Senior Consultant
FirstPartner is a specialist agency focused on defining new market opportunities and bringing new technology based products to market. Our strengths lie in a deep understanding of technology markets, our research and proposition development capabilities and go to market experience.
We have built an impressive client base that includes Vodafone, Three, Sky, Microsoft, Oracle, Motorola, Sage and TomTom, as well as a number of innovative mid size and early stage businesses.
Operating at the cutting edge of technology markets, our work is challenging and stimulating. Typical assignments range from market research and mapping, through proposition and marketing strategy development to hands-on management of product launches.
We are looking for an experienced consultant with product strategy, development and marketing experience, ideally in a technology, telecoms or digital media delivery environment, to develop client relationships and lead project work.
ROLE:
The role will encompass:
- Translating market intelligence and customer needs into market leading proposition concepts
- Developing and executing Go to Market strategies
- Leading cross functional client teams to deliver successful product launches
- Identifying and developing new business opportunities for FirstPartner
- Managing client relationships and developing accounts.
This will be a real opportunity to apply and extend your experience across a range of innovative technology based propositions in consumer and B2B markets. The role will suit some one who seeks the freedom of working in small, flexible and successful company and the challenge of actively driving company growth and success.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Previous product management experience as a consultant or practitioner.
- Product marketing experience (ideally in a B2C technology product environment)
- Experience of product development/launch process.
- Strong business development track record
- Previous technology, telecommunications and/or software company experience.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills, including ability to self-manage, accurately gauge project duration, aggressively deliver on deadlines, and manage a high-volume workload of often-changing priorities.
- Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
- Good financial literacy to help assess business cases and return on Investment.
- Degree in business, marketing, communications or other related field
- Excellent MS Office skills notably PowerPoint.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Project management experience
- Additional European language skills preferred.
FirstPartner is located in the newly opened and prestigious Reading Enterprise Centre in Reading UK.
If you have the right experience and approach and are interested in joining our team, please email us at hello@firstpartner.net/.
Recruitment Agencies – Please do not forward CV’s in respect of this role. FirstPartner will not recognise any CV submissions related to unsolicited applications and no agency fees will apply. We do not accept unsolicited phone calls or emails from recruitment agencies or consultants. All unsolicited emails will be deleted on receipt with no acknowledgement.
