.The Product Management Specialist will drive product management activities across the end-to-end product lifecycle for a defined set of products. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including Product Marketing Management, Operations, and R&D, to ensure alignment and successful product releases. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, a customer-centric approach, and a deep understanding of integration systems and API integrationIn this role you will:Has working experience and advanced and specialized technical/functional knowledge in own discipline. Understands how own area contributes to the business. Acts as a reference for colleagues with less experience and supports junior team members.Influences decisions related to own activity, anticipating dependencies and consequences in complex scenarios, contributes to transversal projects, proposes improvements to processes and is accountable for own and team commitments.Works independently within plan dictated by manager, with some guidance on most complex situations.Specific accountabilities:Articulate & Develop value propositions and key messages corresponding to problem statements, and articulate them into new product concepts or upgradesDefine the product strategy, vision & the business value in line with the business owners and other relevant stakeholdersAnalyze solution offerings of competitors and define the strategic positioning of the product in alignment with Product Marketing ManagementManage 3rd party partnerships: requirement definition and prioritization, coordination of product evolution and other activities with the partnerEmbark Amadeus teams on product vision, share product knowledge and ensure mutual understanding of the businessSupport co-innovation with customers to validate customer value drivers, define features of the products (MVP and beyond), and prioritize based on effort and expected business valueDefine and manage product roadmap; socialize and align timelines with relevant stakeholders. Work closely with Product Marketing Management, Operations (Customer Service/Delivery/Go To Market) and R&D teams to define priorities and releasing plan for new products or upgradesCoordinate different functional and technical streams with R&D teams to ensure end to end solution consistency.Manage the budget for area of responsibility including capacity planning with R&DParticipate in Agile events (Lean Portfolio Management, PI planning, System demos, Inspect and Adapt workshops...) when applicable / requiredWhen applicable, fulfil Product Owner role and work with R&D teams to maximize the agile teams outcomeEnsure solutions (to be) released meet the users needs and product readiness guidelinesAbout the ideal candidate:5 years of experience in Product Management with a demonstrated ability to manage and launch successful products
