Introduction
Ready to re-imagine the management role? At IBM as an Offering Manager you are responsible for the full lifecycle of an offering: from validating need to determining the business model and defining the solution requirements. Going beyond the traditional focus of timetables and budgets you use your keen insights into what customers want in their own business plan - and work across disciplines to build the best solutions to a problem. If being the CEO of your offering excites you consider an offering management career at IBM
Your role and responsibilities
IBM Product Managers deliver business results by bringing high-quality products to market by defining the strategy and execution plans while continuously innovating to achieve market leadership. Product Managers are experts at market and business analysis product definition product roadmap pricing ecosystem channel strategy strategic planning competitive analysis innovation and leading cross-functional teams. They manage the product lifecycle from inception through growth maturity and end of life stages and define partnership and ecosystem strategy for product execution. Product Managers maximize internal and external relationships interfacing with design product marketing ecosystem partners analysts engineering sales and services teams to deliver a successful product with defined routes to market. They are experts in the field and are recognized as a credible voice in the market.We look for emerging leaders who are entrepreneurial adaptable analytical creative problem solvers persuasive empathetic and tenacious. We also look for those who have been exposed to and are well versed in technology concepts.Our Product Managers operate in a demanding role at the epicenter of multidisciplinary teams which include design engineering sales marketing finance and legal. Our clients rank among the world's largest most influential companies and governments and our product teams serve their needs under constantly changing priorities. We are passionate about using technology to solve these problems.Responsibilities•    Support Senior Product Managers in the day-to-day and strategic management of a product•    Help define and execute product strategy•    Support sales and marketing initiatives to drive revenue growth•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute a comprehensive product roadmap•    Track product performance and metrics•    Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices
Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
• Familiarity with cloud computing and cloud services• Exposure to product lifecycles roadmaps release cadence and support• Exposure to customer-driven usability and hypothesis-driven experimentation• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing
Preferred technical and professional experience
Bachelor’s Degree in IT/Computer Science/EngineeringPassion and desire to make the best products in the industry hands-downEngaged Team player