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Senior Product Manager

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BlueCat

BlueCat

501-1,000 employees

Secure, scalable DNS and DHCP solutions

Cybersecurity
Enterprise Software

Senior

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid position based in Toronto office.

Category
Product Management
Product Strategy
Product
Required Skills
Agile
Market Research
Sales
UI/UX Design
Marketing
SCRUM
Business Strategy
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience delivering software products and services at an enterprise scale.
  • Skilled at agile-based development, having experience with at least scrum and/or other agile methodology.
  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Proficiency in network assets, such as DNS/DHCP and TCP/IP, is essential.
  • Experience communicating conceptual ideas, engineering rationale and technical challenges both verbally and visually.
  • Experience working in a successful product organization, driving development from planning and design to release over multiple iterations internationally.
  • Experience conducting customer interviews in order to comprehensively understand their market problem. Ability to understand and capture customer needs accurately. Willingness to accept and assimilate new or conflicting information into the product requirements.
  • Experience structuring and crafting market requirements using a formal and structured methodology and to implement and/or follow the product planning process component of the product delivery process.
  • Experience performing market research, market analysis, and competitive intelligence studies.
  • Comfort building models in excel, analyzing large data sets, and reporting results clearly and accurately.
  • Have strongly held opinions and principles but are willing to be flexible when needed.
  • Feel a strong passion for technology and a strong aptitude for business strategy.
Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the full lifecycle of our Integrity platform features, through definition, planning, execution, deployment and sustainment. An expert on the customers, market, industry, and competition.
  • Partner with Stake holders, UX and Engineering to build the technology strategy and roadmap for the platform.
  • Build and improve processes for collecting customer feedback, building requirements, and maintaining long-term roadmap.
  • Use your knowledge of cutting-edge technology to inform the technical design, development and standards.
  • Build and maintain the business case for products, including market opportunity models, user personas, and top use cases.
  • Engage with customers through interviews, small group sessions, and broader market research; gather and understand their pain points, needs, and aspirations.
  • Adjust the product roadmap based on the scope and feasibility input from Technical Program Managers and developer's team.
  • Develop and implement a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
  • Assist Marketing team in the go-to-market planning and execution, and messaging and positioning.
  • Participate in specific sales opportunities (customer demos, roadmap alignment meetings, marketing events etc.).
  • Participate in sales enablement initiatives (training, roadmap presentations, etc.).
  • Validate the product developed by R&D against the product vision and product requirements.
  • Track and report on key metrics of product success, including revenue and customer satisfaction.

BlueCat Networks offers an Adaptive DNS™ platform that provides secure, fast, and flexible DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) solutions for large organizations, leveraging dynamic, open, secure, scalable, and automated resources to support complex digital transformation initiatives, including hybrid cloud adoption and rapid application development.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$27.8M

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2001

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-20%

2 year growth

27%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Expansion into APAC and Latin America through partnerships with Pacific Tech and Grupo Dice opens new growth avenues for BlueCat.
  • The introduction of Zero Trust DNS at Cisco Live 2023 showcases BlueCat's commitment to innovation in network security.
  • The appointment of Scott Fulton as CPTO brings experienced leadership to drive product and technology advancements.

What critics are saying

  • The integration of acquired companies like Indeni and Men&Mice may present challenges in harmonizing technologies and corporate cultures.
  • Dependence on strategic partnerships, such as with Cisco, could pose risks if these alliances face disruptions.

What makes BlueCat unique

  • BlueCat's focus on secure and automated DNS, DHCP, and IP address management (DDI) sets it apart in the network infrastructure space.
  • Strategic partnerships with industry giants like Cisco enhance BlueCat's integration capabilities, making it a preferred choice for enterprises with existing Cisco infrastructure.
  • Recent acquisitions of Indeni and Men&Mice bolster BlueCat's platform with advanced network monitoring and management solutions, providing a comprehensive DDI management suite.