Product Manager
At OCLC, we build technology with a purpose: to connect libraries and make knowledge accessible worldwide, because we believe that what is known must be shared.
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At OCLC, we build technology with a purpose: to connect libraries and make knowledge accessible worldwide, because we believe that what is known must be shared. Our teams work with complex global datasets, AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud solutions, and other technologies that connect people and organizations to the information they need. We value the power of unique perspectives and experiences to unlock innovation. At OCLC, your ideas matter, whether you have two years of experience or 20. You’ll learn, create, and problem-solve with technologists, product developers, librarians, researchers, marketing pros, and support teams around the world.
The job details are as follows:
Responsibilities
Product Strategy and Planning
Oversees market analysis and develops product strategy and business cases for WorldCat.
Assesses new technology and adds value to existing products by improving features to create best in class solutions, build and scale platform capabilities, and reduce costs.
Produces and maintains the product roadmap.
Collaborates on release plans with Development.
Collaborates with Finance on budgets and forecasts.
Leadership and Management
Provides leadership to cross-functional product workgroups. Leads Product management meetings. Resolves conflicts and drives consensus.
Facilitates collaboration and communication and secures commitment between Development and Product Management and other divisional workgroups towards achievement of common goals.
Develops and monitors progress on product roadmap.
Product Marketing Oversight and Consultation
Assists in developing strategies for customer acquisition and retention; manages relationships with user groups.
Collaborates with the marketing and sales team in the generation of compelling marketing and awareness plans/presentations.
Understands how and when to commission market research to develop and maintain expertise in markets served, alternative services, new technology, and related standards.
Can generate appropriate information for market sizes by sector / territory and can generate market penetration statistics.
Analyzes reasons for OCLC product wins and losses against competition in the metadata/entity data space and provides meaningful input to product planning.
Defines and rationalizes user personas.
Produces market/sector white papers.
Consultation on Portfolio Planning
Provides input into portfolio business plans, roadmaps, strategies, metrics, and progress reports and reviews.
Qualifications
Minimum Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2 to 4 years of experience in product, project, or program management
Posted July 28, 2026