Director Resource Sharing

Responsibilities

• Financial:
• Responsible for increasing the revenue and profitability of the resource sharing line of business
• Product Strategy and Planning:
• Oversees product team accountable for OCLC's resource sharing products and services including WorldShare ILL, Tipasa, ILLiad, Resource Sharing for Groups, Relais D2D, Relais ILL, and VDX.
• Oversees market analysis and develops product strategy and business cases to grow revenue and rationalize the product portfolio. Defines strategic product goals.
• Accountable for creating and driving execution of the product roadmap
• Collaborates on release plans with Development
• Collaborates with finance in the production of product budgets and forecasts
• Develops pricing strategies in partnership with finance and product positioning plans which contribute to maximizing product profitability
• Partners with the community to ensure priorities align with customer needs and expectations.
• S trong understanding of competitive products and market dynamics and quickly adapts strategies and plans to ensure success.
• Leadership and Management:
• Leads and mentors a product management team of ~5 team members.
• Provides leadership to cross-functional product workgroups. Leads Product management meetings. Resolves conflicts and drives consensus.
• Facilitates collaboration and communication and secures commitment bet

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Additional Information

Together we make breakthroughs possible. At OCLC, we build technology with a purpose: to connect libraries and make knowledge accessible worldwide, because we believe that what is known must be shared. Our teams work with complex global datasets, AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud solutions, and other technologies that connect people and organizations to the information they need. We value the power of unique perspectives and experiences to unlock innovation. At OCLC, your ideas matter, whether you have two years of experience or 20. You'll learn, create, and problem-solve with technologists, product developers, librarians, researchers, marketing pros, and support teams around the world. Why join OCLC ? OCLC is consistently recognized as a best place to work by several independent programs We recogniz e and reward people and results with a comprehensive Total Rewards package. This means competitive compensation that reflects your unique contributions-performance, experience, and skills-along with exceptional benefits, including best-in-class health coverage, retirement plans with generous company contributions , and a commitment to your overall well-being. We know the best ideas don't always happen at a desk. Take a walking meeting around our 100-acre campus or enjoy lunch on the patio. We're committed to your success-both personally and professionally. Hybrid work environment: For many roles, t hree days a week on-site, with occasional additional days based on business needs . Free use of our o n-site fitness center , gym sports , group exercise classes , and gam e room Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC Health and wellness events Work environments with individual and team spaces and the latest technology tools P aid parental leave and adoption assistance Tuition reimbursement and P ublic S ervice L oan F orgiveness eligibility Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships Join us in transforming how people everywhere access information and be part of a mission-driven team that makes a global impact. The Job Details are as follows: The Director of Resource Sharing will lead all aspects of the planning and development of services that help libraries share their collections. Libraries' end user expectations are being influenced by the products and services they use outside of the library (e.g. Amazon, Google, and ChatGPT). Library users expect fast access to anything, anywhere, anytime. Libraries are looking to OCLC to help them enable seamless, fast, and transparent fulfillment and delivery experiences for their users. You will lead the transformation of OCLC's Resource Sharing products to enable libraries to provide these great experiences for their users. To meet this need, automating and streamlining library processes and workflows will be critical. You will work closely with the global community to reinvent resource sharing workflows, which will greatly improve fill rates and significantly cut average delivery times. This role also provides critical input to the product marketing team in product release and promotional efforts. The Director of Resource Sharing is accountable for the following deliverables: Product strategy, roadmaps, annual product plans, business cases, and monthly product reviews, launch plans, white papers, product presentations, market messaging, event support, competitive write-up and user personas, customer collaboration/workshops. Additionally, this role contributes to the production of: Portfolio business plans, strategies, roadmaps, metrics, and operational plans; portfolio progress plans and reviews

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