Product Launch Coordinator Job in Ottawa, Ontario Canada
A member of the product management team, your primary responsibility will be ownership for internal product launch success. With a proven record of achievement in project coordination, at Halogen you will drive results and not just manage a checklist. Reporting to the Director, Product Management, you will (repeatedly!) set goals for launch success; develop the project schedule; ensure ownership and alignment among the launch team; and motivate the team to a successful and complete launch. You will collaborate daily with other departments including development, marketing, PR, sales, client services, customer support, finance, and legal. You will be a contributing member of the product management team and have additional product management functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule which includes all departments and 3rd parties involved in the launch
- Develop and communicate comprehensive launch plans for all new and updated product and service offerings
- Communicate status and results proactively
- Develop a repeatable process for product and service launches
- Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management
- Source and manage 3rd party contributors to product and product content
- Develop content for internal and external product collateral
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in product management/launching software
- 5 years of relevant experience in an application software development environment
- Exceptional communication skills
- Project Management certification an asset
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience
- Must be extremely well-organized and pay strong attention to detail; ability to take initiative and to manage time in the most effective manner
Our Brilliant Success:
A recognized market leader in one of the fastest growing B2B, Software as a Service (SaaS) segments, Halogen Software is a dominant player in the talent management software market. With over 1500 customers worldwide, our market share continues to grow. We've repeatedly been honored with the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry, and consistently been positioned as a leader by Gartner, Forrester, Bersin and others. Founded in 2001, Halogen has a track record of consecutive quarters of continued growth - most recently 40% year over year. We're passionate about supporting the success of our customers: human resources leaders and their companies who use our software to help align their talent programs with their business strategy and drive better business results.
Halogen offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, creed, color, age, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected characteristic.
To apply and learn more about Halogen Software please visit our CAREER website
http://www.halogensoftware.com/about/careers
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Applications are being accepted until December 09, 2011