Manager- Product Management

Manager
- Product Management USA Job Description

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

• As part of the Global Product Management team, the Manager – Product Management will lead the PV module products life cycles.
• The candidate develops and promotes a competitive product roadmap through deep customer relations, understanding of the market trends, and definition of product requirements.
• Primary Relationships (Internal):
  Research and Development, Sales & Operations, Business Development, Marketing, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality & Reliability, Performance and Prediction, Legal, Global Customer Support Services.
• Primary Relationships (External):
  Customers, Independent Engineers, Laboratories, Industry Working Groups, Regulatory Authorities.

• Education:
  
  An undergraduate degree in engineering is required. A Master of Science and/or MBA is preferred.
• Professional
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience including minimum three (3) years in a leadership role. Experience in a rapidly growing, publicly traded organization is preferred.
• Functional
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum five (5) years of product management experience that includes a total system application scope with demonstrated leadership alignment and successful product outcomes as direct result of candidate’s product management contributions.
• Industry
  
  Experience:
  
  Ideally the candidate should have a background in the Solar Industry with designated experience from companies that are known for their exceptional product management skills in the industry. Other relevant sectors include renewable energy and the high-tech sector.

• Accountability:
  Takes responsibility for one's actions, doesn't point fingers, and delivers results aligned with organizational goals. Strives for excellence daily and trusts others to do the same. Demonstrates Commitment, Ownership, Resilience, and Continuous Learning, turning failures into lessons learned.
• Collaboration:
  
  Works with others to achieve a common goal with the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one that would be developed in silo. Leverages everyone's unique strengths and skills in an inclusive environment. Skilled at navigating the organization to get things done. Welcomes diverse thinking, open to different options, works to achieve optimal outcome for the business.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Has a strategic mindset, identifies upcoming trends, opportunities and risks, and crafts effective strategies to meet both short-term and long-term objectives. Creates and operationalizes strategic plans to achieve goals that align with FSLR and function's vision, mission, and values. Adapts approach/plans to account for changes in the business environment.
• Understanding the Competitive Landscape:
  Comprehends organizational standing relative to competitors, leverages industry knowledge for competitive advantage.
• Business Partnership:
  Works closely with stakeholders across the organization to achieve business objectives. Acts as a connector, linking their function with other business partners to ensure that technical or functional expertise is applied to the real and current needs of the business, thereby creating value.
• Agility:
  Constantly evolves to capitalize on emerging opportunities in a rapidly changing environment, maintaining focus on tasks  intellectually curious about surrounding changes and seeks to understand potential future shifts.
• Customer Knowledge:
  Understands the needs, preferences, and expectations of customers to provide a tailored and personalized service. Create strategies to help the organization serve customers more effectively. Stays up to date on industry trends and changes to better understand customers and their needs.
• Effective Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Clearly articulates ideas, thoughts, and information to different audiences. Identifies and utilizes effective communication channels and methods. Tailors message to the level and experience of the audience. Maintains timely and consistent communication based on the needs of the project, goal, team, or individual.
• Softwa…