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You will utilize in-depth market knowledge to drive requirements related to the regional HERE portfolio in order to optimize regional customer opportunities.You will drive innovation and product development via well-defined market requirements documents and support continuous improvement in our product lifecycle.You will define investment priorities in the region to maximize ROI in each industry segment. You will also lead the Go-To -Market efforts for the portfolio and communicate both internally and externally regarding portfolio design, investment strategies and strategic and tactical positioning.\nYour main responsibilities include :\nDeveloping a deep understanding of the regional market and key use cases of the HERE portfolio (Content and Software). Demonstrating thought leadership, driving substantial enhancements in commercial performance within the market.\nCollaborating with global product managers to define investment priorities for scaling or expanding the HERE portfolio. 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We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.\nYou will have success in this role if you possess the following skills, competencies and experience:\nA Degree in Engineering or Business or associated fields.\n12+ years relevant professional experience in tech/software industry, with at least 8 years in a product management role.\nProven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle\nFamiliarity with Software Development Practices and Web Services\nKnowledge and/or understanding of Maps and Location-Based services is a plus, though not mandatory. \nExperience in motivating and managing others at various levels of seniority\nSkilled at working effectively with globally dispersed cross functional teams in a matrixed organization\nAbility to collect relevant data and analyze it to produce recommendations, points of view and perform root-cause analysis\nExperience with financial modeling techniques like NPV, ROI, IRR, Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions\nSelf-starter with ability to lead various levels of projects in the company\nExcellent oral and written communication skills in Japanese and English\nWho are we?\nHERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. 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