Product Mgr. III - Novell - Waltham, MA or Germany

Job Title:		Product Manager

Company: 		Novell,  Inc.

URL: 		www.novell.com

Job Location: 	Waltham, MA or Nuremberg, Germany

Apply: 		Email resume to [email protected] and indicate JOB
NUMBER 6981 in subject line of email.

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Location: Waltham, MA or Nuremberg, Germany
Business Unit: Open Platform Solutions
Department: Product Marketing
Travel: 40%, including international

Novell is seeking a dynamic technical marketing professional to drive
the competitive intelligence function and develop marketing collateral
for our SUSE Linux Enterprise product line.  You will work with a
cross-functional, highly motivated team, including representatives
from product management, engineering, corporate and channel marketing,
alliances and sales. This role combines strategy and tactics with
responsibility for developing competitive differentiation of the SUSE
Linux Enterprise product line.

Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the technical messaging and positioning for SUSE Linux
Enterprise products, including server and desktop offerings
- Identify competitive differentiators for SUSE Linux Enterprise
against Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Unbreakable Linux, and
Microsoft Windows
- Develop customer-facing technical collateral for SUSE Linux
Enterprise products, including datasheets, product flyers, and web
content
- Develop internal competitive analysis and present to members of the
senior leadership team
- Prepare and deliver sales training on the technical benefits and
differentiators of the SUSE Linux Enterprise platform
- Create content for software industry events, sales collateral and
novell.com website
- Contribute to marketing requirements documents, strategic product
planning, and annual planning process
- Act as a Novell spokesperson and present content at industry
conferences
- Contribute to Novell's overall technical direction by providing
cogent analysis of technical and marketplace trends

Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science required. MBA
preferred.
- Minimum of five years experience in engineering, product management
or technical marketing.
- Previous experience in the high-tech industry required.
- Thorough understanding of operating systems, desktop and server
computing technology and competitors.
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple language
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including public-
speaking skills.
- Strong organizational skills & ability to meet deadlines
- Teamwork - the ability to work both with teams and across multiple
teams of members without reporting responsibility to the position.

Disclaimer: This job description is for informational purposes, to
describe the primary duties, skills and abilities necessary to meet
the requirements of this position.  This description is not intended
to be an exhaustive list of all requirements or essential functions;
it is subject to change at any time.

Novell is an equal opportunity employer and an advocate for workforce
diversity.