Director product development

Position Description

The Director of Product Development will be responsible for overseeing product strategy, product development, product life cycle management, and aligning products with business goals. The Director will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams from all departments to get products from design to market launch.

Responsibilities:

• Lead market research initiatives to investigate potential new products and ensure existing products are relevant.
• Lead cross-functional teams of product managers, IT developers, marketing, and sales to bring products from inception to market launch.
• Lead product strategy.
• Lead product life cycle management.
• Lead business intelligence efforts that monitor existing products.
• Oversee the identification, acquisition, and management of vendor contracts used within products.
• Interfacing with company executives.
• Attend conferences and client (or potential client) meetings to provide expertise around CostQuest’s products. Presentations may be required.
• Travel to other CQA offices to develop relationships with other department team members.

Required Skills

• Strong project management skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Analytic, strategic, and critical thinking.
• Flexibility to respond to quickly changing market conditions.
• Being self-driven and being a strong team player are mandatory.

Additional Skills

• Knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint (or similar applications).
• Knowledge of database manipulation via SQL, Python, Knime, or other means.
• Knowledge of GIS applications.
• Knowledge of telecommunications or data networks.
• Knowledge of product management.

Who We Are

CostQuest Associates is a broadband consulting firm offering a variety of specialized consulting services, GIS data, and application products. Our team utilizes GIS (Geographic Information System) solutions to design, develop, and implement economic models, applications, and geographic data to support the broadband telecommunications ecosystem. 

We are a small company with a large profile, in constant pursuit of new challenges to expand our competencies. Our customers range from Fortune 100 companies, such as AT&T and Comcast, to government departments at the Federal and State levels. While we are proud of our accomplishments, we define ourselves by the courage to always do what’s right and the resolve to leave no stone unturned.

CostQuest Associates is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an office in Seattle, Washington, a presence in Washington, D.C., and a network of experts across the US.

What We Do

CostQuest Associates services government clients and the broadband industry with services related to valuation, appraisal, public policy, engineering cost, and business planning.  We excel in custom broadband telecommunication economics work and the creation of niche datasets and applications that enable companies and regulators to make effective, informed decisions, and allocate their capital more efficiently. 

Clients such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the US Department of Commerce have relied on our expertise to inform policy and regulatory decisions.  In addition, our valuation and appraisal services support the tax and merger and acquisition initiatives for large services providers and other providers of broadband services.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive Salary and Benefits 
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent 
• Bonus Pay and Profit Sharing
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Company paid Dental, Vision, Life, and LTD insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health savings account
• Vacation (10 days – increasing with years of service), Sick (5 days)
  • (Days will be adjusted first year, based on date of hire)
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
  
  

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:

Hybrid schedule is an option in Cincinnati, OH 45202 or Seattle, WA (Fremont)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

CostQuest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on any protected basis.

If you have a disability and need assistance during the application and selection process as a result, please let us know. Arrangements can be made to provide an accommodation to assist you in applying for an open position using our online system or completing any other related paperwork, interviewing, or any portion of the employment process. Please contact Betsy Thrush at [email protected] if you need an accommodation or other assistance.