Canon

Sr Specialist, Product Strategy

Canon$92K — $138K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Digital Printing, or related technical field
  • Experience in the inkjet and commercial print industry
  • Background in sales, marketing, R&D, or solution management for production inkjet solutions
  • Track record of managing multi-million dollar business responsibilities
  • Technical aptitude in production printing technology
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%, including overnight stays, and possess a valid driver's license
  • Additional languages desirable for supporting Latin American markets

Responsibilities

  • Drive future product roadmap by gathering customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence
  • Execute product lifecycle initiatives with cross-functional teams
  • Create and implement comprehensive product strategy marketing plans
  • Develop high-impact sales tools, including bulletins and launch kits
  • Provide competitive intelligence and educate sales force through training initiatives
  • Serve as technical expert and present at industry events and trade shows
  • Collaborate with product managers on end-to-end solutions to enhance growth and efficiency

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with a mix of in-office and remote work
  • Opportunities for professional development through product training
  • Engagement in high-profile industry events and trade shows
  • Exposure to strategic marketing and product lifecycle management projects
  • Mentoring opportunities to guide less experienced staff
Full Job Description
About the Role

Possesses specialized knowledge or skills in a particular functional area. A fully qualified, seasoned professional with a full understanding of the job role who works on more complicated issues facing the department. Receives general instruction from manager on new assignments but little to no direction in day-to-day work. Typically reports to a Manager or Senior Manager, and may mentor or supervise one or two less experienced professional staff.

In this role, the Product Strategy Sr. Specialist will act as a "Product Champion," serving as a technical marketing expert supporting Canon Americas Production Print sales distribution channels to achieve revenue, unit , profit and market share targets. This position requires a strategic thinker who can execute on the digital press B2 inkjet sheetfed product lifecycle, create and execute end-to-end product strategy marketing plans and, be an expert in competitive intelligence. This role will be instrumental in driving the future product roadmap for Canon's sheetfed B2 market by synthesizing inputs from the "voice of the customer," sales, market trends, and competitive intelligence. This position requires seasoned product marketing and/or commercial print experience.

This role requires you to live within a reasonable commuting distance to Boca Raton, Fl so that you can adequately execute your job responsibilities.

Your Impact

"Product Strategy & Lifecycle Management
* Strategy Development: Drive the future product roadmap representing the Americas by synthesizing inputs from the ""voice of the customer,"" sales, market trends, and competitive intelligence. Manage lifecycle strategies.
* LIfecycle Governance: Execute and lead product lifecycle initiatives in collaboration with Product Planning, core cross-functional teams and other inter-company departments.
Strategic Product Marketing
* Product Strategy Marketing: Create and execute end-to-end product strategy plans. This includes positioning, messaging, and the development of high-impact sales tools (bulletins, launch kits, and collateral, etc.) from launch through end-of-life. Work closely with marketing team on go-to-market initiatives to support product of responsibility.
* Competitive Intelligence: Gather qualitative feedback to refine strategy. Responsibilities include educating the sales force through various sales tools, communication channels and training initiatives.
* End-2-End Solution Development: Work closely with other product managers and HQ manufacturing on complete end-2-end solutions to enable volume growth, overall equipment efficiency and application versatility.
Sales Enablement & Subject Matter Expertise
* Product Champion: Serve as technical product marketing expert to support all Canon Americas Production Print distributon channels. Perform customer product demonstrations and support industry events and trade shows. Must be comfortable with press & analyst interaction.
* Product Training: Work closely with sales training to develop and deliver comprehensive product training.
* Requires ability to create and present product presentations suitable for executive audience.
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About You: The Skills & Expertise You Bring

- "-Requires a degree in Business, Marketing, Digital Printing, a related technical major, or a related field.
- Requires experience in inkjet and commercial print industry
- Experience in sales, marketing, research and development, or solution management specifically focused on production inkjet solutions in the printing industry.
- Requires experience in managing multi-million dollar business responsibilities
- Technical aptitude required
- May require up to 20% travel (valid driver's license and acceptable driving record necessary) including overnight stays. Limited international travel possible.
- Additional language proficiencies a plus to support Latin America countries
- Hybrid work environment requiring specified office days but additional days as business dictates
- Requires the ability to work in high-pressure, demanding, fast-paced environment"

We are providing the anticipated base salary range for this role: $92,210-$138,080 annually.

Workstyle Description

Hybrid - This position is full time and offers a hybrid work schedule requiring you to be in the office three days a week and an option to work from home the remainder of the week (unless a specific business need arises requiring in office attendance on other days). Note that work schedules and office reporting requirements may change from time to time based on business needs.

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About Canon

Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation that specializes in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers, computer printers, and medical equipment. The company was founded in 1937 by Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida, and Takeo Maeda. Canon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has operations in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. The company is known for its EOS line of digital single-lens reflex cameras, its PIXMA line of inkjet printers, and its imageRUNNER ADVANCE line of multifunction printers.
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