The Collection Manager is responsible for all aspects os product planning and development for Collection Manager, OCLC's electronic resource and collection-level metadata product. The Collection Manager is responsible for the following deliverables: Produces product strategy, roadmaps, annual product plans, business cases, and monthly product reviews, launch plans, white papers, product presentations, market messaging, event support, competitive write-up and user personas. Contributes to the production of: Portfolio business plans, strategies, roadmaps, metrics, and operational plans; portfolio progress plans and reviews; user requirements and functional specs Responsibilities Product Strategy and Planning • Oversees market analysis and develops product strategy and business case. Defines strategic product goals. • Produces product roadmap • Collaborates on release plans with Development • Collaborates with finance in the production of product budgets and forecasts • Develops pricing strategies and product positioning plans which contribute to maximizing product profitability Leadership and Management • Provides leadership to cross-functional product workgroups. Leads Product management meetings. Resolves conflicts and drives consensus. • Facilitates collaboration and communication and secures commitment between Development and Product Management and other divisional workgroups towards achievement of common goals. • Develops and monitors progress on product roadmap Product Marketing Oversight and Consultation • Assists in the development of strategies for customer acquisition and retention; manages relationships with user groups and assists sales team in generation of marketing and awareness plans. • Understands how and when to commission market research in order to develop and maintain expertise in markets served, alternative services, new technology, and related standards. • Can generate appropriate information for market sizes by sector / territory and can generate market penetration statistics. • Provides training and support to the sales and support team; may assist in significant sales calls. • Analyses reasons for OCLC product wins and losses against competition and can provide meaningful information to aid product planning. • Will work to define and rationalize user personas • Will produce market/sector white papers Consultation on Portfolio Planning • Provides input into portfolio business plans, roadmaps, strategies, metrics, and progress reports and reviews Qualifications Minimum Required • Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience • 2 to 4 years experience in library services or library management systems • 2 to 4 years experience in product, project or program management • 2 to 4 years experience in supporting online/database services, preferably in the library field • Well developed communication and presentation skills • Strong understanding of the Product Management Lifecycle model • Strong understanding of library electronic resources and metadata • Demonstrated ability with Financial planning and financial forecasting Desired but not Required • Experience in managing staff or team leadership • Experience leading cross functional workgroups • Knowledge of OCLC products and services Working Conditions: Normal office environment.