Job Description Product Manager - Text Analytics-20001604

Job  Marketing Primary Location US-NC-Cary Organization  SAS Institute Inc. Job Posting  Jan 10, 2014, 1:27:19 AM Unposting Date  Ongoing * Classification Full-time   Description   As a product manager responsible for SAS' text analytics product strategy, this individual will gather market-driven requirements by consulting with customers, prospects, analysts, and other external resources in order to set future product direction and manage product lifecycles.     Additional Responsibilities:  Own the product vision; manage a proactive roadmap that supports long term business drivers Serve as a passionate evangelist of products and advocate for the customer Work closely with R&D to prioritize new product features based on market requirements, available resources, and product release cycle timelines.  Provide in-depth subject matter expertise; market, industry and competitive analysis Identify customer challenges and provide thoroughly articulated use cases and desired outcomes Manage development partner relationships Analyze and make recommendations regarding potential partner relationships Provide technical content for marketing materials and develop strong product positioning and competitive differentiation messages Support the SAS presence at trade shows, conferences, and other industry events Provide support for strategic sales opportunities as needed Coordinate with various global virtual teams and build alignment across cross-functional teams Other duties as directed Qualifications     Essential: Master's degree, preferably in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline 5 years of experience in product management, consulting, or a related function in the software industry Additional: Expertise in the application of semantic web methodologies Experience with one or more text analytics software packages Strong awareness of technology trends and knowledge of competitive landscape and open source technologies Excellent technical acumen and understanding of product management and related marketing methodologies Superior project management, organizational, and analytical problem solving skills Ability to translate complex technical and business information for diverse audiences Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and negotiation skills Ability to travel occasionally as the job requires Preferences: Experience with Web 2.0 and semantic web related technologies Experience with multimedia processing (e.g. speech-to-text, video search) Demonstrated understanding of analytical techniques and experience in applying them to solve business problems Experience using SAS analytic software or other analytic software such as SPSS or R  Background with handling big data and building high load environment and methodologies like Hadoop and MapReduce Experience with Social Media, online or web analytics tools and marketing domains Experience with data management, modeling and integration products  Additional Information   SAS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V   The level of this position will be determined based on the applicant's education, skills and experience.   To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.   Resumes may be considered in the order they are received.   SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process. For more information and Apply