LongBridge Technologies Limited, an IT organization in Lagos has a job opening for a Product Research Manager.
LongBridge Technologies Limited is driven by a core objective that is focused on creating and sustaining growth for individuals and enterprises through innovation.
Product Research Manager Role
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Location: Lagos (Remote)
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Country: Nigeria
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Job Title: Product Research & Development
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Experience Level: Senior
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Hours: FullTime
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Salary: Competitive
Job Description
We are looking for a product research manager who will ensure R&D activities to achieve strategic objectives, improve market position, and optimize profitability. Through close partnership with the marketing, sales, product development, and engineering teams, he/she will lead the development of new core products, optimization of current offerings, and identification and execution of cost savings initiatives.
Job Responsibilities
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Product Managers, and Engineering to develop innovation plans
• Leverage consumer insights to guide product innovation and renovation plans
• Leverage internal and external resources to identify emerging problems (people, process, and culture) and translate these into new product ideas that are aligned with the business strategy
• Lead product development, process development, and ingredient technology efforts to develop and test new and improved products, cost optimization, and quality improvement
• Manage a complex and dynamic project portfolio to ensure the attainment of business goals, including prioritization and execution strategy
• Ensure robust experimentation/design principles and processes to achieve project objectives and commercial requirements (development efficiency, stability, shelf life)
• Manage R&D personnel, including priority setting, coaching, and skill development
• Develop and lead annual cost optimization plans
• Develop and manage R&D Department budget, ensuring efficient utilization of resources and achievement of the annual business plan
• Collaborate with key customers as required to drive customer-specific innovation
• Ensure ongoing evaluation of the competitive landscape and competitive innovation
• Meeting with business management, product managers, marketing, and the R&D team to discuss product ideas
• Conducting market research and evaluating similar products and their functions
• Collaborating with the engineering and marketing department on product feasibility
• Redesigning existing products to enhance functionality or reduce costs
• Creating design projects and specification sheets
• Presenting product designs to management and stakeholders
• Overseeing the engineering of product prototypes
• Testing prototype products for functionality, ease of use, longevity, and users’ acceptance
• Overseeing the production process
• Handover designed products to Product Managers for commercialization and business management.
Requirements
Skills/Proficiency:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong customer focus
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to work independently
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate technology to potential business impacts
• Exhibits a curious mind
• Demonstrated ability to get to the essence of a new concept quickly
• Knowledge of front end of innovation tools and processes
• Demonstrates success with creating a technology platform or new business development
• Demonstrated success in more than one industry
• Coaching and developing others
• Ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Strong innovation and/or networking skills
• Demonstrated success in more than one industry
• Negotiation and persuasion skills
• Demonstrated success with creating a technology platform or new business development
• Knowledge of front end of innovation tools and processes
• Strong business and technical acumen
• Would prefer the candidate to be multilingual—not a must
• Demonstrated ability to make things happen—this is an important characteristic.
- Has a passion and interest in information technology.
Education/Experience:
- 10+ years in technology and business experience
- BSc in business or science and engineering. Advanced business degree or PhD
- Excellent understanding of the product development process and innovation stage gate principle
- Demonstrates ability to develop and execute technology strategy that delivers on business need
- Strong project management skills and excellent communication, both oral and written
- People leadership skills and the ability to manage, mentor, and develop others.
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