Opower Product Marketing Manager | Oracle Utilities

"Development and implementation of business plans, marketing strategy, and forecasts for a product/service or vertical market.As a product analyst you will participate in every stage of the product life cycle to ensure product meets the needs of users. Drive the implementation of programs in support of the marketing strategy, business plans, and forecasts for assigned product lines. Maintains current status of customer specifications for existing and future products. Identify, evaluate, and recommend marketing opportunities in support of product line objectives. Drive product functionality delivering high quality product documentation. Lead products through scheduled release assisting others to manage commitments and resources. Measure and report progress and review deliverables.Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. Demonstrated product/project management experience. Excellent written and verbal communication. Demonstrated product/project management experience. Thrives in fast paced environment Team player. Experience using or implementing Oracle, SAP, or Peoplesoft applications. 5 years related experience and BA/BS degree in marketing or technical major preferred.*This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.**Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.*Opower is a close-knit team of people helping utilities decarbonize. We use artificial intelligence and behavioral science to influence millions of emissions-reducing utility customer actions every day.Opower Product Marketers dont paint vaporware on slides. They understand our buyers so well that our products fit them and sell themselves. At Opower, youll spend real time with clients and prospects, gather market intelligence, and define our growth strategy. Youll serve alongside product management as a founding partner of new products and run the cross-functional projects that bring them to market. Youll craft the messaging and content that makes our buyers say yes, thats it and empowers sales to earn their business.This role is perfect for an analytical mind and creative storyteller who thrives on bringing innovative products to market. It isnt a pure product strategy or product marketing role-its both. Youll collaborate with talented, high-energy, often silly Opower colleagues across the company. Youll work closely with product management, sales, client success, marketing communications, and executives to define whats next for Opower. Youll tell that story in the market, grow our business, and grow our decarbonization impact in the world. This is an opportunity to fundamentally change how utilities interact with consumers and how millions of people use energy.*In this role, you will** Conduct market research, synthesize your findings, and get the green light from executives on growth strategy proposals.* Manage product launch projects hand-in-hand with product management. Youll coordinate cross-functionally on product definition & success criteria, pricing, differentiation, marketing plans, sales collateral & training, and sales execution.* Deeply understand your buyers needs, wants, buying process, and what it takes to make your product their obvious choice.* Craft authentic messaging that clearly shows your buyers we understand their problems, and our products solve them better than anyone else.* Work closely with the marketing communications team to create the content your buyers need at every stage of their buying process: white papers, ebooks, videos, articles, product overviews, presentations, proposal language, case studies, etc.* Enable sales to understand our buyers as well as you do, impress the heck out of their clients and prospects, and earn their trust.* Keep close to sales and clients, keep tabs on whats working, whats not, and continually improve our product strategy, messaging, marketing plans, and sales collateral.* Be a public-facing subject matter expert and thought leader: publish blog posts and articles, speak at webinars and conferences, and generate recognition and demand for what Opower does best.*To thrive in this role, you need to be** Experienced working in the utilities and demand-side management space, or generally in customer engagement technology.* An enthusiastic professional. Maybe you had too much energy as a kid? But now youre hardworking and unstoppable.* Infinitely curious. You run toward complexity, and you enjoy research, analysis, making bets and backing them up.* A quick learner. Youre fascinated by the utility industry, decarbonization, and SaaS technology.* A communicator like no other. Youre an authentic, passionate, engaging storyteller and presenter.* Creative, even when youre daydreaming. You take pride in a clean set of slides. Youve got a knack for making complex stuff visually simple and compelling.* A team player. You employ extraordinary organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.* Proactive. You address issues before theyre issues. You dig in and participate in the success of the team.* A teacher and a coach. You know how run a big project, lead cross-functionally as a servant, and empower the people around you to get things done.* Resilient and adaptable. Youre compelled to serve a purpose, fight and win.* Personable. You crave time with buyers, and youre game to travel at least every couple months to get it.* A college graduate with a bachelors degree and 5 years of relevant experience.*Bonus points if** You have experience in consulting, product marketing, or presales.* Youve done work to improve energy affordability in the limited income sector.* You've done B2B marketing and/or created materials to equip sales teams to sell technology products.* Youve worked at software companies.**Job:** **Marketing***Organization:** **Oracle***Title:** *Opower Product Marketing Manager | Oracle Utilities***Location:** *United States***Requisition ID:** *21000D4M*"