Boart Longyear Looking for TruTools Product Manager at Brampton, ON Full Time

ABOUT GDS
Boart Longyear’s Geological Data Services Division is growing and needs to hire a TruTools Product Manager.

Purpose of Position
As the leader of the survey tool product team, this role is key to developing and commercializing new survey technologies and related commercial services.
This role spans many types of activities, from strategic to tactical. The Product Manager should be able to articulate a clear vision for the future of the product, communicate with customers, and lead teams to prioritize and define features that will achieve the most business value. The ability to analyze the market and competitive environment to define a differentiated vision that delivers unique value is critical. Key responsibilities including setting strategy, roadmap, and feature definition.
As a management position, the role also demands the ability to collaborate with executives and other cross-functional leaders to bridge organizational gaps between different functional groups. It also includes marketing, forecasting, and budgeting/budget tracking responsibilities.
The portfolio includes all hardware, software and digital touchpoints related to core orientation, gyro/mag survey and geophysics. This role requires some international travel and schedule flexibility to align with time zones of distributed remote teams and consultants.

Responsibilities:
Set Product Vision and Strategy

• Clearly articulate the business value to the product team so they understand the intent behind the new product or product release.
• Own the roadmap and prioritize building what matters most to achieve the strategic goals and initiatives behind the product
• Has a clear understanding of what our clients want.

Plan & Execute Releases

• Defining the release process and coordinate all of the activities required to bring the product to market.
• Bridge gaps between different functions within the company and align all teams involved. Manage dependencies in and across releases to complete release phases and milestones.

Ideation & Feature Management

• Own the creative process of generating, developing, and curating new ideas to determine which ideas should be promoted into products or features.
• Ensure that feedback and requests are seamlessly integrated into product planning and development processes.
• Define the requirements for each feature and the desired user experience.
• Work closely with engineering on the technical specifications and ensure that teams have all the information needed to deliver a complete product to market

Product Expertise

• Provide deep product expertise needed to lead the organization and make strategic product decisions.
• Analyze market and competitive conditions, laying out a product vision that is differentiated and delivers unique value based on customer demands

Budget and Revenue Responsibility

• Manage product development to deliver products on time to meet on specific P&L targets (i.e. x2EBITDA) as well as on budget.
• Set pricing and tracks competition for their respective technologies.

Key Working Relationships (internal and external)

• Internal: TruTool Regional Managers, TruTool Technicians, supply chain, marketing, sales, operations, engineering, drill crews, DS management
• External: 3rd party contractors/consultants, customers, technology partners

Decision Making

• Financial
• Tracking revenues at the product line level and costs associated with development budget.

Behavioral Competencies Required for the Position

• Data Savvy
• Planning & Organizing
• Building Relationships
• Technology Savvy
• Coaching & Developing others
• Safety Focus

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, Geology, Geochemistry and/or Geophysics
• Background and/or understanding of digital and physical product design
• Ability to work with and engage a diverse group of stakeholders
• A strong understanding of the electronics
• Know what clients want

Desirable

• Management experience with previous P&L responsibility
• Track record of success in commercialization new products and technologies

PERKS, BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

We know that talented people are attracted to companies with long term success, an amazing culture. We also know you want a company that provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and outstanding career advancement opportunities. If hired, you can expect;

• Strong compensation plan
• Full medical benefits
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K
• Paid Time Off
• Fun and relaxed work environment

Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies. It also has a substantial presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine dewatering, oil sands exploration, production drilling, and down-hole instrumentation. Geological Data Services is a new, rapidly growing division within Boart Longyear focused on using digital technologies, data analytics and machine learning to provide unified orebody knowledge to our mining clients.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• digital and physical product design: 3 years (required)
• TruTools/Geology/Geophysics: 2 years (preferred)
• Management with previous P&L responsibility: 3 years (required)

Willingness to travel: