with technology based products
• * Product marketing, ECAP, product management, project management, or similar experience
• * Understanding of agile development processes and methodologies
• * Excellent verbal and writer communication with emphasis on persuasive communication, tact, and negotiation
• * Ability to analyze, define, and lead discussions to determine the business requirements and technical solutions
• * Action oriented to take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• * Knowledge of precision technologies, products, and solutions, along with sales and support strategies
• Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
• * University Degree (4 years or equivalent) in Engineering, Technology, Agricultural Sciences or AgriBusiness
• Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

Nice to Haves

• * Knowledge of go to market strategies including licensing advanced software for precision technologies
• * Knowledge/experience with StellarSupport™ or subscriptions or software as a service systems
• * Knowledge/experience with Operations Center or Dealer Business System Technologies
• * Demonstrated ability to leverage data and analytics to identify opportunities and solve problems

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay