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You will join a dynamic Product Management group at IBM Infrastructure, Storage Division. You will gain significant experience, getting opportunities in performing a variety of roles in both Inbound and Outbound Product Management.
As a Product Manager, you will own outcomes. This will include:
• Working closely with customers and other market experts to define capabilities that are needed for their success and support our business strategy.
• Work closely with peer product managers in defining and driving product/business strategy for the IBM Infrastructure, Storage products portfolio to achieve business revenue targets and increase market share in a growing market.
• Work closely with Design to concept delightful user experiences using narratives and well-baked requirements.
• Work closely with Development to document requirements, groom the backlog, forecast releases, plan iterations, and deliver high quality product to end users.
• Develop effective demos for sellers and sales engineers (e.g., client technical professionals)
• Collaborate with CTPs, sellers, CSMs, Expert Labs, technology partners and business partners.
• Ideal candidates for this role are individuals who flourish in a high-performance environment and cultivate the same from peers and respective teams. In addition, they are:
• Relentlessly passionate about product design, product launch, user experience, and implementing features with minimal complexity.
• Skilled at breaking down high level initiatives into actionable work items which can be delivered through Product Development Life Cycle.
• Skilled at work prioritization and backlog management
• Stewards of process and practices but not to the point of conformity where it can impact business value and team productivity.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields.
• MBA from a reputed Business School.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence people and establish relationships / build rapport with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Exposure to Data Center networking, virtualization, and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Experience with agile methodologies and product lifecycle management tools.
• Proven ability to manage End to end Product Lifecyle Management that includes product strategy, product operations and delivery and GTM strategy.
• Define product vision, roadmap, and feature prioritization for SAN and Data Center Networking solutions.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
• Strong understanding of Ethernet, Fibre Channel, IP networking, and data center architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Broadcom, Juniper, and NVIDIA’s Ethernet and Fiber Channel networking products.
• Familiarity with network protocols, switching/routing, and storage connectivity.
• Experience in developing Storage – Networking Integrated solutions.
• Experience in Supply Chain strategy for procurement, manufacturing readiness, and delivery.
• Ensure Regulatory, Compliance, and Certification requirements are met for global markets.
• Prepare product collateral, competitive battle cards, and sales kits.
• Manage escalations from Internal and External stakeholders.
• Create awareness among Sales teams, Customers, Business Partners, Technology Partners and Channel Ecosystem through training and enablement programs.
• Work closely with engineering, operations, marketing, and support teams to ensure product success.
• Gather customer feedback and translate insights into actionable product improvements.