position announcement

[Posted on behalf of Bowker. --ELM]

BOWKER SEEKS A PRODUCT MANAGER

This staff position reports to the Senior Product Manager, Bowker Discovery Services within ProQuest
Workflow Solutions. The Product Manager will be responsible for the execution of the strategy, product
vision, and product roadmap for various Discovery Services offerings, including content licensing
offerings (delivered via web services, APIs & ONIX, ASCII, MARC content extracts) as well as
subscription products delivered over the Internet to libraries and retailers.  These offerings are sold
to book retailers, Internet search providers, as well as online library search & discovery systems. 

Still interested?  Read on...

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

*  Develop roadmap for existing offerings, including strategic plans / directives for new content
elements or new content products and services based on evolving market needs and customer feedback. 

*  Develop and execute go-to-market plans for new data SaaS offering

*  Manage content alliance partnerships with data providers & publishers to ensure the most comprehensive
metadata available.

*  Perform market research and analysis, as well as conduct customer and partner visits to gain feedback on
usability and performance of data services offerings as well as products powered by ProQuest Workflow
Solutions metadata.

*  Gain a thorough understanding of the data structures, collection rules and workflows that are pertinent
to booksellers, publishers, libraries, and data providers.