VIZIO, Inc. is hiring: Senior Product Manager TV in Irvine

About the Team:

VIZIOs Product Management team is seeking a Senior Product Manager for TV products. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to research new features and contribute to product specifications, build technical feature specification documents, work closely with marketing, sales and business planning teams to grow premium TV product line that has a direct and measurable impact on the companys product roadmap.

This position will report to the Senior Director of Product Management - TV and provide support to the Product Management team.

What You Will Do:

Work with product teams to analyze competitive landscape, help define product specifications and create documentation for new and existing products.
Responsible for product planning of premium product line as well as main stream product lines with goal of expanding sales volume by working closely with Marketing, Sales, and Business Planning teams.
Build product feature specifications and contribute feature PRDs with details for ODM RFPs and VQA testing process.
Work with engineering and software teams to evaluate product features and help to define product behavior and performance goals.
Manage product life cycle successfully from concept to EOL working closely with all stakeholders, Program, Engineering, Software Product, Business Development, Business Planning, Marketing, Sales, QA, Customer Service teams and ODM partners.
Work with NPI teams, key technology partners and ODMs to ensure timely and smooth transition in each NPI milestones Kick-Off, EVT, DVT, PVT, MP, FCS.
Contribute technical roadmaps for future product features and specifications.
Communicate the technical feature specification of VIZIO products to Management, Sales & Marketing, Quality Assurance, etc, as well as to ODMs, chipset makers and other third-party vendors.
Create and maintain technical documentation and presentation materials to support product roadmaps and specifications.
Drive the execution of Product Team specification projects from inception to reporting, including understanding roles and responsibilities for other teams and adhering to integrated timelines to ensure alignment across the team.
Research and learn new feature specifications in picture quality and video, as well audio, networking and other related categories for company products.
Collaborate closely with ODMs and vendors to ensure understanding of our product feature requests and specifications and their capabilities.
Other duties as assigned.

About You:

You have a minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field.
You have 2+ years product management and consumer electronics product experience.
Experience in TV or display industry is preferred.
You enjoy being organized and possess a high attention to detail.
You possess good technical knowledge of spec and features of TV products, as well as other modern CE devices, which includes, but is not limited to WiFi, Bluetooth, streaming technologies, audio and video codecs, etc
You have experience with technical requirements for Dolby, DTS, HDMI, ATSC, Wi-Fi, BT, App partners (Netflix, Amazon, AppleTV), etc.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to tell complex stories simply and adapt to questions, rather than just presenting information
You have strong project management skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects and cross-functional stakeholders simultaneously to drive outcomes within often tight deadlines or quick turnaround times
You have expertise with PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

About VIZIO:

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Headquartered in Irvine, California, VIZIO is a leading HDTV brand in America and the #1 Sound Bar Brand in America. VIZIO's mission is to deliver high performance, smarter products with the latest innovations at a significant savings that we can pass along to our consumers. Our loyal following and industry-wide praise continues to grow as we redefine what it means to be smart.

VIZIO, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We will not pay fees to any third-party agency, outside recruiter or firm without a mutually agreed-upon contract and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

For California-based employment: The minimum salary for this position is $116,000.00/year. The maximum salary for this position $150,000/year. In addition to base salary, the compensation package also includes eligibility for an annual bonus, as well as equity and a range of medical, dental, vision and other benefits.