Product Manager Position

Product knowledge: Bringing on new staff at PRE is not the easiest task, especially if they have had no exposure to data warehousing, business intelligence or, in this case, the insurance industry. I have all three of these. I learned the basics and some of the subtleties of the technology and use of data warehouses, data marts, CRMs and most importantly, BIGPRODUCT while at SQLiaison. I knew the capabilities and limitations of BIGPRODUCT back then, especially after hearing objections from clients. (As of three years ago, I had more experience with that than anyone else in the company.) At my next company, I was the insurance industry resource. The learning curve for BIGPRODUCT would be quite flat with me.

Providing content: I co-wrote several papers on topics ranging from data warehouse challenges in the insurance industry to how best to train PRE's consultants. I collaborated with several people within the organization in these projects. As part of my fulltime responsibilities, I would be even more effective now. I can provide documentation if required.

Relationship management: Part of what I see this position requiring is the ability to connect with people both internally and externally. In my business development role, that was the essence of the job, and certainly my favourite part of it. This is a great thing to have when dealing with user groups, for example.

Methodology development: I worked with Steven and Sylvie to develop the methodology in which we tackled the insurance market. I learned (particularly from Sylvie) how to develop such effective methods whenever a project is required. The product manager position would require even more of this.

Drive to succeed: This is a really great chance to move forward in a chosen career direction. I have invested and am investing a lot into making the most of my opportunities at an organization like SQLiaison that could lead me to project management proper. I am committed to making the most of this.

Habiletés en français: J'ai beaucoup développé mon français depuis les derniers années en suivant des cours et en le parlant à la maison. Je suis prêt à travailler en français quand il faut, ou même quand ce n'est pas obligatoire (sauf avec Roland Leduc, il a toujours parlé trop vite pour moi).

Pierre, I realize that you are not quite ready for this position as you are still formally developing it, and you may have other resources to approach. I would still like to meet with you in the near future if only to discuss more preliminary characteristics of the position. As of now, I am still available, although I cannot say for how long.

Again, thanks for you consideration. My CV is attached.

I dunno. Was it too much too soon? After the last email he sent me where he treated me like a stranger, I thought that I needed to formalize a little bit. Isn't a little funny that I should talk about a drive to succeed? Things really are changing.