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ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. Approximately 12,575 ASTM voluntary consensus standards operate globally. Defined and set by ASTM, these standards improve the lives of millions every day. Combined with our innovative business services, they enhance performance and help people around the world have confidence in the things they buy and use. The organization's headquarters is in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, about 5 mi (8.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia. Founded in 1898 as the American Section of the International Association for Testing Materials, ASTM International predates other standards organizations such as the BSI (1901), IEC (1906), DIN (1917), ANSI (1918), AFNOR (1926), and ISO (1947).
ASTM provides an excellent compensation and benefits package including:
ā¢ Undergraduate and Graduate Tuition ReimbursementĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
ā¢ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
ā¢ Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
ā¢ 403(b) plan with company match
ā¢ 100% company-funded defined benefits pension plan
Position Purpose
Producers, users, consumers and others from all over the world join ASTM International as members and consumers of our highly regarded standards, peer-review documents, laboratory services, training materials, technology and processes, software, and other new features we devise to make the world work better. The Product Manager works to identify, prioritize and create the tools, applications, services and software that help these participants and consumers work better.
The Product Manager II (PM II) is responsible for product strategy, planning, and lifecycle management of ASTM products and services to technical information markets. Role will manage and build a variety of ASTM offerings designed for the consumers of ASTM: listening to constituents to grow needs into product ideas, gathering and prioritizing product requirements, defining the product vision using design thinking, assist other staff in developing their product visions, working closely with product delivery while preparing business cases, agile teams, business stakeholders, marketing, production, and service teams to ensure constituents can find value in the offerings and revenue goals are met.Ā
Development will include study and exploration of new products as well managing existing product backlogs and curating regular assessments of lifecycle. The PM has the potential to work on any and all existing ASTM revenue lines and may be assigned to new lines. PM II provides leadership and potential supervision role within their department and supports overall mission of ASTM International, organizational business plans, and division and department goals.
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Must enjoy working collaboratively across a variety of stakeholder teams to drive product strategy and build positive outcomes for ASTM customers. Complete other goals as assigned.
Organization Role
- This Product Manager position reports to the Director of Product Management in the Sales and Marketing Division.
- The position functions as an individual contributor. Ā It has the potential for supervisory responsibilities and will provide work direction to fellow ASTM colleagues and external vendors for assigned activities.
Responsibilities
- Be familiar with technical information publishing in engineering focused industries
- Perform high-level market research and work with external research organizations as needed
- Apply AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatPRD) to drive greater efficiency and quality across product management functions, including research, prototyping, roadmap maintenance, customer interview analysis, and requirements writing
- Evaluate and champion AI potential within assigned product lines
- Prepare market and financial analysis including pricing recommendations
- Execute voice of the customer, interviews and design thinking sessions
- Deliver product documentation: business case/product plans, customer interviews and targeted synopsis, and specifications for agile development teams, including clear requirements
- Prioritize featuresĀ
- Work with Digital Services and occasionally, external service suppliers to collaboratively see products through their development using SAFE agileĀ
- Define product strategy and roadmap; work closely with product teams to convey the product vision, continuously verify that the product fulfils that vision (as measured by customer value and business outcomes) and help the team ensure it is building and selling the right product.Ā
- Work with external publishers to assess partnerships and licensing opportunities
- Run prototypes, proofs of concept, and pilot programs with early-stage productsĀ
- Maintain a full product life cycle process, and work to balance short-term achievements with long-term goals (such as minimizing technical debt while maximizing resiliency)
- Understand the competition and like organizationsā offerings
- Attend assigned industry tradeshows, sales events, and ASTM committee weeks, in some cases functioning as the event lead in our trade show presence
- Drive pricing strategies in collaboration with sales.
- Assist with I&E forecasts and budgetĀ
- Current product lines that could be part of an ASTM PMās responsibility include:
- Subscription platform, ASTM CompassĀ®
- ASTM Standards, iterations and supporting content
- AI Products
- Journals
- Books
- Conference Proceedings
- Market Intelligence Reports
- Library Services/Search and Discovery/Indexing
- Leased white labels of platforms
- www.astm.orgĀ including the webstore and product pages
- Consensus document software: ASTM SpecBuilder
- Sidecar tools
- Data resources
- Third-party Publications
- Subscription platforms, other
- SAAS tools, other
- Write descriptions and user support materials; develop written and video product support tools
- Some administrative tasks
- Other tasks as assigned by Director.
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Minimum Requirements and Competencies Ā
- Passionate about creating an amazing future for this organization
- Cheerful, can-do approach to work
- Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Product Manager or equivalent role
- Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent products
- 3+ years of experience in a job in publishing or software development (or laboratory or engineering regarding specification and standards management)
- Excellent business sensibility
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent critical thinking skills
- Excellent and persistent creative skills
- Bachelorās degree (Product Management, Communications, Engineering, IT/Software, Marketing, or related), (MBA preferred)
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Must be able to travel 10% of the time
- Skilled in MS Office
Additional Requirements
- SAFe or agile work experience preferred
- Technical/data publishing preferred
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams with and without formal authority
- Skilled in Atlassian tools, online work tools, & applicable software programs
- Strong skills in AI for managing product management tasks
- Strong presentation skills
- Negotiation skills
- Problem-solving skillsĀ
- Professional presence
- Self-directed
- Adaptable
- Forward thinking
- Willingness to learn and relearn
- Sales support minded
This job description is not intended to provide an all-inclusive listing of related job activities. Associates may be requested by management to perform other related activities in place of or in addition to those representative activities noted in this job description.
ASTM International is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
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