Senior Director, Product Management (IaaS)

Do you ever wonder what happens inside the cloud?
Headquartered in New York but based around the world, DigitalOcean is a dynamic, high-growth technology company that serves a robust and passionate community of developers around the world. Our mission is to simplify cloud computing for every developer. We are working on solving some of the most challenging and interesting technology projects around, on a scale unmatched by most.
We want people who are passionate about creating products that millions of developers will love.
Reporting to the VP and GM of the Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Business Unit, the Senior Director of Product Management will lead DO's product vision and strategy and a seasoned team of Product Managers across our Compute, Storage and Networking product lines.
The reward? You will get to work with a team of high-energy and dedicated Product Managers, Designers and Engineers to deliver products that enable our community of more than 4 million developers to spend more time on innovation and growing their own business and less time managing infrastructure. This role is a great opportunity for a product leader with a customer first mindset, a proven track record of building great products and teams and who has technical and business expertise in IaaS, PaaS and/or other cloud-centric services.
In joining our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, great benefits, a creative and comfortable work environment, and the exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and growing technology company.
What You'll Be Doing:

• Define a cloud-centric product vision, strategy and prioritized roadmap for DO's Compute, Network and Storage product domains that is grounded in simplicity and value to performance differentiation.
• Work across the DO organization (product marketing, sales, etc.) to influence and ensure alignment, support and commitment on product vision, strategy and prioritized roadmap.
• Identify new opportunities and areas of investment for the IaaS business unit that delight DO's customers.
• Interact and learn from customers to better understand pain points and to identify opportunities for improving the IaaS products and delighting customers.
• Actively lead and participate in all phases of DOs rhythm of business, including quarterly planning, monthly P&L data gathering, analysis and reporting, monthly product and business unit reviews and more.
• Define scope, objectives and key results for the IaaS business unit that drive business objectives.
• Support DO Executive Leadership Team during quarterly & annual planning through clear roadmap prioritization, development and presentation of business cases, data-driven proposals and justifications that simplify decision-making.
• Lead and manage a team of experienced Product Managers. Along the way you will mentor, develop and grow your team to be the next generation of leadership for the organization.
• Drive Product Management and Engineering best practices to improve consistency, accelerate delivery cadence and sustain organizational growth.

What We'll Expect From You:

• Leadership experience in Product Management or Engineering running a large business or business unit across a public or private cloud-centric infrastructure
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and experience managing IaaS product portfolios including compute (virtual machines), storage (object, file and block), network (firewalls, virtual private cloud, load balancers, DNS)
• Leadership experience managing high performing Product Managers
• Experience with financial and business case modeling
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced and agile product development and delivery environment
• Experience interacting with external customers directly with a passion for customer success.
• Past success in shaping software products with an eye on simplicity
• Successfully managed a complex technical product
• Hands-on experience as a user of cloud infrastructure is a plus
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business field, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Economic/Finance is a plus
• MSc or MBA is a plus

Why You'll Like Working for DigitalOcean :

• We reward our employees . The salary range for this position is based on relevant years of experience and skills. Employees may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees including grants of equity upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• We value development. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that is always challenging our teams and employees to continuously grow. We maintain a growth mindset in everything we do and invest deeply in employee development through formalized mentorship and other internal programs. We provide all employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education.
• We care about your well-being. In addition to cash and equity compensation, we also offer employees a competitive array of benefits. In the United States, these include health insurance, unlimited vacation, retirement benefits, a generous parental leave program, and additional resources to support employees' overall well-being. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary in other countries due to local regulations and preferences.
• We value diversity and inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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