[qodef_blockquote text=”General Requirements” title_tag=”h4″]
- Passion for marketing, sales, or product management
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse groups, including customers, team members, colleagues, senior management, legal staff, advertising agencies, and other outside service providers
- Demonstrating leadership through impactful and achieved results can be accomplished by running clubs, engaging in volunteer work, or gaining professional experiences.
- Prior relevant experience (in marketing/sales/product management) is an asset
- Driven and autonomous; results oriented and possessing a track record of delivering results
- Polished presentation skills and ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
- Positive attitude and ability to excel under pressure
- Empathy and ability to see the perspectives of others; excellent conflict resolution skills
- Enjoy improving or creating products/features that enhance the customer experience
- Comfortable working in fast-paced and dynamic environments
- Strong understanding of the product management processes
- Strength in required technical skills (depending on company and product)
[qodef_blockquote text=”Skills required” title_tag=”h4″]
- Leadership
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; must possess the ability to engage clients
- Excellent presentation skills
- Comfort liaising with senior executives
- Ability to work as a strategic partner with customers/clients
- Adaptable, able to manage projects independently and ready to assume a high level of responsibility
- Ability to work under pressure in a results-oriented environment
- High degree of emotional intelligence
- Relationship management
- Empathy
- Strong leadership ability
- Creative problem solving & innovative thinking
- Project management & systemization skills
- Strong communication skills
- Self-starter
- Self-management
- Analytics
- Ability to deal with both success and failure
[qodef_blockquote text=”Type of Jobs” title_tag=”h4″]
- Brand Management
- Brand Consulting
- Consumer Insights
- Digital Media, Social Media Strategy, Inside/Outside Sales Professional
- Territory or Regional Sales Lead
- Enterprise/National/Key Accounts
- Business Development
- Director/Sales Manager
- Product Manager
- Director of Product Management
- Digital Product Manager
- Sr. Manager, Product Management
[qodef_blockquote text=”Technical Preparation/Knowledge Building” title_tag=”h4″]
- Rotman Curriculum, including courses in Sales Management and Marketing (see Rotman MBA Electives Guide)
- Being social media savvy is a huge asset
- Enhance informal and formal presentation skills, use Rotman Case Competitions to increase presence
- Excel/Data skills are increasingly important
- Develop confidence liaising with C-suite staff and other stakeholders
- Use Rotman case competitions to increase the presence
- Understanding of the product process and lifecycle
- Design Thinking Toolbox and related concepts
- Understanding of technical elements of product/feature is necessary – you may not need to code, but have a general understanding of it depending on the role
- Knowledge and experience with industry analysis tools, road mapping and flowcharting software, user survey and analysis tools, project management tools, collaboration, and team messaging tools
- Product Management Certificates (not required, but it is an option)
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