Storage Insights Product Manager

Introduction
IBM Storage Product Management is looking for a talented product manager to lead the transformation of our AIOps management solutions. We’re looking to deliver on our vision of a next generation Cloud Based Service and Support platform that will delight our customers support teams and sales teams as we enable proactive and AI based approaches to deliver real-time full stack monitoring proactive capacity and performance support while leveraging cloud and AI based technology approaches. This is a comprehensive role responsible for the product strategy solution delivery go-to-market execution and sales enablement throughout all stages of the offering lifecycle. Product Managers are business owners responsible for setting cross-discipline priorities leading multi-functional teams and determining offering revenue models.

As the Product Manager you will take ownership of all offering management related activities including close collaboration with engineering leading cross organizational work streams collaborating with other Storage products to drive value across the broader Storage portfolio (FlashSystem Defender DS8K Ceph) and working frequently with executive management on strategic initiatives. You will be the product champion and will interact with industry analysts partners and customers to determine client needs ways to increase product differentiation and key initiatives to improve IBM’s position in the market.

You will lead product/feature definition business case development requirements prioritization and discussions with development to create and deliver the product roadmap and develop the overall strategy to accelerate business growth. You will also work closely with Product Marketing to develop compelling messaging and content to enable a global sales force and customer base.
Ultimately to fulfill this responsibility you must be able to influence the actions of a diverse cross-functional team and act as a General Manager for the scope of the business.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Work with key stakeholders and a cross-functional team to define product requirements manage new product releases including all product launch deliverables
• Work with sales and partners to strengthen the Storage Insights offerings
• Define the product strategy and manage the offering roadmap
• Develop and coordinate enablement assets for sales and partners
• Work with industry analysts partners and customers to gather and validate market requirements understand pain points address RFEs and evangelizing the product roadmap and vision

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• English language spoken and written proficiency essential
• Experience communicating with a technical audience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software product management
• A minimum of 2 years of experience managing a cloud service or SaaS offering
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise storage management storage analytics and/or AIOps
• Demonstrated communication skills in an industry analyst partner and customer facing environment

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Product management experience at HPE NetApp Pure Storage Dell EMC and/or other Cloud Based AIOps management-based roles