PACKT PUBLISHING Hiring for Product Manager at    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Full Time

Job Description

Product Managers work with developer communities to design, create, and manage a portfolio of books created for new and emerging topic areas. They work with a team of publishing professionals to develop titles that will be first to market, and number one in their technical category area by engaging expert authors and publishing high quality books that lead in their field.As the owner of a book, the Product Manager is responsible for conducting customer and market analysis, developing propositions with developer communities, pricing titles, writing requirements, and launching products to the market. Moreover, Product Managers are responsible for defining the product vision and strategy for key developer markets.The Product Manager builds key relationships with professional developers across the globe and builds on those relationships to sign the most important new titles. They play a key leadership role by working with a team of publishing professionals who are dedicated to realizing the title vision into reality.The Product Manager is the vision holder, creator, and driver of the Explorer strategy, working alongside their Associate Group Product Manager. They build a high literacy of their competitive market, and the latest trends in the topics they focus on. Product managers take full responsibility and measure themselves in terms of the success of the product.Responsibilities

• Conducting market and customer research in their respective topic area.
• Engage with developer communities and recruit authors to create books.
• Mentoring potential authors in the preparation of proposals and plans.
• Negotiation of contract terms, royalties and advance payments.
• Day-to-day contact with other members of the team including content editors, marketing, and production.
• Design and implement key processes around launch and marketing.
• Managing issues concerning authors, content, and schedule.
• Own the development and validation of the core proposition and product information
• Monitor and counteract the activities of rival publishers within a given market
• Provide consultancy for topic-related issues on titles in the pipeline
• Participate in DEVCON, TECHCON and other editorial meetings where required
• Sign off on titles during pre-publication stages.
• Monitor the performance of published titles and use this to inform our commissioning process

Competencies

• Analytical thinker with the ability to identify new technologies and opportunities with a consumer-driven focus
• Investigate who uses a technology, their main tasks and the challenges they face to establish and explain the target audience and vision for the book
• Able to use analysis and combine broader trends and insights to construct a valid commercial case for a product
• Excellent written and verbal communication with proficiency in English language is a key tool for this role

KPIsAverage 90-day sales- Base 50 units and target 75 unitsTitle Quality- Average star rating of 4* as base and 4.5* as target on published products on AmazonCommissioning- Commit 2 titles as base and 3 titles as targetAuthor Contracting- Base: Contract 1 Book per month Target: Contract 2 Books per monthPublishing- Ensure you have 1 published title per monthBenefitsYou will also have access to a range of flexible benefits that are designed to help you make the most of your time with us.Bonus scheme5 days workingPermanent work from homeFlexible hours: choose how, when and where you workGross Salary (Monthly)- 55k-75KJob Types: Full-time, Regular / PermanentSalary: INR55,000.00 – INR75,000.00 per monthBenefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid sick time
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexible shift
• Monday to Friday