Darren P.

Senior Manager of Product Management @OEC

Chelmsford, GB

Manage and lead the International Service product team of 5 members acrossinternational locations driving business processes for the product line. Motivate and coach team members for continual success, resolving high-levelobstacles as necessary, and provide formal and informal feedback through regular 1-1 reviews. Analyse market data and work with third parties and customers, including nationalaccounts & customer success to identify needs and define new productopportunities. Maintain detailed knowledge of market conditions, competing products & customers. Define the product roadmap, manage multiple budgets, success criteria, adhering tothe product lifecycle, and sets expectations with all relevant stakeholders. Build product line strategy and execution plans to deliver on financial and customercommitments, collaborating cross-functionally at all levels of the organization, toinclude product development, marketing, customer success and sales. Manage roadmap priorities including any tech debt with the engineering teammanagement in both Poland & India. To design the product packaging, pricing, and names to distinguish product line(s)from other OEC products in line with the product’s value proposition. Create and deliver presentations at speaking engagements to drive customerawareness of product capabilities and new customer initiatives. Develop and manage relationships with OEMs, third parties, and other externalindustry professionals, and am seen as a trusted advisor and subject matter expertfor the product line(s) under my control. Maintain a solid understanding of the competitive landscape through research Manage the business unit profit & loss responsibility, including effectivemanagement of investment agenda and return of investment.